Lots of Birds...

     Recently my green cheek conure Cricket, decided to lay eggs.  I have had her since August 2005 and didn't even know for sure that she was a she until then.  She never though it was necessary to lay eggs before.  I guess it's because she befriended my turquoise green cheek Stormy.  He is a DNA sexed male who is almost 2 years old.  They lived apart for a while but in the last months formed a bond and were allowed to live in the same cage.  I still didn't notice any sort of mating behavior but right around Christmas there was a broken egg on the cage floor.  I added a nest box that she didn't pay any attention to and the next night there was another egg, again on the cage floor.  Cricket showed no interest to the egg and I figured that if it was still ignored when I got home from work I would give it to one of my lovebirds to sit on she is laying eggs now as well. I was thinking she may foster it since their beaks are about the same size.  Unfortunately when I got home from work, the second egg was broken.  That night or the next Cricket and Stormy started sleeping in the nest box and about two days later Jan 1st she laid another egg.  Since she has laidd a fourth and has been in the box since.  I hope that she comes out sometimes to feed and poop.  Though I have not seen her out of the box, I believe she has because the amount of droppings at the bottom of the cage etc.  I keep checking her but I don't want to disturb her too much. 
     Also two of my lovies are sitting on eggs.  So many birds.  :) I wasn't even trying to increase my number of birds but I feel bad when they start sitting on the bottom of the cage.