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I have just seen the death of yet another chick, we are now down to 3 from 8, first thing today I had 4 equal sized chicks all being fed,
when mum got off them to leave the nest one chick got knocked about by the other 3 and ended up being sat on, when mum came in to feed them it couldnt get up from below, during the frenzie, it got trampled on and knocked all around the floor, it is now lying dead in the same condition as the one yesterday, its head is turned totaly back as though its neck is broken, I know its nature and we perhaps shouldnt be spying but i'm becoming heartbroken by what im seeing
Hi Wayne, what a worry for you, as I said above the female in my box did remove the dead chicks so that could explain the one you found on the path, not sure if you're watching by camera or not, if you're not and know for a fact parents have stopped feeding then sadly maybe all the chicks could have died in there