Love my Lovebirds

Hello,

I am new to this forum, glad I found it.

I always loved birds, but recently I took it to a higher level by trying to mate my lovebirds, both of blue color.

They are about 2 years old and recently started to mate. Their first clutch was of 5 chicks, they all hatched. But on the 10th day, the hen stopped
feeding the tiny/younger ones, she barried them, and I found them dead.

I realized that maybe it was too hard for her to feed 5 chicks and that is why she abandonned the last two:31:

Recently, the parents started a new clutch with 4 eggs. They hatched as per schedule.

Everything was going well for the first few days...but I was checking on the chicks to make sure that the hen is feeding them.

One morning I saw that she (the hen) barried the tiniest chick. So I was on the alert....the following morning I found all 3 mutilated (their bodies were red as if she picked on them...
there were signs of a beak pocking on them).

Why do you think she pocked at them to death?:63:





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Things like this does happen, she may be stressed! Should not let her have chicks anymore if she is going to kill them. If the chicks are still alive you should remove them to hand feed.