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[Theifofdreams]

So I just made a new fortress, and got a migrant wave made up completely of dwarven children.
Since it's a new fort, the wave consisted of the average number of dwarfs. 5 dwarf children, and one dwarf baby.
... They killed a Kea that was wandering around the fortress, and are now sort of standing near the edge of the map in a bewildered and belligerent haze. I'm not sure what just happened, what's going on, or what to do about it.

This is a first for me. Anyone else?

[Person]

Do you have a meeting area designated? If so, does they have a path to that area? If you think so, double check that path because they should be coming in. As for the baby, that seems rather unusual by itself. No adults at all in the wave? Check the baby's relations tab to check if the parents are
a. Dead
b. missing, or
c. already in the fort.
Check for siblings in the wave as well while you're at it.
Anything but c would seem like a bug, and even c seems a bit weird. Also, was this your first wave?

[Theifofdreams]

Very first wave.
ALL of them are siblings, including the baby.
The parents did not come, but are still alive. It's just plain weird.
*Edit: yeah, I set a meeting point finally and they came streaming in.
So that's not a problem.

[Mr S]

Did the baby come in too?  What is the birthday, btw.  Wonder if it will grow to become a child before it starves to death / dies of dehydration.

[Theifofdreams]

The baby came too. It turned one year shortly before fall, and wandered inside.
The rest are 9, 8, 7, 6, and 4 years old.

[GreatWyrmGold]

What did the baby do, crawl? Or did an older sibling carry him/her around?
Also, are you sure the parents are alive?

[Theifofdreams]

It turned into a child, and walked... Lucky devil. I've been running DF in the background and letting my dwarfs get on with it, and about a minute before I posted my reply, I got the dwarf baby has become a child alert.

And yeah. The parents are definitely alive. Was a pain to figure out, let me say that.

[XXSockXX]

That's weird. Haven't seen children migrate without at least one parent. The first two waves are not bigger than 10 I think, but that would have left room for two more. Maybe they'll come with the second wave...

[GreatWyrmGold]

Did the baby crawl before it grew up, or just get abandoned at the edge of the fortress?

[Theifofdreams]

It just sat there near the edge of the map.
Shame that. :/

[Theifofdreams]

Well. Second migrant wave arrived.
3 Adult dwarves, and 6 more dwarven children.
No babies this time, but this is still disconcerting.
There are now two more dwarf children in my fortress than there are normal adult dwarfs.

[Loud Whispers]

There are now two more dwarf children in my fortress than there are normal adult dwarfs.

Give it 12 years or so. Or just do death by accident.