5th March 2014:
Funkie was released into the breeding aviary after confirming through visual obsevations that Lady CN is ready to receive him.
10th March 2014:
Start of nest building by Lady CN. It was completed within a few days.
Everything else was so far, so good. The pair was observed to have copulated many times since introduction.
16th March 2014:
Visual observations early in the morning had indicated that Lady CN was close to laying.
At about 8.30am, she entered the nest box and remained inside for a good half an hour. She then emerged from the nest box carrying the egg between the beaks and did what I had dreaded most. It was a good sized egg, only to add to the frustration.
All through the rest of the morning, many thoughts went through my mind. Finally, I removed the nest box and set it right in front of me, staring inside at the nest and once again, wondering what could have gone wrong. She had done a good job with the nest. It was very well put together but what good is a well-built nest if it is not to hold the well-bred chicks?
Yap came by later on that morning and I told him what I had in mind. It was a crazy idea but not totally without reasons. Thirty minutes later, we were at a street named Jalan Bunga Raya to buy what was needed.
...to be continued
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