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Second Set of Zebra Finch Eggs?I have a pair of zebra finches they ended up having 5 babies. All 5 babies just came out the nest about 2 weeks ago and is starting to eat on their own, but now mom is laying more eggs. 1 each day she's up to 4 eggs now. Is this normal? What should I do? And how can I prevent this from happening a 3rd time ?

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Caring for Baby Zebra Finches?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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Finches Fighting During Incubation?My finch has laid 5 eggs till now for second time. The first time, they abandoned eggs after 10 days. Mostly they remain calm and sometimes the male fights with the female badly and runs after her everywhere in the cage. What should I do?

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Feeding Baby Zebra Finches?Our pair of zebra finch successfully hatched 4 chicks around 3 weeks ago and all has been going really well. The babies have almost got their feathers and are chirping away. Unfortunately today, their mum escaped during a water change and we haven't been able to find her.

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Female Finches Laying Eggs?We may have two female society finches laying eggs that we are not sure will hatch. Do they need a male to hatch?

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My Zebra Finch Has Laid Eggs?My zebra finches gave two eggs. Sometimes, I disturbed them. They are not sitting on their eggs. Will the eggs hatch? How can I solve nest abandonment?

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Canary Finch Laid an Egg?I have a female canary bird and she laid an egg. Does it hatch without a male bird? Thank you for helping.

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Finch Sitting On Eggs?Gouldian sits on eggs only during the day but not at night?

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Zebra Finch Chicks?Hi. This is my first time breeding finches. My pair of zebra finches have successfully hatched 3 chicks which are 4 weeks old today. I've noticed the parents breeding again and this morning the hen has laid an egg. Will they continue to look after the chicks if they have more eggs. I was told the chicks needed to stay with the parents until they are at least 6 weeks old.

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Zebra Finch Laying Eggs?My zebra finches have laid eggs for the second time . First one didn't hatch except one, which I found dead on the bottom of cage. I removed the nest and old eggs and cleaned everything. My husband's clothes are in the same room as the cage but we don't bother them, just food & water. How can I keep the next ones if they hatch alive?

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Zebra Finch Newborns Left Alone?I just added two pair of Zebra Finches to my Quail aviary about three months ago. Provided nests, nesting material and food conducive to breeding. One pair started building a nest within a week. About three weeks in, I noticed one finch was ALWAYS in the nest so I assumed they are sitting on eggs. Based on the date, I figured the babies should hatch about the 20th of November. There was always one or the other finch in the nest at all times. I noticed on the 20th, both were out and every time I came out for the next two days they were always out of the nest. I finally decided to look inside but it was a straw nest with very small opening (not a wood nest box with lifting lid) so I couldn't see anything. On the 23rd, I decided to put my finger in and I felt flesh with no movement or sounds. I assumed the babies hatched and then died as a result of being abandoned. I brought the nest into the house and snipped the top half open to see what I could see. There were at least three maybe four babies that appeared dead. When i went to pick one up it moved slightly and made a small sound. I immediately closed the nest back up, tied it closed and put it back in the aviary in hopes that the parents would go back to the nest. Is it possible or did the parent abandon them and it is just taking a while for them to die?

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Finches Not Caring For Eggs?I have 4 finches; 3 females and 1 male. The four finches were in the same cage. The male mated with two of the females. Both females have their own nest and six eggs but one of the females kept coming out of her nest and chasing the other female through the cage so I turned around and set up a new cage and took two of the females and the eggs and put in the new cage. The other female and male are still in their big cage with their eggs. The two females that I put in the new cage used to sit on the eggs and turn them. In the last 4 days they haven't gone in the nest to do anything with the eggs. What do I do or will the eggs be okay?

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Help with Finches?I have 4 finches that were given to me a few weeks ago, 3 females and a male. Today I was cleaning cage and 2 females had 6 eggs each. What do I do? Should I take one with eggs and put her and eggs in a new cage? Please help.

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Zebra Finch Eggs?So my fiance cleaned our Zebra Finches cage to put them in a bigger cage and we discovered that they had laid an egg! He didn't know what it was so he picked it up and asked me what it was. He put it in the new cage as he had already moved them in there in a little nest like thing that is theirs. Does this mean they will abandon the egg? Is there a way we could care for it if they do that way it hatches? I'm excited to be a grandma and don't want anything to happen to it.

