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Why are my young budgie babies dying? Parents are only 8 months old.

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female

Budgie laid 6 eggs. All 6 hatched. On 2nd May, one 7 days old baby died and on 4th May, one 11 days old baby died. They were the youngest. All others had feathers and eyes open but two who died didn't. Why did this happened? They died on alternate days. I heard that the weak ones die and the strongest ones live. Is that true? I really need your help. I don't want any more babies to die. Also my pair is 8 months old. Please help ASAP. Thanks.

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Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

Veterinary Technician

Published on May 4th, 2017

It would be hard to tell what caused the babies to die without a necropsy/examination. It's possible there was a genetic issue, an illness, or the babies were just weak/not fed as well and so passed on. Your parents are a bit young still and may be having trouble caring for all the babies, so helping out by supplementing with baby bird food may be best to help the remaining babies thrive.

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    Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 2nd, 2017

    There are many reasons why one of the babies might have passed including inappropriate development, malnutrition or Infectious disease. In case of the latter, you should clean the nest box with a dilute antiseptic solution and get the remaining babies (and mom and dad) to the veterinarian in case they too are ill and need treatment.

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    Answered By Joy Fuhrman, DVM, MBA, CPA

    Veterinarian

    Published on May 4th, 2017

    I am so sorry to hear that some of the babies died. It is true though that the weakest of the clutch may pass and as difficult as that is, it is nature's way of ensuring that only strong babies will survive to pass on their genetics to their babies. Try to keep the nest box clean and ensure that the pair are feeding the other babies well. Good luck and feel free to post any additional questions you may have.

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