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Grown back as she isn't brooding her baby
When you allow them access to the box again she will take them out ready to keep her eggs warm and be able to feel their movement inside the shells
Marcus is just thinking on the genetics line of life making sure he and the princess are successful in leaving their legacy to the world :)
 
the baby is fed on its own some very soft items (egg yolk sweet potatoe,sardines oranges banana,grapes walnuts and pistachio)

he is also fed by his mum and a little
By me too. I can only watch my little princess feeding the chick…since I got back, Marcus”s only interest is to unblock the nest😂😂😂…
I think she only feeds it only once and this time of the day (at around 18:00 o’clock) but she also chills with it side by side and then she joins Marcus but only for a little
 
She spends so many hours with her mate, then she spends hours with her chick grooming feeding it and constantly leading him to the feeding bowls. Then she leaves and joins Marcus to the nest. If the chick joins them too they both leave the nestbox.
Clearly the chick is very attached to his mum he doesn’t get close to its dad although he is not aggressive with his chick. He only gets food from his mum. When the chick is at the feeding bowls they both freeze they are so quiet they don’t even move

Two things in my mind though
1. Its dad should be taking care of him not its mum. Is it because I blocked the nest so the balance is affected? Is that stressing my little princess? Although she looks she’s enjoying 🤷🏻‍♂️

2. She offers her head and neck to the chick for a scratch …but she’s not offering it to me anymore 🥲. Well I’m joking but im A little
Jealous ☺️☺️
 
She's decided she wants to continue investing in her chick rather than being intent on breeding straight away. There's no issue except dad is being lazy :risas3: but he did spend lots of time feeding both mum and baby while they were in the nest box so we will let him off. :) Its all good dont over think it all just enjoy what is going on for now and how much teaching they are doing whilst you don't realise what they are actually up too.
I hope you have started preparing the new place for baby to move into when mum and dad decide they want baby to leave.
 
I’ll get a decent size cage that I’ll place it right next to them…but if I get him a mate I’ll need to
change maybe mums and dads aviary too. Maybe reconstruct it 🤷🏻‍♂️. I have a bigger one to the terrace but this should be useful later on..
I do enjoy and observe them and is such a nice thing to do ( trying to avoid watching the news about Middle East and Europe)

Mum and son (as the days pass is more and more clear he is a male) are sleeping together side by side at the highest perch while Dad sleeps Alone at the nestbox… he won’t have peace Untill I unblock the nest…but we save some time keeping it blocked since im
Kind of bonding with the chick…while offering to him a variety of food i can spot his favorites plus I get my little princes right there feeding her too and helping me bond with her chick. Is an amazing experience 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Though I’m not so sure how all these can be done with 3 or four chicks together 🤔🤪
I guess they teach me and guide me all this time
So i can be prepared 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
he likes oranges so much. He bites and then he sucks the juice. I raise my hand, so no drop gets wasted…he also steps up to my fingers willingly 🙂. So I believe he is quite ready to move out. When mum and dad decide that they don’t want him inside their home anymore I can take him.
Mum is still feeding him though taking care of him and preening him… Marcus is ignoring him completely but he doesn’t hurt him…
he now is 96 days old and still needs his mum 🤔🤔
He eats Harrison’s pellets, eggs, fruits, peppers, sardines beans sweet potatoes, sprouts, but no nuts yet. He can not yet… he is almost ready for moving out but I’m hesitating 🤪
 
I've never pulled any of mine before 4 months old but then again each set of parents are different some are happy to et the chicks go early some get upset if you decide to do it do it gradually or mum will be most upset with you and they can still hear each other so she may panic trying to get her baby back if she doesn't think its safe for it to leave
 
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