The babies are now 35, 33, 30 and 28 days old. The nestbox is still in the cage, only Baby 4 sleeps in it while the others prefer to sleep perching outside. Occasionally they will go inside the nestbox when they want to be fed, but the parents feed them regularly outside too. Trilly hasn't...

Hello! I have searched high and low for some one with the knowledge who would be willing to help me. Thus far I have not found anyone. I have a pair that have just started breeding with no previous experience. Her first clutch was 5 eggs. Her and the male didn't sit on them. I thought I...

Sorry, I know this question has been asked before. I noticed today that the female was trying to get the male to mate with her. I also noticed that both of them were in the nest with the chicks for quite some time, which is something that hasn't happened before. She has been pecking a lot at...

We have a hen that had a good start on laying an egg 48 hours ago, she got spooked, & has not returned to the nest box. Her babies are only 12 days old, AND we had to pull them because dad plucked their heads so bad, they bruised & bled. So, (I think) for obvious reasons, we do Not want this...