Kiddos fully weaned and have all moved on to start their lives, two were sold to a local pet store, one was adopted by a couple in the city and the last two adopted together by a lady right here in the neighborhood.
But the parents double-clutched when their first batch left the nest. They have seven eggs again, set to start hatching in a week to ten days.
I may pull most of the next clutch to hand-raise - mom and dad have noticeably lost a bit of weight and may require the help - plus, I wasn't happy with how tame the first babies got with handling alone. They weren't wild, but they weren't cuddly either, and they were easily frightened. After this the box is going away for a good while, but I worry it still may not discourage them, as Todd tends to lay on the cage floor without a nest. It's already winter and days are short and that obviously didn't stop their nesting instincts...
Pokey, the little runt, and the oldest chick Abby were the last to go, and they stayed together.
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