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Very good advice. It wasn’t exactly intentional. He came to me after a hurricane. I never attempted to cage him. He liked it and he stayed. After 10 years of hearing him cry all of mating season I got some chicks in hopes he would have a girlfriend. The 3 chicks of 6 that survived all turned out to be hens. I just never felt good about caging them. They’ve done so well about staying on my property until the last few nestings. And she’s the only one that strays. They nest twice a year for 4 weeks. She’s very good at hiding her nests and extremely difficult to find. She doesn’t come off the nest often and usually returns within about 15 minutes. I guess I am defensive about my birds because I’ve become attached. I mean it’s not like she’s chasing his animals or being a nuisance (in my opinion). *sigh* I realize I am wrong for allowing her to roam. I wish there was something I could do to make her nest here without confining her. But alas, that’s the only way to assure she doesn’t leave. It’s hard to predict when they want to nest. I suppose I will make a plan to cage her some way before next spring. If she is allowed to come home.Never free range a bird that you're not prepared to lose.