Originally posted by Logan
After the addition of the nesting box, yesterday morning, Milly and Roger were very curious. I did carefully place both eggs in there, but she totally ignored them. Last night, Roger started fighting over the food, so I got him out and put him in the other cage, where he is right now. Milly is in the nest, sitting on something. I don't know if she has laid another egg or not, but when I just looked in, she hissed at me, but didn't move. The size of the box makes it very hard to see down in there (it is huge). We did not choose to put the top on the box, but the sides are very high, and she has a hole that she can go in and out of, or she can climb out.

OK, bird people, do I try to put Roger back with her today? Or do I leave her alone? If she is sitting on the eggs, and perhaps a new one or two, doesn't she need him? Oh dear, this whole thing makes me so nervous!!!!! I'm going to keep it very quiet in here and not let the children spend time in the office this weekend, just in case, because I don't want Milly getting upset.

Cass? If you're out there, guide me here, please, about feeding needs, what to do with Roger, light exposure, etc.
You do not have to put him back if you don't want to. She can and will raise the babies herself, if they are indeed still fertile. If she lets you, when she is away take one of the eggs out and hold it up to the light. If there is something growing in the yolk then it's fertile, if not then it's not a viable egg, but others could be, and chances are if they mated they will be. It's good she is sitting on the eggs now. Give her time and don't rush them. It's their first time.

Go to the store and get some breeding supplements for her so that whatever eggs she lays stay hard in the shell. You can give her some oyster shell which is a really good way to get some calcium into her. Maybe go get some Exact and offer that to her a couple times a day. I will check with my mom about what to offer her for foods during this time. Is she on pellets or seed? The eggs should be just fine inside the nest, but it would make her feel better if you could put the top on. Like I said, she eventually was going to hiss at you lol. She'll keep doing this for awhile. If you don't want to put the top on at least for her sake cover it with a towel or something so she feels comfortable when being in there.


Just wait til you can hear the birds chirping inside the egg, BEFORE they are born. It's the coolest thing!