I have three zebra finch pairs in three different separate cages. One pair has been my best breeding pair, it's their 2nd clutch this year. They had five healthy chicks 3 months ago and now they have again laid 4 eggs. My question is, my 2nd pair had mated, but it's hen was not laying eggs, so I tried to exchange the cage of my 2nd and 3rd pair. I mean I simply put my 2nd pair into a new cage and the 3rd pair into the 2nd cage. Then I saw 3 eggs in my 2nd cage, which my 2nd pair had laid. What I did next is I reversed the situation back to like it was before. I did undo my exchange, but this time the zebra hen didn't go into her nest.
I then took out its 3 eggs and then put it into my first cage in which there are already 4 eggs and their parents are sitting on their eggs, now after having put 3 more eggs in their nest, they are now sitting them, like all of them. I mean, has this female finch accepted the 3 new eggs, and will they hatch these eggs too? Since I know that after 3 to 4 days their old eggs will start hatching.
I am anxious to know about their behaviour. Do zebra finches hatch another's finch eggs? Or will she know that these eggs are not hers?
Your kind response would be highly appreciated.
Regards.
Yusuf
Pakistan
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According to this website, the male and female of the pair will take turns sitting on the eggs, but will not allow any other birds to do so. www.aecageco.com/
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