Hello finch friends! My name is Sherry and I am a new bird owner of two beauties. Bonnie and Cyde. They are approx 5-6 months old Zebra finches. This is kinda funny. I purchased these young ones with the intentions of having two little pet birds for our family. My two little girls love them. What I didn't expect was for my two to start a family! So I have about 5-8 days left of the incubation period and I have been cramming information about how to help my pair tend to the cluch if they hatch. Any little hints or tid bits would be very welcome! I am concerned about when I should start the nestling food. I have heard to start now, and I have read to wait until they hatch. Also I have a bird bath in my cage but they seem only to poop in it. As it is in the style of a "real" bath tub with a mirror on the bottom, I am woundering if I should have a more bowl type shallow dish in the cage..but my real concern is the clutch. I have never had birds breed before. I don't want to do any harm or to interfere with what might be a natural process.So as I said Im a real newbie at this and any helpful tid bits would be super! I live in Alberta Canada and my pair are by a nice big window with lots of sunlight. I do have plans to move my pair into a much larger cage if and when this cluch hatch.Well after they have left the nest and can do well on there own. Also, can their off spring live with the parents in the same cage? If they don't I think I will keep the parents together and just get another cage for the offsping. So we'll see thanks so much for reading this and I hope you all have a great day or night wherever you all are!
