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    Found the only chick that had hatched out dead this morning in the nest. It did have food in its crop I think what has happened it has been 'squashed'. I had posted before that the 'mum and dad' AND the other very very young sibling were all taking turns sitting on the nest. Once before I had found the young sibling in the nest with the mother sitting almost covering it therefore thinking back that would mean a double weight on the week old chick. This has happened since I removed the remaining unhatched eggs from the nest. Should I have left those eggs in the nest?Emmy

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    Sorry to hear you have lost another chick especially when you have put a lot of time into caring for them. (Maybe answers to this question will be of interest to you too, I hope you dont mind me posting this question on your post.)I have a question to ask about the egg food too: I'm using the moist egg food mixture (bought) what is the best way to feed this to the birds?a) do you give it in a separate dish just as it comes from the packet?or :lol: Do you mix it in with their normal foreign finch seed?c) should it be given to them every day?Emmy

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    I bought a bag of that eggfood at the bird sale I was at on Sunday It's only my two older finches, and my peach faced lovebird that wont eat it but the young finches cant get enough of it. The quails love it too and were even eating it off my hand before I got it in their dish. The stall holder whom I bought it from said many of the breeders who did buy it had actually wanted to taste it themselves before buying it, just to check there was honey in it! (I didnt go down that line!! just took his word for it :D ) Emmy

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    The last lot of eggs my finches had only one chick survived. But it too wasnt being fed and it was cold because they werent sitting on the nest I held it in my hand to warm it up then because I didnt have any hand rearing food or egg ready I crushed a rich tea biscuit the added some warm water and made it inot a watery paste then used used a pipette (syringe)to squirt it into its mouth. I n between I returned it to the nest and After a day the parent birds started to feed it again. I know how you must be feeling. So I wish you good luck.EmmyThis is 'Lucky' 4 days old when I had to feed it.Feb_2012_3_or_4_days_old.jpg

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    Thanks MarkThe egg wasnt quite ready to hatch but inside when they had pecked some of the shell away it did look as though there was a chick beginning to form but not near ready for hatching. None of the eggs have hatched yet. So maybe I've been mistaken and they're not fertile.Hope you are keeping well and not in too much pain.Emmy

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    Have just noticed that 'mum and dad' were busy tucking in to one of the 8 eggs in their nest (it did look as though it was fertile) it was gone in a matter of seconds! Its not that they're not getting enough of the proper food either. Thought this quite odd as the egg was still in the nest and hadnt fallen out onto the cage floor.I still have the one young bird (Lucky) in the cage beside them yet as I have never managed to see it eating on its own yet but it must be by now. 'Lucky' also takes turns at sitting on the eggs. Should I take 'Lucky' out of that cage and put it in with the other young ones I have?Emmy

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    Krissy that's what happened with mine the last time when they got stressed when I had to move the cage, but after a few hours they went back on the nest, but sadly for mine they had stayed off the nest too long.That doesnt mean to say the same will happen to yours maybe some of the others here will be able to give a better explanation. Emmy

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    'Lucky' left the nest for the first time today. (Big diffrence from the other photograph posted when it was on the blue towel :):angry: ) Just so so glad it survived. It looks as though its going to be a 'normal' colour.Emmy (A very 'chuffed' step-grandmother :angry:;) )Lucky_5_f_EB_18_TH_FIRST_TIME_OUT_OF_NEST_Copy.jpg

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    Paul that is so interesting its taking me back to when I did my higher biology and looking at images of chromosones taken with an electron microscope. I had forgotten about that.When you mention lightback/CFW then CFW/lightback does this mean that the first 'colour mentioned in each would be the dominant gene? What difference would this show in the colour of the bird? eg does a lightback/CFW look different from a CFW/lightback?From that brood I also got what I think is a 'normal' cock bird (Orange cheek patches etc) so would that one be termed as a normal/lightback or normal/fawn mother being Fawn and dad CFWI have just had a close look at the cock bird (dad) (CFW) and its tear and chest barring looks to be dk brown not jet black so he must be a CFW/fawn. (the feathers on his back are white but not pure white.) Have I got this correct?Emmy :lol:

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    Could they be contienental cfw?
    what is the difference between a cfw and a continental cfw?Sorry I cant answer that question. When I bought the parent birds, I didnt know about all the variety of colourss/names etc you could get I just really liked the look of them. I've noticed the hen has a ring on her leg but I've no idea what's on it. All I was told was that they were young birds and were not siblings, and I already knew it was a cock and a hen.Emmy

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    I guess from what been said then its better to separate the hen from the male?I had thought of putting my pair in the same cage separated into two halves so they would still be in contact but each have their own space. Guess the hen would still keep laying eggs though,but they would be infertile. I wouldnt feel bad at removing those eggs!They had a brood in December and reared 4 chicks. Then this one chick in February. Is it time now to stop letting them raise another broodEmmy

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    Hi Julie,I'm interested in the answer to your post too. Guess like me ,you think of your birds as needing all the comforts of home, I have a small open wicker basket type fixed onto the cage that my 4 young ones go into to sleep at night and when the 4 of them squeeze into it they look just so comfy and cosy- (I'm a BIG softy too!!)BUT using the same basket in their parents cage - a different story! although they sleep in it- it has encouraged them also to lay eggs and use it as a nest box. I keep thinking how I would feel if I had to sit on a perch all day without something comfotable to relax in from time to time! :p:D (Mind you I think I would have quite a search to find a perch strong enough to support me to try it out! :lol::lol::p Emmy