Post by benn on May 10, 2022 12:32:31 GMT
Sorry to hear this Pete, this happened to us in 2020. Only one eventually fledged. I think the box overheated in the hot May sunshine that year. We have 9 Great Tit chicks at the moment but the parents are completely ignoring the mini mealworms and the weather is pretty cool at the moment.
I would not think there is any smothering and perhaps you are correct in thinking he has another female nearby.
I would not think there is any smothering and perhaps you are correct in thinking he has another female nearby.