I moved her to a new cage, leaving her former mate with the weanling to raise. When I introduced the new yellow male, she ignored him, but he was absolutely hilarious--singing and dancing and carrying on. I had to speed up the whole process because she was starting to lay eggs again while still with her old mate. I had taken out the nest, so she was dropping them to the floor. It's only been a few days in the new cage, and she is already in the nest. Now, since sperm can stay viable for up to 2 weeks, if she had already recently mated with her former mate, the babies will be his. If she hasn't mated recently, then any eggs will be by the new yellow male. Paternity test, anyone?
This is not a very good photo of the pair, they both look better than this, but he is very camera-shy--most of the photos I took turned out to be just an empty perch, or a yellow blur.
I guess if all the babies have yellow heads then we know who the Daddy is.
I hope they give you many healthy babies!
