User blog:BudgieGryphon/Loss...

As I have mentioned a few times on the forums, I am breeding my parakeets. Unfortunately, there have been some problems. Yesterday morning, I checked the nesting box and found four parakeet chicks. That night, I checked them before going to bed, and saw three live chicks... and one dead, trampled chick. I suspect the others may have stepped on it and broken its neck. It was too young for me to be able to tell what gender it was. I am very upset about it. None of the chicks knew that they were trampling their sibling beneath their feet. I may be inactive for some time after this.