Post by WildlifePaul on May 14, 2019 9:12:40 GMT
Well well well,
I got it totally wrong with our Male, After slagging him off
He did come in the box yesterday and hes been back in the box this morning.
However another males also been in and a huge fight took place, It looks like my first guess was right.
A new pair is taken over the box but our old male is still knocking about, I think the new pair will win the box the new male looks a young one.
Heaven's know why they're fighting for boxes, I have plenty of them, Sparrows must love something about this one box I guess.
Both chicks still doing well this morning, Both feeding off me both jumping to front of the nest box looking out the hole!
I have decided I am not going to take them any centre, I am going to do it all myself with them feeding off me and at stage they're at now I don't think they will die.
I feel like actual sh!t like, I work nights so don't get home till gone 3am, Normally asleep for 4am then today was up at 6am to feed them, I keep having broken sleep in between feeds.
Save to say by the end of this I am going to look like a zombie
but it will be worth it, If am not as active on here you know I am half dead! 
I'll do blue tit video update in the coming days, Eyes open now and getting feathers, All 7 still doing great, 2 of them are not a developed as the other 5 yet (hatched 2 days later) but thanks to the live food they aren't being under fed.
Tatty relys on the mealworms / waxworms however romeo doesn't use them at all, He brings in all natural food, Caterpillars, spiders etc
So chicks getting nice healthy balance between natural food and mealworms / waxworms at moment, I think the older they get he will start using the feeder like Tatty but we will see.
Off to feed the chicks, These will be the most fed sparrows in the area I think!
I got it totally wrong with our Male, After slagging him off
He did come in the box yesterday and hes been back in the box this morning.However another males also been in and a huge fight took place, It looks like my first guess was right.
A new pair is taken over the box but our old male is still knocking about, I think the new pair will win the box the new male looks a young one.
Heaven's know why they're fighting for boxes, I have plenty of them, Sparrows must love something about this one box I guess.
Both chicks still doing well this morning, Both feeding off me both jumping to front of the nest box looking out the hole!
I have decided I am not going to take them any centre, I am going to do it all myself with them feeding off me and at stage they're at now I don't think they will die.
I feel like actual sh!t like, I work nights so don't get home till gone 3am, Normally asleep for 4am then today was up at 6am to feed them, I keep having broken sleep in between feeds.
Save to say by the end of this I am going to look like a zombie
but it will be worth it, If am not as active on here you know I am half dead! 
I'll do blue tit video update in the coming days, Eyes open now and getting feathers, All 7 still doing great, 2 of them are not a developed as the other 5 yet (hatched 2 days later) but thanks to the live food they aren't being under fed.
Tatty relys on the mealworms / waxworms however romeo doesn't use them at all, He brings in all natural food, Caterpillars, spiders etc
So chicks getting nice healthy balance between natural food and mealworms / waxworms at moment, I think the older they get he will start using the feeder like Tatty but we will see.
Off to feed the chicks, These will be the most fed sparrows in the area I think!