Yup, they stay there full time. It's fairly large, so they can fly a little in it. And this is going to sound awful, but I haven't named them. They are breeding birds, so those who don't breed I'll be selling ... plus I have a hard time telling them apart still. I'm sure I'll end up naming the ones I ultimately keep, but they will probably be strange names like "Spazzy" and "Gray head". LOL