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Caring for Baby Zebra Finches?

A sick bird.My parent birds Lucy & Ricky had their first eggs and I thought all was going good until the chirping stopped and there wasn't any movement. I got the nest down and found these babies. Well that was about 3 months ago and now we have 4 birds in the nest and their growing and eating. But I can see this again and I'm worried they will pass too, could they be over feeding them? This morning I found two tiny babies on the cage floor. They both had full bellies like this one but they are very young barely had feathers. I picked them back up and put them in some warm bedding, but the parents haven't checked on them at all. Any help would be great. I feel so bad for my bird parents.

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October 19, 20220 found this helpful
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Move the chicks to a brooding box or a box with an electric heating pad. The starting temperature of the box for freshly hatched finches should be about 93F (about 33C), then reduce the heat by about five degrees every two weeks.
Buy food specifically for baby finches at pet stores. Babies need to be fed every 1-3 hours, by the end of the first week, every 4 hours.
www.allthingsnature.org/how-do-i-care-for-a-baby-finch.htm

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October 8, 20220 found this helpful

This will give you information on raising baby finches & I hope it helps:
animals.mom.com/raise-baby-finches-8868.html

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October 8, 20220 found this helpful

I would find new partners for your birds. Maybe one is killing the babies.

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October 9, 20220 found this helpful

It is so sad to see bad things happening and have no power to stop it. Hope you can find answers soon.
It is possible one of the birds is the problem but you need to know for sure.

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October 22, 20220 found this helpful

Here is a YouTube tutorial on how to Hand Feeding Zebra Finch Chick:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fy3fJuOgE4

YouTube tutorial 'Zebra finch chick growth, day 0-21':

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Wy1Gi3_fM

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