The position of the young bird in the egg

The death of an almost adult bird in the egg can have various causes - much has already been written about this. But nature can also be wrong sometimes. Not only the bird, the breeder, the weather or inbreeding can play a role: the position in the egg can also be wrong, as the figures below show.

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