Mom and dad have been busy. About 10 days ago she disappeared into the box and they stopped mating. I'm not going to miss that because hearing them scream and carry on 5 times a day was getting old. Yesterday I went in to change their food and water and both of them came screaming out of the nest box. They normally ignore me, but I guess something I did offended them. While they were both on the perch screaming at me I took the opportunity to lift the access door of the nest box and snap a quick picture.
I figured they would double clutch when we took that little one away from her, but for her to lay 5 eggs is a shock. She had a 100% hatch rate for her very first clutch ever, and I wonder if that will hold true for this one.
The new flight cages are on the way and should arrive in the next week. When this clutch is pulled, I'm going to move them to the new cage and not put the nest box up again until the fall. Mom and Dad will be taking a vacation, and then maybe I will too.
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