ground nesting

[Jayburd]

my longtails are nesting in a nest box place on the ground - no eggs, but are sitting in there a lot!!!

weird? anyone else had this? will they be successful???

will try and get pics, but is there a way to put up pics without using photo bucket?

J

[Lukec]

Hi

I have experienced this and generally all will be OK however excessive moisture and Mice can create problems.

Cheers
Luke

[Pete Sara]

if you look at one or two of there closet relatives the masked and pictarellas, they nest pretty much nest close to the ground. i had a pair of zebbies do it along time a go, the male couldn't fly to well so i put a canary nest 15cm from the ground and they built from there and raised about 25 young over time before i thought thats enough ..pete

[jusdeb]

Yep my red emblemas starting to build a nest on the ground till they plucked up the courage to stand up to the double bars and claim a nest ( d/bars were squatting in 2 nests per pair )
My quarrions are laying eggs under the newspaper in their cage coz I wont give them a breeding box ( meanie ) .

[Jayburd]

Thanks guys!

It's been taken over by the quail who now have 5 eggs, and are starting incubation. (usually they lay about 13 but it's a bit cramped! )
J

[finchbreeder]

Some years ago I had a pair of Orange breasteds weave a nest in the grass I had left in the corner for the quail and raise 5 young.
Finches do what finches do.
LML