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Icearstorm

If I were you, I would not handle the eggs too much, or write on them . Regarding percentages of fertility in Society eggs, I don't think any studies have been done (to my knowkedge), there are too many variables (age of parents, breeding experience of parents, time spent sitting tight, daylight hours, heat, cold, humidity, possibly diet, etc......)

As to how many babies can fit in a box, it's like how many teenagers can fit into a car. There are always records to be broken. That said, up to six plus could probably fit comfortably in there.

Once babies are weaned, (and I mean weaned, not fledged) and completely independent of the parents (eating AND drinking on their own) plus another week or two, they should be ready for their new homes.

lovezebs
Thank you! I just fear that all the females will lay full clutches and try to raise twenty babies in that tight space, though hopefully they will stop laying before it reaches that point. All of the birds have spent some time incubating, and I should be able to count on the white sisters to sit tight, as they took turns sitting on their fake eggs for around a month last time.

Update:

There have been eight eggs for the last two days, so I think they have stopped laying. I think I'll stop the nest checks for the next week and a half until the eggs (hopefully) start hatching on 2/18. They don't seem too bothered by the nest checks, and go back into the box within three minutes of flying out.