Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 20:12:58 GMT
I have a dilemma. I've been observing the buds in the aviary and noticed that 2 males are taking the role of father. The hen has 5 eggs that are all infertile but she is still sitting on them for now. The male she seems bonded with only feeds her on the odd occasion while inside the box but feeds her when she comes out for a rest. The other male seems to do almost all the feeding while she is on the eggs.
I have a breeding cage and am waiting for a new nest box to arrive. When I have set up the breeding cage I was going to put the bonded pair in the cage but now I am wondering if I should put both males in the breeding cage with the female. Both males were from the same breeder but one is my FM, he's the one doing all the feeding. Would this work? Or would the other male step up if the FM wasn't feeding her?
The other problem is that the bonded male is the only one the FM gets on with, he keeps away from the other 2 males and only chats with the bonded male. If I remove the bonded male the FM may miss him.
I have a breeding cage and am waiting for a new nest box to arrive. When I have set up the breeding cage I was going to put the bonded pair in the cage but now I am wondering if I should put both males in the breeding cage with the female. Both males were from the same breeder but one is my FM, he's the one doing all the feeding. Would this work? Or would the other male step up if the FM wasn't feeding her?
The other problem is that the bonded male is the only one the FM gets on with, he keeps away from the other 2 males and only chats with the bonded male. If I remove the bonded male the FM may miss him.
