We corresponded late in Sept. about my two Africans - at that time I told you I had no idea whether or not they were females/males or mixed. WELL - this morning I discovered that at least ONE is a female.
Their cage has a grid on the bottom for the "dirt" to sift thru - this morning when I went to clean the cage there on the bottom was the remainder of a shell that looks to be a bit larger than ones thumb up to the knuckle - the yolk was dried but still "fresh" in color.
Smokey, the chronologically younger (12 yrs) has a lot of red "fleecy" feathering around the vent. Bassey the older (have no idea but must be at least over 20) has no red on it's bottom.
I did some reading and it seems the consensus of opinion is to NOT take the egg out of the cage right away as it encourages more laying???? Should I get some sort of box or soft sling for the egg laying and only removed them after a day or two if they are not tossed out or the bird tries to eat them???
Thanks!