Once cultivation is in full swing again, growers will sooner or later encounter problems. The tendency is then to make comparisons with other breeders, or to blame the birds. "They are difficult birds," one hears. People are too quick to resort to medicines, while the cause could lie somewhere else entirely.
Youngsters that die approximately two days before hatching or during hatching can have the following causes:
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