Too hot I think

[Diane]

I think the weather has finally taken its toll.

The orangebreasts had one baby, hatched yesterday but I noticed last night they seemed to be in and out of other nesting sites, so I was expecting the worst.
This morning there was one dead baby out of the nest and one clear egg left.
So I have tidied up that nest and will wait and see what happens now.
The only benefit I can see at the moment is that I know I have a proven pair....well, a half proven pair.
My definition of a proven pair is that they can have and raise their babies

The ruddies eggs are all clear too, that I was sort of expecting.

[BENSONSAN]

does the heat make the eggs clear?

[Diane]

No but from reading others posts it can make the birds desert the nest or chicks.
Clear eggs are when the eggs have not been fertilized.

The reason I was expecting clear eggs is that this particular pair of birds dont seem to have got their act together yet, only had one baby out of three clutches.