A couple of weeks ago I noticed that there were some more eggs in some of the nests.
The lovebirds now have 4 eggs that should hatch any day now. When I saw the first egg, it looked really tiny, but by the time there were 4, I could swear the eggs had grown in size. I don’t know if this is possible though, as I haven’t been able to find any information on this. I’m quite excited about these, because I want to hand rear the chicks. It falls at a difficult time though, as we will be away soon for a while, so I’ll need to get someone to help me feed them. Last night I took them from the outside aviary and brought them in using a cage we’ve got here. It will be easier for me to check up on them eating, and to see when the eggs finally hatch. While sitting outside and watching them before I brought them in, I noticed the funniest thing. The female would go into the nest, and as soon as the male wanted to come in she would chase him out. It was funny at the time, but I wondered if something was wrong though. She was probably just angry with him for some reason, because later the evening they were both snuggled into the nest, so they must’ve made up!
The new quails I got have 5 eggs that should also hatch within the next week or two. These eggs are the most amazing colored eggs I’ve ever seen. They’ve got a gold color with black spots on them. The gold makes the eggs look like real gold!
The one finch pair also had 2 eggs in their little nest, but I do not really see any of them sitting on the eggs, so I don’t think they’ll hatch.
I’m glad we decided to start with keeping on birds, it’s amazing to see them courting, and how they react towards each other.
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