19/05/2023
I noticed that my pinioned mandarin hen was hanging out by the door area with her mate lately. He kept perching on top of the raised boxes-trying to interest her in one. Well, of course she couldn't get up there 😞
We built her a special handicapped box (second pic) but it must be tainted this year since a Hottentot hen made her nest in it.
So yesterday we lowered the raised box the drake had picked out, and added a ramp for her. This morning I saw her on the aviary cam parked on the top of the ramp. Fingers crossed she lays a second clutch in her new lowered box