here's the entire scenario.
three days ago i noticed three of the four eggs had hatched, the fourth egg did not hatch, two days later there was a small hole in the egg. i could see the baby's head, however it remained like that for two more days. after researching on the internet i took out the egg and carefully detached the rest of the egg. while doing so the baby chirped a bit, when the baby was out it looked o.k. - breathing o.k.
when i attempted to put the baby back in the nest box i was so nervous my hands were shaking and this is when the baby fell. the baby did not make a sound and was still breathing. when back in the box the mother attended to it and a few minutes later it was together with the other babies but to the bottom.
unfortunately a few hours later i noticed it was not breathing and was still. there were no blue or white tinge and looked normal
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Have owned and/or raised parakeets, finches, cockatiels, and poultry over a period of thirty years.