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has any one else had this problem?

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:13 pm
by 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!! :shock: )
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!!!

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:40 pm
by julie
Is the hen ok with it in the box?

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:50 pm
by pinkdevil
lol that is so cute and comical at the same time. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:33 am
by 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!!!

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:11 pm
by 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

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:49 pm
by 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?

Re: has any one else had this problem?

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:40 pm
by 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