No parakeet eggs yet

The parakeet nest boxes have been in for 2.5 weeks and so far no eggs, despite Marge spending a lot of time in the box.

All the other parakeets, only the males have shown interest in the boxes.

I'm having doubts about the sex of Rosy, 'she' keeps displaying and I thought it was only the male bourkes parakeets that do this. Rubino's are very difficult to sex. The person I got her off said she'd bred before and was adamant she was a hen. I've sent off a blood sample for DNA testing to prove once and for all. This is the second time, as Rosey was a replacement for another hen bird that turned out to be male. Also decided to check Goldie out (as opaline yellow Turks can also be difficult to sex). These colour mutations are a real problem, it's so easy with the normals.

The Hecks meanwhile are on eggs. I think they have been sitting for well over a week now and probably due to hatch next week. I can't be sure because it's impossible to see in the nest. All three birds are getting on fine...I'm not even sure who has laid the eggs!