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Christine - 2013-02-27
I have 4 littlie zebra finches and every time they have one to three eggs they break the eggs and eat them, why?

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-02-27
First, how old are the mating finches? They should be over a year to be sexually mature. Also make sure they are provided with a very well-balanced diet - especially if you are trying to breed them. There should also be a separate nesting area for every pair of zebra finches that are breeding. The different pairs may be getting territorial and eating the eggs may be one way they are being aggressive towards each other. Also, are you sure there are 2 mated pairs? If there is an odd bird out, or too many males or females, this could be a problem as well.
amanda - 2013-03-13
they are missing something in their diet. you can hard boil chicken eggs and grind the shell and hard boiled egg and give it to them

Kris - 2013-03-04
Hi I have 2 zebra finch chicks of 12 days old . Their parents stopped feeding . I fed them the formula but the chicks no longer chirp. Help

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Anonymous - 2013-03-13
Thank you clarice! That was helpful.
Clarice Brough - 2013-03-04
They are such tiny birds, that they are very delicate. Here's a great guide for handfeeding these babies by Unique Beak: Successfully Handfeeding a Finch.

Janet Foster - 2013-03-01
My pair of Zebra Finches have just laid there first clutch of 4 eggs. The female won't let the male near the nest, and keeps darting out and chasing him round the cage. What should I do? Leave them to get on with it, or put the nest and eggs in one of the other cages? They were happy together before I put the nest in

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Dimiter Penev - 2013-03-03
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courtneyduval@bellsouth.net - 2013-02-23
We just adopted a white zebra finch as a mate to our gray zebra finch. They were supposed to both be female but a few weeks after the white finch arrived they started laying eggs....one is sitting on the eggs and the white one is busy building and improving their nest. is it possible that one is a male?

Jayashree Manoharan - 2013-02-08
Yesterday My 2 months old Alexandria lost his 2 feathers. Today morni ng suddenly he sounded unusually. So I took him after few mins he lost 1 feather but in the tip of the feather and a drop of blood bleeded on me. After that he is quite normal. I want to know is anything wrong with him? Or this is normal behavior. Pls help me. Expecting Ur reply soon.

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-02-11
As long as the bleeding didn't continue he should be fine. If he is acting normal I wouldn't worry at all. Occasionally birds will lose their feathers and as long as they aren't plucking all their feathers there is no concern.

Diana - 2013-02-07
Hello everyone. I have two beautiful and healthy society finches for two years now. Unfortunatelly I am developing some kind of allergy and my doctor suspects it is from the birds. I live in Bergen County, NJ. Can you advice me how to find them a new home. I want them to be happy.

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Jasmine Brough Hinesley - 2013-02-08
You could take them to a local pet store and see if they would buy them or take them for free. You could also put an ad in the paper or on Craigslist.

mandy - 2011-10-12
Our bengalese lay one tiny egg a few weeks ago and today we can't see the egg. Can anyone please explain what has happened?

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Kari Kenidi - 2012-07-20
Hi Mandy, Maybe she ate it....? I can't think of anything else but would love to know if u find out. Good luck, Kari
chris carey - 2012-10-20
Some times they will break itor throw it out. Or even pick it it to pieces, I have 20 finches in avery.I see a lot of weird things.I had one female.dye and it mate died in about 2hours. The other pasted, I guess some get really attached. Or maybe it was bad they broke it up.

Kathleen - 2012-12-22
I have these beautiful little society finches and I need some advice please. I've had 8 together and they have all lived very long healthy lives between 10 and 12 years. The last two of this group are quite elderly and one is failing. I'm keeping them warm and they are eating very well. My question and big concern is. What can I do in the event I loose one of the 2 to help the lone bird? I love them dearly and I'm very concerned about the event of having one elderly bird on it's own. I am hoping not to introduce another bird because this will continue to play occur. Is there something I can do to provide comfort and a happy environment for a lone older bird in this situation? I want to prepare for this in case this does play out this way. Thank you for any help and suggestions. Kathleen

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-12-22
On average a finch will need only 5-7 days to come to terms with the loss of a companion. This time is mostly allowed so the finch understands that the dead finch really isn't coming back.
If you don't supply your finch with a new companion at the end of that week he/she may indeed appear to still be depressed. This is normal. Not so much that he/she is still mourning the loss, rather the finch is simply lonely. In time and if you are around more often the finch may perk up and appear happier. This happens when the finch starts to view you as part of the flock. A mirror in the cage can also help the finch cope with being alone but note that some aggressive species may feel threatened by their own reflection.
Roger - 2013-01-16
Helpful post and great sharing. Some thngis in here I haven't thought about before, I would like to use this moment to say that I really love this blog. It's been a good resource of information for me. Thank you so much!

lisa - 2012-07-29
I bought two finches today but I can't tell if they're male or female. They both chirp a lot but I can't tell if they're singing too. What does their singing sound like?

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lisa - 2012-07-30
Does the male move and jump around more than the female too?
Charlie Roche - 2012-07-29
There is two ways to 100% determine whether you have a male or a female. It is a female if it lays an egg. That is easy. You can DNA sex the little ones and that should determine whether male or female. Outside of those two ways everything else is pretty much a best guess. Males sing/chirp more than the females when they wish to court/mate. They try and fluff up and show their feathers to the female to be attractive. The chirping and fluffing up is a behavior - which is sometimes accurate and sometimes not.
Charlie Roche - 2012-07-30
I would say that the fellas jump around more than the gals but it just isn't an accuarate criteria to accurately determine sex. I had a Blue/Gold macaw and I named HIM Sinbad as I was postivie based on behavior he was a boy. He was michevious. He took his entire cage apart. Then he went for other cages. He would be outside walking around the pool. He would dump over his bowls all the time. He would get in bed under the covers. His tail looked like horrible cuz he constantly played on the banister. When he reached sexual maturity he would chase all the gals. He was definitely Sinbad the sailor. I had him DNA sexed 3 times and all 3 times, it came back that he was a female. My mind just did not comprehend this wild acting skirt chasing Blue Gold to be a gal. Sinbad wasn't a gal - he managed to get my Scalet prenant. Then there were Catalinas. Behavior - I think behavior tells a person a lot but there are human girl tomboys. There are human male ballerinas. For every generalization, there is an exception. But sure seems like boys are more active than gals - in most things.
lisa - 2012-07-30
Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful information!

cj - 2013-01-10
I have 4 finches and 4 canaries all in the same cage, which is approximately 5 feet high by 5 feet wide by 2 feet deep, and has two levels which are connected with ladders so that 'hop-a-long' (a canary born with only one wing) can access both levels. There are 8 nests, 4 on each opposite end, and several full length perches. They have 3 bathing dishes, 3 seed dishes and 2 fresh greens dishes. They are all young, but just now starting to lay. Will they be ok all together in the same cage as they start to sit and hatch, or should they be separated?

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Jeremy Roche - 2013-01-10
Normally fine. Finches can aggravate canaries with constant movement.

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