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Post by Pammy on Jan 31, 2014 20:05:31 GMT
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this. I can't imagine what happened to the tiny baby, but I hope all will go well with the remaining four.
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Post by Perla MV on Jan 31, 2014 20:30:51 GMT
Thank you, I hope so too I feel so sad, I was really excited about this baby and now, well, there is no baby
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 31, 2014 20:39:01 GMT
I have read (on another site) that sometimes a chick will die shortly after birth and the parents will then stomp on the remains. This is supposed to have an adaptive purpose. I forget what it said the purpose was. However, it had to do with the fact that the parents have no way to remove the remains from the nest. I think that is probably what happened to the baby. I don't think it reflects at all that your parent birds did anything wrong.
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Post by Perla MV on Jan 31, 2014 21:03:43 GMT
That sounds terrible :/ but it kind of fits the situation, the baby would've just lived for around 16 hours then, then there was no more tweets. I hope it wasn't because the nest is small and Poki insists on being in there too much If you're right and the remains are still in the nest, would you recommend taking it off? isn't it like unhealthy?
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Post by lisamarie on Jan 31, 2014 21:25:33 GMT
It sounds like it could potentially be dangerous for the other babies. You should double check. Look at all places in the cage.. Has to be there somewhere! It is also possible the eggshell you found was an egg that was not fertilized?
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Post by Perla MV on Jan 31, 2014 21:33:53 GMT
I will check... But what about the little tweets? Honestly, I'm positive that there was a baby in the nest yesterday
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Jan 31, 2014 22:20:14 GMT
i believe you, it might'v got trampled to death :\
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Post by dianapalmer on Jan 31, 2014 22:26:31 GMT
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Post by Perla MV on Jan 31, 2014 22:35:26 GMT
Thank you for the info, it would make sense if it also applies to budgies, but you think the little body would disappear within a day? I don't even see any bedding, Poki has kicked everything out, I don't know how he does it but sometimes I see dust and tiny pieces of wood flying from inside the nest, it's kind of funny... Anyway maybe I threw it off earlier when I cleaned the cage :/
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Post by luvsanimals2 on Feb 1, 2014 19:29:15 GMT
yea, the smell can lead predators to the nest. they try to get rid of it asap
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Post by Perla MV on Feb 2, 2014 0:17:16 GMT
I see, well i guess i can stop worrying about that the baby is gone and there's nothing i can do about it now, i hope the rest of the eggs are good and healthy, thanks eveyone for the concern and advices, im glad i can come here and talk to you guys, you're all awesome!
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Post by Sarah on Feb 2, 2014 0:23:50 GMT
If the baby were unhealthy and weak, it would not be abnormal for the parents to actually consume the baby after it died. I understand that this is horrifying and unthinkable to us, but it is different from the perspective of an animal. She has invested the minerals, fats and even the flesh of her own body into making that egg, and if the baby is dead, it is just meat to be reclaimed at that point, to give her the strength to care for any other young she might have or to lay again. We have to try to think like a bird in this situation, and realize that our ways are not their ways. Their reality is much harder than ours, and they have developed certain instincts to promote the survival of their race as a whole.
I am very sorry that this first chick did not survive. With luck, the other eggs will hatch and be healthy and strong.
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Post by Perla MV on Feb 2, 2014 0:52:45 GMT
I understand, birds are such complicated and interesting animals, i guess she thought it was the best, and im nobody to think otherwise... I just checked on them and there are two eggs con the floor of the cage, should i leave them there? can i candle them and see if they're good?
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Post by Sarah on Feb 2, 2014 0:55:09 GMT
You could candle them, but if she threw them out they are probably damaged, or she threw them because there was something wrong with them.
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Post by Perla MV on Feb 2, 2014 1:08:31 GMT
as soon as i picked them up i felt something moving inside and i freaked out, i walked to the kitchen with them and they moved again so i shaked them slightly and it felt like there was a hard little ball inside, that means they're bad, right?
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