Hi people,thought i best say hello about 2 weeks ago i was given for free a pair of zebra finches,i had a few years ago when i was young (about 12 lol) that i bred with success but at the time knew very little about them,i still know very little now if im honest.
I have been told by an expert they are both males,i believe one is a black cheek as it has black cheeks lol but not sure on the other which is white,when i got them they were in a tiny cage and i mean tiny,in the 2 weeks they were in there they have both put on quite a bit of weight.
Today i bought a secondhand cage and the lady threw in 3 silver bills they look lovely little things and so far are getting on with the 2 zebras amazingly well!! im not sure the sex of the 3 but 1 of them is slightly darker in colour than the other 2,my new cage isnt massive but its a vast improvement on the first cage which was something like 16" long,the new cage is roughly 2 1/2 ft square and 5ft high.
After reasurching on the net it appears even this is a little small for 5 finches so in the future i will upgrade again but like i said they all seem very happy in there and im NOT going to be breeding them.
Its quite hard to find finches over here so i feel very happy with my little birds and i hear the silver bills are quite rare.
Anyhow thats enough babbling lol cant wait to get in on some of the discussions and to learn a bit more about my finches
Oh i love the song of the zebras,they sound amazing when they get going,im yet to hear a full song from the silver bills,they mostly do little sqeeks at the moment.
Thanks
Luke