Search results for query: *

Yay! If she liked it, she'll probably consider using the boxes again. I've at least never had an issue with a bird not using the nests reliably once they learned they could comfortably lay in them.

There's probably some potential of that if you're not careful, which is why I wait until I know they're looking to lay, then carefully pick them up and quickly put them in the box. Their mindset is already fixated on "must lay" so at that point there's just looking for a good spot, and a nicely...

If you really want to encourage her to use nests: Now this isn't practical if you don't have time to stalk them, but what I did was I learned the problem bird(s) laying schedules, and when they went to their preferred spot to lay, I'd go and pick them up, stick them in a nest box, and barricade...