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When I came back from my Xmas trip I found that my caiques had a dead check in the nest, in an open shell. Seems the chick opened the shell but never got out.
Same thing happened yesterday, despite me spotting the problem developing and assisting the check by removing the top of the egg after 12 hours.
The membrane over the chick was dry when I expanded the opening the chick had created. It was 75% of the way round the egg, but 12 hours effort seemed too long.
So I gently took the top off. No good. Chick still died.
Ideas?
Same thing happened yesterday, despite me spotting the problem developing and assisting the check by removing the top of the egg after 12 hours.
The membrane over the chick was dry when I expanded the opening the chick had created. It was 75% of the way round the egg, but 12 hours effort seemed too long.
So I gently took the top off. No good. Chick still died.
Ideas?