New Additions??? Continued....

Day 7. Feb. 21 - THERE'S AN EGG IN THE NEST BOX!!!! Rosy Cotton continued to throw all the nesting material out, until there is only a very thin layer in the bottom. I checked after we got back from church and there's an egg!!! I'm so excited! The reason she laid the first egg on the cage floor is because she didn't like all that nesting material!

She continues to spend a lot of time in the nest box, but I don't think she is starting to incubate the egg. They don't start incubating until they've laid all the eggs they are going to. Once they start incubating, they never leave the eggs. They depend on the male to bring them food and water.

Day 8. Feb. 22 - I saw Rodney and Rosy Cotton mating this morning, so expect another egg soon, probably tomorrow.
Here is a picture of Rosy and Rodney's egg!! It's about the size of a jelly bean.