New hatch chicks killed
I raised my pineapple Green Cheek pair years ago. They bonded young, and chose to pair together. They have raised clutches in the past, good parents. Both are not skittish, as I hand fed the parents, so they will let me check on nest with no issue, etc. But, this year, they laid 6 of which 4 fertile. First egg hatched, and chick was dead when I checked. I check am and pm. I examined, and could not definitively tell if it was killed. Second hatched, and it was obvious the parents had eaten part of the torso/stomach area. I pulled remaining eggs, and am incubating. Not looking forward to day one feeding! They are on a good diet of pellet daily, fresh foods every other day and seed weekly. They are not fans of the Nutri berries, or avi cakes. (Big birds love them). She has a cuttle bone, and I add a little calcium in bird breads and fresh foods. Is there a deficiency I am unaware of? Or could it be some other factor that is causing this to happen? Thank you so much for your advice.
