Yes sheenie that's a keiki, give it a couple of months gently remove it and low and behold you will have another Dendrobe identical to it's parent. Do not take orchid obsession lightly, it can take up so much of your time you may have to give up work and then where will you get all the thousands of dollars necessary to feed the madness? state of the art greenhouses, orchid paraphernalia that at the moment you cannot imagine and more orchids than you will be able to count. Oh yes, and then the sleepless nights trying to decide what compost and fertilizer you should use on this or that species. Welcome to the world of orchidmania.

Now the madness starts...welcome to our orchid world! good Luck with your baby orchid!~Charm

What a charming little guy! Looks like he means to live, all right :)

Thank you all for your replies. Oh, I am so excited about the new baby. Mychoice, you suggested waiting a few months before removing it. How will I know when it is safe to remove it and how do I go about it?

Sheenie, you could actually remove it now, it has a sufficient amount of root to get established in time, but within reason the longer you leave it, the larger it will get and the longer will the roots become and then when planted up it should grow away that much more quickly. How to remove it? very easy, take the keiki between finger and thumb just above it's base where the roots emerge and gently prise it away from the mother plant, you will be surprised just how easy it is to detach. I don't know what kind of compost the parent is in but a mixture of medium size bark with maybe some charcoal added would be fine, hold the keiki with the roots in the centre of its pot and carefully filter in the compost trying not to break the roots. It will be exciting to watch it grow. Good luck.