Okay this is completely new to me, but I had another clutch of budgies who hatched out 2 babies. They both died almost the moment they hatched probably.
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The spoiler has a dead baby budgie which might be triggering to some so yeah. But anyways, they both died the exact same way. No injuries, no nothing. Just. Dead. Empty crop as mom literally couldn't even feed them cuz they died. The mum is literally the best momma bird I own and the father is experienced. I literally can't figure out why they keep dying. I'm sussing a genetic defect meaning both the parents carry a copy of a lethal gene (maybe?) But any help would be appreciated