Well, I’ve had two good nests with a total of 8 blues fledged – but mama now has 5 new eggs in a different nestbox and I’m a little worried that she is not incubating them (last egg was June 19). I saw her sitting on the nest one time (she didn’t move when I looked in) and one time she came out of the box when I whistled, but lately nothing. I have a heat shield on the box which usually works great and all the proper guards up. Only thing I can think of is the terrible heat we’ve had the last couple of days and she just doesn’t need to sit on them????? Guess main question is this: do they usually not need to incubate as much when it is real hot? I decided today to mark a one egg with a dot and then see in a day or so if the egg has been turned, meaning she is incubating them – they rotate them I believe every day??
This ole’ gal needs some ideas/reassurance . . . .