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Posted by ashrafhassan on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 00:59 :: Eclectus
I have been breeding eclecus for the last 3 years. On every occation they lay 2 eggs but we get only one chick. We don't know the reason why we loose the second one? is it any deficiency in food?.
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Posted by kim on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 16:40.
It's hard to know why this is happening. It is possible that since they've only been breeding 3 years it is still trial & error. Ekkies, when relatively new at breeding can sometimes get it wrong for the first few years.

Do you know how far apart the eggs are being laid & is the female keeping the second egg under her, or ditching it out of the nest after the first hatched, or one ends up being cracked or broken????

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