A big hello to everyone from North wales!
I have had my first couple of zebbies for 2 months now and it has been a roller coaster! I got a male and female who quickly produced 5 eggs and then 4 babies when the youngest was only a few days old the female collapsed and died a week to two weeks later the dad was collapsed and I contacted the vets who advised it could be exhaustion rearing the babies on his own and to hand rear them. This was not too scarey as I used to breed cockatiels and budgies when I was about 12 to about 21 but I had not done it with something so tiny!
We decided to leave dad with the babies in the hope he would do the night feeds (which he did ) anyway taking the pressure off he recovered and we have 4 healthy babies now just about in their adult colours happy and healthy. We have now bought a white female for the dad and have 3 grey babies (1 male 2 female) and one female fawn.
I am loving the zebies and having had an aviary before so I am seriously thinking of setting up my first aviary in years so thought I would join a group