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Zebra Finches Laid An Egg?This morning (13th June), our zebra finches pair had an egg. Now, its 7 p.m here. I have seen that my female zebra finch's right wing is not ok. It is being separated. But, it tries to keep it in the position. Is it normal when the hen is laying. Or, is there anything to concern?

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Baby Zebra Finch Leg Problem?Hi, My baby finch is 6 weeks old but is yet starting to change its beak color but was (maybe) beaten up by its father. Yesterday his 1 leg seemed to stop working and today other leg as well. I massaged his 1 leg a bit but I am worried. What should I do? The leg doesn't feel broken just unfunctional. Should I keep it separated or along with mother. Please advise as it is impossible to contact or see any vet.

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Zebra Finch Egg Laying Issue?Hi. I have one pair of zebra finches, but every time the female lays an egg on the ground and it breaks. They also have a nest, but she didn't go inside. What do I do?

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Aggressive Male Gouldian Finch?My pair of gouldian finch have a brood of 3 chicks. The chicks are about 15 days old and quite demanding. Recently I have noticed that the male is becoming aggressive to his mate and not allowing her to feed or sit in the nest. She wants to feed her chicks and care for them but everytime she gets close the male chases her off and starts pecking at her.

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My Zebra Finch Babies Keep Dying?My zebra finch babies keep dying after two weeks! I have a male and a female zebra finch they have now laid three eggs in total at different times. The first one never hatched the second and third one hatched but died within the first two weeks. Please give me a reason of why this might be happening what I can do to prevent it.

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One Of My Female Finches Is Male?About a year ago, my LPS sold me two zebra finches. As you can tell by the title, they sold me two zebra finches claiming they were females. I believed them, because I have had a male Finch before. These two "girls" looked like girls. I just didn't want a breeding pair.

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Baby Zebra Finches Dying?I started raising Zebra finches two years ago. They are very prolific and everything has been fine until now. I have over 200 birds. The cages all started at about 3x3 feet'and 6 foot tall. I've connected four of them. I would have a baby death once about every other month. Now all of a sudden I'm having two or three deaths every day.

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Zebra Finch Egg Laying?I put a pit and nesting material but my finches did not make a nest in in it but in another place. I did not see the egg but I saw after some time the broken egg.

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Gouldian Finch Not Incubating Eggs?My finches have laid 6 eggs, the last one being laid today, but they have not yet started incubating the eggs. What to do?

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Caring for a Baby Zebra Finch?My baby zebra finch hatched on 8/5/2020. Both parents seemed to have neglected the baby and I believe they are picking at him/her. I see the back of the babies neck is a little irritated as though they are pulling his/her feathers. Is it too soon to separate from the parents to a different cage?

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Zebra Finches Stopped Sitting on Eggs?I have had a pair of zebra finches for 2 months. They were in a much smaller cage. I shift them to a bigger cage and provided a breeding pot and nesting material. After a while she laid 2 eggs. Both the male and the female take turns sitting on them. 1 of the babies died while hatching and one of them survived. When the baby bird came out of the nest the female had already laid more eggs.

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Finches Covered Their Eggs with Cotton? - finch in cage with a wicker nest with a layer of cotton over the eggs

Finches Covered Their Eggs with Cotton?My finches have covered their eggs with the cotton. Should I remove the upper layer of the cotton or leave it on them. It's been a more than a week since they laid eggs.

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Male Bird Left the Cage?Today in the afternoon my male bird left the cage. They have 4 eggs and now the female is sitting on the eggs. The eggs are at their 8th day. Will they hatch? Will the female alone take care of the babies? Do I need to buy a male bird now? We are on the fourth floor. Is there any chance of male bird coming back?

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My Finch Laid an Egg?I have two pairs of finches in my cage and they are doing good. One day I met with a surprise and there's an egg in one of my finches' nest. The next day there was only one egg and the next day an egg was there. But today there's no egg. I need to know whether this is the last egg or there's still a chance of getting more eggs.

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Finch Laid Eggs in Empty Food Bowl?My finches laid 2 eggs a week ago in their wood nest and then started laying eggs in an empty food dish. Now there are 5 eggs in it. It is pretty shallow though and I am worrying it won't be big enough if they hatch. The male is sitting on them almost all the time. Do I need to move them to larger nest?

