NATIVE HARDBILLS
PG: How does the breeding process begin and end for one nest of youngsters?
Early mealy redpoll nests usually contain four or five eggs, and later rounds six or seven. Because I remove the eggs and replace them with pot eggs, so that all the youngsters are able to hatch out on the same day, I never allow them to sit on more than five eggs. If six or seven are laid, I place the extra ones under canaries. I return her other eggs when the fifth egg is