Only got one pair currently. Moved the previous ones along out of frustration. I'll give white feathers a go. I don't have any feather stuffed pillows, but I do have some white parrots that are about to moult.Just put the two pairs in the same aviary and see how they go, maybe with an extra hen.
I have no trouble getting them to breed. They frequently produce clutches of between 5 and 9. It's keeping the damn young alive that I struggle with. Parents seem to give up feeding them all right after fledgling, probably from the exhaustion of having to feed so many mouths.I struggle with painteds as well even though they are one of my favourites.... The challenge of the obsession I suppose.