has any one else had this problem?

[bec]

i was checking riku & kiraras nest box to see if they had any more eggs when i noticed an unusual coloring in there (hot pink!! )
so i took a closer look and discovered that riku had place his favourite toy wubble (a little pink & green chicken that has a weighted bottom so he cant knock it over) nestled in with the 2 little eggs
well my first thought of course was daggy little bird but now im slightly worried should i take it out or could this disturb the pair to much?
i mean riku is agressivly protective of wubble & will attack any thing that goes near it (im surprised that he even left it in the nest with kirara)
even gen jen wasn t allowed near it
as soon as my kids tell me where my camera is pics will be posted coz this is just soo cute!!!

[julie]

Is the hen ok with it in the box?

[pinkdevil]

lol that is so cute and comical at the same time.

[bec]

yeah the hen doesnr seem worried at all she sits happily on both the eggs & wubble julie
pinkdevil .....i know!!!! riku is such a cararchtor!!!

[Recio]

Hi Bec,
This is not so unusual. My IRN use to take to the nestbox several pit fruits, when I gave them the whole fruit. I do not know whether they do it to play with or as a "present" to the female coving the eggs.

Cheers

[bec]

thanks guys i think if its fairly normal ill just leave it there then no sense trying to fix it if its not a problem hey?

[bec]

it so funny now that the chic have hatched they include the " plastic sibling" in the birdy snuggle bunch it almost makes me want to go buy heaps more of them so i can let them take one with them when they leave home