slwatson Madcat Stuart whiting
Right on schedule she laid her first egg last Saturday the 13th. 6 total. There's always that uneasiness with a brand new pair that are young and have never bred. Added to the worry is that Bubbles was handfed as a baby. I kept her from last winter's babies because she was very gentle with unweaned juvies and always seemed to want to regurgitate for them when they cried for food.
So last night was day 6.

I kept the birdroom quiet , as one side of the room's lights went out (on timers). Then right on que, instead of sleeping outside on the branch, she plopped herself into the nest for the evening. She's sitting tight! First try.
This morning Bubbles came out briefly to eat and Jet flayed around in my face as I did water changes on their flight. He really is a protective male. I was quite impressed with his "get away from my nest!!" display.
Then he went inside the nest with her and has been helping her incubate all morning.
Very nice way to kick off the season. Hopefully the two will keep it up the next 14 days to hatching. Now it's wait & see.