Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrisss Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 sounds like nesting to me!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Hooray! ;p My fingers will be permanently crossed until I see proof of babies.... D: Jajaja! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDYELLOW Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share 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 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chrisss Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Girl Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Share 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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