I have my first budgies sitting in the nest on 4 eggs. I checked on them this morning as due date is arriving and one of the eggs has hatched but only half the egg is there and baby and other half egg is gone. I did find some mouse poo in the box but not sure if that was there already as box had been in shed for a while. Did mum and or dad eat baby or would it have been mouse. Will bait for mice but what happened to the baby ????

Rarely do parents eat babies. Check the nest fully ....the chick may still be there. A dead chick ends up flattened when they die. Mice shoudnt be anywhere you are breeding or keeping birds so you absolutely must stop mice.

Give us some more details of your breeding setup so we can advise re the mice.....photos will help.

 

another W.A. budgie person eh

Edited April 6, 201114 yr by **KAZ**

Gave up on last of their eggs. Had good look in the nest box and she has eaten right thru the bottom of the box. So now I'm thinking the baby could have been desert. ??? I put a plank of wood under the nest box with harder wood she can't get thru. The metal to cold under the eggs. Will give them one more go then give up. No baby body found. If there more mice poo in there now I know I have problem. But got baits out and not seen them any other cages. Can't get this app to take photo. Thank you for responding.