Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 I've noticed since I bought him, my cock tends to carry a feather either he or his hen shed. He'll walk about the pen and just tote along a feather, sometimes trading it for another one he can find. Occaisionally I see him put it down, pick it up, move a few inches, put it down and pick it up again, and he'll do this repetitively for several minutes. I've not seen him do this recently.. Can I attribute this to a "nest-building" compulsion? I've seen sparrows and swallows, crows, starlings and the occaisionaly robin do this sort of behavior.. Is it the same thing {roughly}? {Apologies if this is the wrong forum, I wasn't quite sure where to put it.} Thanks all.
Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Posted July 17, 2008 Hooray! ;p My fingers will be permanently crossed until I see proof of babies.... D: Jajaja!
OLDYELLOW Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 birds will carry anything they think is good nesting material , some bits they pick up and sometimes reject it , my birds bring leaves and twigs in when there on the garden , sometimes they blow in to loft and they used them. Nest building comes natural to all birds ( except cuck-coo's )
Guest chrisss Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 Hooray! ;p My fingers will be permanently crossed until I see proof of babies.... D: Jajaja! daft point i know but where have you put the nestbowl?
Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Posted July 17, 2008 Nest building comes natural to all birds ( except cuck-coo's ) Who are too lazy to do anything and just usurp someone else's work. ;p It doesn't cease to amaze me how well it fools it's surrogate parents, especially when the true young is shoved from the nest. daft point i know but where have you put the nestbowl? On the floor, my cage is taller than it is wide with random width perches criss-crossing it. There was a nest I'd nailed to it, but the heat dried it out and it's breaking off. So the current shoebox nestbox is on the floor, next to a shallow pie-plate filled with water. If eggs appear, I will bring my feeder I used when I had a clutch of ducklings, also floor level and easily accessed by anyone.
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