Ribh's D'Coopage

[pspatbyc]

There was a traffic jam this morning. Everyone was doubling up.​

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Must be something in the air. I caught two of mine doubled up in "the " nest box (they have four but they all use just the one ). How both got facing out is a mystery as they were sized for single bird usage

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Sue took this video, do you folks have these little hummers over there?

Humming birds are gorgeous.

I just looked it up to see if we have any anywhere in Australia. Nope

Apparently they are only in the Americas and associated islands, so Europe & Asia don't have any either.

We do have some cute nectar feeders like the Eastern Spinebill

but they don't "hum" . They stop to feed

They are rather bigger than most hummingbirds too I would imagine.

 

[BY Bob]

There was a traffic jam this morning. Everyone was doubling up.​

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And yet mine refuse to share. Go figure.

 

[Ribh]

And yet mine refuse to share. Go figure.

Beatha got in with Mhari @ one point so I had 6 birds in 3 boxes & 2 in waiting pacing. The end box is not very popular apparently.

 

[BY Bob]

Beatha got in with Mhari @ one point so I had 6 birds in 3 boxes & 2 in waiting pacing. The end box is not very popular apparently.

I cannot figure out what makes a particular box more popular.

 

[pspatbyc]

It's nice to come and talk chicken with , relatively, sane people. We are all chicken mad here!





Thank you all for your concern. I am genuinely touched

MJ, I'm glad your brother has improved.

My sister seems to get worse over time, more noticeably since Mum died 2 years ago.

I expect the chronic pain she's been in for the last few months hasn't helped. It doesn't excuse the hurtful, vitriolic behaviour though.

Here's hoping medical intervention helps.

 

[pspatbyc]

I cannot figure out what makes a particular box more popular.

I have got them to change by putting the ceramic eggs in another box so it must have to do with where they see the eggs ; but they all go to the same box

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I cannot figure out what makes a particular box more popular.

The view? ☺

 

[LozzyR]

I cannot figure out what makes a particular box more popular.

“I want it because she’s got it!!”

 

[Ribh]

I have got them to change by putting the ceramic eggs in another box so it must have to do with where they see the eggs ; but they all go to the same box

I was going to go with eggs. Ive known mine to change boxes for one with eggs in it.