As I type, I just spent 15 mins watching my two first time does build their nests. Despite being half-sisters, they are taking dramatically different approaches to it.
Tina is meticulously gathering every scrap of hay and stuffing it in her nest box, carefully rearranging it until everything is just right.
Meanwhile Espresso is intermittently eating and lazily gathering up hay, haphazardly arranging it in her nest box.
They both inherited the early nest building tendency from their mother, Miss Penelope. She is currently relaxing in front of her nest box, satisfied with her building efforts. We are less than a week out from their due dates! Fingers crossed that at least one of the first timers get the sense to have their kits in the nest boxes.
Tina is meticulously gathering every scrap of hay and stuffing it in her nest box, carefully rearranging it until everything is just right.
Meanwhile Espresso is intermittently eating and lazily gathering up hay, haphazardly arranging it in her nest box.
They both inherited the early nest building tendency from their mother, Miss Penelope. She is currently relaxing in front of her nest box, satisfied with her building efforts. We are less than a week out from their due dates! Fingers crossed that at least one of the first timers get the sense to have their kits in the nest boxes.
