I hope you’re not coming down with something, too. Are the birds male or female?
I suspect they’re male, for several reasons. Unless they are fledglings together, two females in the same cage are a disaster. If one is male and the other female, they would be mating, whether there is a nest box or not.
When the sun comes over the yardarm, I’ll take a better look at them. I tried not to stress them more than necessary after I got them. I’m just glad I had some distilled water for them. If I’d had a bottle of room temperature water I would have given them that, but all the bottles are in the fridge.
Distilled water has nothing in it that will help their little bodies, so I need to get water for them. Maybe I’ll just buy a gallon of drinking water for them and a small case for me to get me to payday.
What time are you leaving for the Great Outdoors?
I’ll be heading for Walmart as soon as I can. It still rankles me that they aren’t open 24/7. I could go to WinCo, but I don’t think I can afford the gas. What’s in the tank has to last me until payday.
By the size of the cage (17” square by 33” tall) I’ll either have to pay big bucks for a cover or get some inexpensive yardage. Maybe 2-1/2 yards of 45-60” dark medium weight for warmth and “night time” security. Maybe I’ll check eBay for that.