They have eggs :)

kittani79 · Post by **kittani79** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:26 am

And I *think* they are sitting tight...

My gouldian pair started chasing the little cordon blue rescue relentlessly about 2 weeks ago. I pulled him out right before our weekend vacation, and when I got back, eggs in the nest! Now would they know what to do with them... for the first few days they were sleeping on their sleeping perch, and I started to worry, but a few nights ago Milly started sitting all night... and all day

Nik sits at the doorway to the nest and guards it

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So now I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:55 am

That's great news! Good luck

FINCHIE · Post by **FINCHIE** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:08 pm

Thats so exciting...Good luck

Post by **Sally** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:09 pm

Congrats! It sounds like they are doing the breeding thing. Now you have a single CB, you know what that means? You will have to get him a buddy!

Actually, if he is OK for the time being, you could always wait and see if you have some LG weanlings to join him before too long.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:13 am

thats not nice Sally, why should the little CB have to wait for a friend

kittani79 · Post by **kittani79** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:09 pm

I was actually thinking the babies might get to live with him. Or her.... that's the other problem, it seems CBs are much harder to sex than my gouldians. He's a normal blue, not a blue cap or a red ear, so just not sure how to tell. Otherwise I'd be all over getting him a friend -- he does look so lonely in that cage.

He's developed a little game of jumping from his perch to his swing so it will swing.... when it finally stops he'll do it over and over.

Post by **Sally** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:39 pm

I have Blue-capped and Red-cheeked Cordon Bleus, and they are very easy to sex, but I have not had the Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu. At the FIC, it says this species has much more extensive blue on the breast, but hens of all subspecies look very similar. Can you post a photo? I can tell the difference between my BCCB and RCCB hens, as the RCCB hen has a dark tip to the beak, while the BCCB does not.

kittani79 · Post by **kittani79** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:18 pm

I will try to get him to sit still for a photo in the coming week. Jumpy little thing though

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He is still missing some feathers on teh back of his head, but overall his condition has improved a lot since I brought him home.