Getting Male Society Finch Pairs/Trios To Foster

As mentioned in my previous post, I've got 3 society finch male pairs and trios setting up to foster. It's been hilarious watching their reactions to my adding an egg into their nests approximately once a day.

They'll both be singing (only the males can sing), when suddenly one of them will notice the egg. He'll fly to the edge of the nest, peer in, and turn his head every which way to study the new strange white object.

Then he seems to realize what it is. I imagine their conversation goes something like this:

DUDE!!! You told me you were MALE!!!

I *am* male!!! Didn't you hear me singing a minute ago?

But I didn't lay this egg. It had to be YOU! You've been lying to me! You're a female!

No, dude. You've got it all wrong. And besides, I KNOW I didn't lay that egg, therefore, it must've been YOU. You're the fibber!

Let's go study it, and maybe we can figure it out. If you didn't do it, and I didn't do it, there's gotta be a girl in here somewhere.

Okay, let's go.

(Both fly to the edge of the nest.)

See? Look. There's an egg.

Hey, you're right. But I swear I didn't do it!

Me neither. There must be a girl in here.

Not unless she's invisible, dude!

That must be it. She's invisible. (rolls eyes sarcastically)

What are we going to do about the egg?

I don't know. Let's ignore it for now and see what happens.

(Next day ...)

DUDE!!! There's another egg! You told me you were MALE!!!

(Repeat the same conversation for 3-5 days.)

Well, now there's 4 eggs in here. We can't just ignore them. That's not right. Our invisible girlfriend will be upset with us.

Okay, well, let's try sitting on them.

Ooof. Not very comfortable. And they're cold on my bum!

They'll get warm. Just stay put.

I'm hungry.

Well, go get some food, and I'll sit while you're eating. Then we can swap out.

Okay.

(Fast forward 14 days)

DUDE!!! There's a pink wiggly thing in here, and one of the eggs is missing! Did you take the egg, and swap it for this little alien?

;-)