Post by matt on May 9, 2022 22:06:43 GMT
It's never nice to witness Pete, but at the end of the day this is a smart survival strategy, if a slightly cruel one. I think the birds will lay more eggs than they would probably be able to rear in an average year, in the hope that the feeding is easy and they can bring them all to fledge. If not, then the weakest won't get fed and will sadly die, until the number left can comfortably be cared for.
Five is still a decent number and in fact in my first ever nest I also had 11 eggs and 5 of those fledged.
And you're right about mealworms btw - I tried in that first year and she wouldn't take them. Have had more success with them recently, but haven't yet ordered any this year.
Five is still a decent number and in fact in my first ever nest I also had 11 eggs and 5 of those fledged.
And you're right about mealworms btw - I tried in that first year and she wouldn't take them. Have had more success with them recently, but haven't yet ordered any this year.