The final total for the Blue Tit chicks is 4. There have been a couple of occasions (in particular Friday evening) when I thought there might be 5 but it was just a wing being waved around. Mum hasn't taken the un-hatched eggs out of the nest yet as she is too busy feeding the chicks. She will remove them before the chicks fledge as they will need all of the nestbox for room.
Both Mum and Dad are now coming in to feed the chicks. Dad will still prefer to pass the food to mum but if she is out hunting for food he will feed the chicks himself.
They will now grow at a very fast rate. They all appear to be around the same size so this shows that they are all getting their fair share of food despite the different times that they hatched.
The video below if from the evening of Friday 6th May 2011.
Whereas this second one is from the morning of Monday 9th May 2011. You can see how they have grown in that short space of time. They are all able to hold their heads up better although the eyes are still closed. Mum got a bit carried away with the caterpillar as you will see. It was far too large but eventually one of the chicks managed to swallow it.
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