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Finch Won't Sit on Her Eggs?My finch doesn't sit on the eggs. The male finch expired three days after the eggs were laid. The female finch would not sit on the eggs at all. What should I do?

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Baby Finches Dying?I have five finches, 2 are in one cage 3 are in another cage. One pair have had 6 eggs for the last month, but the eggs are not hatching. On the other hand where there are 3 birds, they have 11 eggs and 7 hatched, but every time when I saw a little one inside, in the next few hours it was dead and lying down in the nest. All 7 died the same way.

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New Female Finch Not Sitting on Eggs Laid by Previous Female?I had 2 Zebra finches, a male and a female who bred and laid about 6 eggs. The female cared for them really well. However, unfortunately my female finch escaped the cage and the male was left to care for the eggs. In a panic I got another female zebra finch hoping to save the nest.

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Zebra Finches Not Incubating Their Eggs?My zebra finch is laying eggs for the first time. It laid 4, but one got broken. So now there are 3. They are not sitting on their eggs to incubate them either during day nor at night. They don't care for their eggs at all. I am totally disappointed. What shall I do? (I have only two zebra finches.)

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Breeding Zebra Finches?My zebra finches laid 5 eggs, 3 hatched, the parents abandoned the nest, and they all died. Why did this happen? Should I allow them to breed again? When should I put a new nest in the cage?

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My Zebra Finches Are Laying Eggs?I have 2 pair of zebra finches. Pair #1 (Curly and Colleen) have 4 young ones now 4 weeks old. Colleen has taken over the nest and started laying again. The first egg was laid today. How do I stop them from breeding so soon? Is this also why the adults have become aggressive towards their 4 little ones?

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Female Zebra Finches Sitting on Infertile Eggs?I have 2 female zebra finches, and between them both they lay eggs from time to time. I usually have just tossed the eggs because I know that they are unfertilized. This last time there are 8 eggs between the 2 of them. They are both taking care of the eggs together, sitting on top of each other most of the time, but other times they start to get quite aggressive with each other and fighting.

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Zebra Finch Won't Lay Eggs in Nesting Box?Grace keeps laying her eggs in weird places, not in nesting box. 2 eggs were not viable, but damaged. I cleaned the cage and gave her fresh bedding materials and put the nest box back in. She insisted on laying her eggs in her gravel dish will the egg break there? There are no nesting materials in it. I have not touched it.

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Zebra Chicks Dying?My breeding pair hatched 4 eggs. All seemed fine, they grew out of their down. Then 3 died within days of each other (found dead in the nest). The survivor continued, but now is lethargic and not reacting to the parent's presence. It seems on it's way out. Any ideas on what is going on?

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Female Finch Not Sitting on Eggs?My finch laid eggs. I only see the male sitting on them at night. Is that normal? I haven't seen the female sitting on them. This is her first time laying eggs. Is there anything I need to do?

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My Zebra Finch Has Laid Eggs?My white female zebra finch laid 3 eggs, 2 in the nest and one at the bottom of the cage. I haven't seen them lay on the eggs it's her first time. What should I do?

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Zebra Finch Stopped Sitting on Eggs?My finch laid eggs and was sitting on them and then they stop sitting on them. I don't know why or what I should do.

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Female Finch Laid Eggs and Has Died?My female passed and had eggs. Will another female foster the eggs? Also if I can not find another zebra female, will a society finch foster the eggs and will it get along with the male?

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Zebra Finch Is Laying Eggs?I want to ask if it is normal that my zebra finch laid 2 eggs outside the nest and 3 inside it. I thought at first that maybe the ones outside the nest are infertile, but then I saw that she sat on them and she is sitting also on the ones inside of the nest. In this case should I put all the eggs together in the nest or she will reject them if I transfer the eggs?

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Raising Zebra Finches?I have introduced a young female in with my male after my male lost his female friend (they were only friends). My male and the new female seem to get along, but when the go to bed he sleeps on the nest and she sleeps on the ground. She was an aviary bird, but has taken to cage life just fine as she is young. My question is why does he sleep on the nest and she sleeps on the ground?

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Finches Sitting on Infertile Eggs?My finches have been sitting on their eggs for over 2 weeks. I'm not sure of the sex. I have a "fawn" female/male and a "chocolate" female/male. I've had them a little over a month and a few weeks ago I realized they were sitting on eggs.

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