>sounds. It turned out to be that one of the two Sun conure eggs that I
>had in a Lyon Roll-x Incubator had hatched. I allmost DIED.
What a surprise, eh?  Congrats! I hope the little tyke is doing OK--I
don't have the intestinal fortitude to feed from day 1. I admire anyone
who does.
>the chick has a bit of swelling on the back of the neck, is this
>common?
That's the pipping muscle, the one that moves the head to make the egg
tooth break the shell. It will go away, or at least reduce in size in a
few days. Don't panic! 
--Kathy
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