I found 2 of my 5 baby gouldians dead this morning. They have been out of the nest for about 5 days and I cant pinpoint why they died.
They are not feeding themselves at this stage from what I have seen. The dad feeds them sometimes but the mother seems more interested in the nest again and I have not seen her feeding them.
I dont thinks it rats but just in case I have surounded the aviary with traps.
All I can think it is from my limited knowledge is they have not been getting enough nutrition/hydration or something happened to cause the deaths last night.
I know many things may have caused it but what are the more things that cause the death of fledglings?
Any advive would be appreciated
Jimla
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Were their crops full? How cold are the nights?
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Jimla wrote:I couldnt feel much in their crops. The min temperature last night was about 16.
If the fledglings are undernourished what do I give them?
what are the parents being fed?
could have been night fright, or just that they didn't get much of a feed from the parents and they succumbed to the cold.
misso
