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Hello All Finchly Lovers,

As some of you may recall, a year ago almost to the day, I ended up getting a gift if 5 Java juvies for free.

Two were re-homed
One sadly passed away
Two, whom I assumed to be 'boys' remained, to share a large flight with a crazy Parrot Finch, and more recently 3 pairs of Zebra Finches.

Well, as of the last week, one of these 'boy' Javas has been spending a lot of time in a cadboard nest box.....

What on earth could 'he' be doing in there???? Any thoughts???

More recent pictures to follow.

Ahhh, someone is gonna increase her Java population, eh?

Have a look in the nest I’m guessing ur boys may actually be a little girl eh are they related by the way

Babs

I really wasn't planing on it, that's why I'd kept what I had thought were 2 'boys'. Javas are renown for being good breeders with large clutches, and there really aren't any folks around here wanting Javas, and so,....

Fraza

Hi Fraser,

I am leaving them alone to do their thing. They are both skitish, nervous birds, so I don't want to spook them altogether.

No, they are not related.

lovezebs okay well it may be a good thing maybe u will have some little babies on the way

lovezebs

Your Javas are beautiful, what a nice gift !!! Maybe something very nice will come from them doing their own thing!!!

Fraza

We shall see my boy, we shall see.....

lem2bert

Hi Betty, and thank you.

We shall have to wait and see....
Maybe they just like sitting in the cardboard box together, lol .

lovezebs wrote: lem2bert
Maybe they just like sitting in the cardboard box together, lol .

Hey, don't judge. It's probably very peaceful and relaxing. Maybe they've made a boys only fort.

I'm more curious why you called your parrot finch "crazy".

lovezebs

Sounds like a good time to pull out the fake eggs girlie. ;)

Rob

Hahaha! @ "boys fort"! TREEHOUSE!

Rob

A boys fort indeed, eh???

Well, if a dozen chickies come exploding out of that box, they can go camping and build an exclusive Java club in your house, lol.

P.S.
I just realized that I forgot to answer your question about my crazy Parrot Finch.
He's.... how shall I put this???? Well....he's a sex maniac .

He's kinda gone through 3 wives in his career, and one other possible male (which might have been yet another female (?) but not sure about it ).
The first 2, he practically chased half to death, stressing both so much, that they died before their time.
His last bride hanged herself.

After that, I put him in with my Societies and Zebras, so that he wouldn't be alone. He ended up chasing all the females, both Zebras and Socies, and ahemmmm nailing them.

After that, I put him in with my Javas. He tried the same games with them, and ended up without a tail for his troubles.

Hence being dubbed "CRAZY".

lovezebs so did the Java’s put him in his place they sound like right characters those Java’s but am too afraid to get them because coco is quite a feisty finch and am scared they will attack him

Fraza

Hi Fraser,

Javas, are actually very peaceful birds.

That said, if a little CRAZY Parrot Finch keeps jumping on them, they definitely can hold their own.

They didn't really hurt him, they just yanked his tail feathers out, making him look like a green and red baby chicken, lol, to cool his jets a bit.