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Linnies taking over from other parents

Caza66

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i have a colony of linnies, which consists of Various mixes and includes 1 green pair (and an additional cobalt male), 1 pair of bonded females, raddy and hettie. Anyway, Skye, turquoise male, has mated with Raddy and successfully hatched 2 chicks. The green pair, also hatched 2 chicks but they unfortunately died, the last one died on Friday. Now these green pair and colbalt male are now keeping on going into the nest box of the 2 chicks. The green pair did have a habit of plucking their youngsters so I am worried that they will do the same to the surviving chicks or are they likely to be just feeding. They are nice big chicks and coming on nicely and are now almost a month old.

Should I take the green pair out of the colony?
 

Laurul Feather Cat

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I would. Their history of plucking chicks makes them unsuitable breeders.
 

Caza66

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Thanks. I have put their old nest box back in the hope that they will go back in there, even though there are 2 other empty nest boxes. I have some dummy eggs in case she does lay again. I had decided not to breed them again after this failure. If they still go into the occupied nest box again today I will take them out, luckily I am off work today so I can keep an eye on them.
 
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