Irishflyer
5 posts
Apr 05, 2007
10:17 AM
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Hey there everyone,
A pair of my birds decided to nest on the floor of the loft, I saw the built nest with two eggs in it. I noticed the following day that they had picked up the nest, eggs and all, and moved it to a spot about two meters away, is that unusual? I kept an eye on the eggs and as one hatched i noticed that one had gone missing. A day or two later I found this egg, cracked open with a near full term chick inside, out in the flight. Would this chick have been dead in the shell and the parents removed it from the nest or whats going on???
Regards
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irishflyer
Last Edited by on Apr 05, 2007 10:18 AM
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Spud
93 posts
Apr 05, 2007
10:23 AM
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The egg may have gotten cracked while in the nest, and then when it started rotting they took it away. I've had birds toss out bad eggs. I think they can smell that they are rotten. I've never figured out how they move a whole egg out and away from the nest. A mystery to me still.
spud
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Santandercol
947 posts
Apr 05, 2007
9:21 PM
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Are you sure it weren't a wee leprecaun that did the movin'??Stranger things have happened.
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Kelly
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parlorfancier916
297 posts
Apr 07, 2007
1:17 AM
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could be those white birds that bring in babies through the night j/k, I think the parents probably had a fight and decided to split things apart lol, I agree with jess on this one.
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Irishflyer
7 posts
Apr 08, 2007
8:02 AM
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Ok everyone, cheers for the help, I'd rather it was a leprechaun than rats anyway. Happy Easter.
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irishflyer
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