My first year with bluebirds I saw the male chase away the first nesting fledges. Most years thereafter however the male has let them stay. One year during the first nesting there were three females and one male, once the second nesting eggs hatched the first nesting male dissappeared only to return once the second nesting fledged. I am assuming the male chased him off but he was allowed to return after the second nesting fledged. Funny enough the second nesting had three males and one female. How are those for odds? Good luck with your second nesting and hey maybe the first nesters will come back! donna

Bill, does a brick pattern 4x4 or 5x5 white tile with dark grout look bad? (Why do we only see subways with dark grout?) Let me put it this way-- it would look no better or worse than what you see in the picture I posted. Now, as to whether or not it would look "bad", that's up to you. My opinion, nor anyone else's would count. One thing to keep in mind, though-- if you're going to use a grout with that much contrast, the tile work had damn well be perfect, because if there's so much as 1/32" variation in a cut, or the size of a grout joint, it'll be seen bigtime. THAT'S why very few people will choose to use that much contrast. That, and the fact that it tends to overpower any other design feature in the room. But some people like that. Me personally, I like the look of that tub enclosure. It's the reason I saved it when it got posted about 5 years ago. But I'm in the minority.

One drain is just fine. It should be 2" pipe nowadays, though 1.5" will still drain ok for that set-up. If you have body sprays, it would be another story and you would really need the 2" pipe. The pre-fab pan height is likely fine, too. Any pics to share? This post was edited by homebound on Sun, Oct 27, 13 at 8:51

female still sits on them at night, but male is no longer around it seems..Should I clean out the nest, assuming eggs are infertile ...