Mégane 0 Report post Posted May 18, 2019 Hi, I bought a female and a male zebra finches 3 months ago (they had the little chick since then). The female has always been more voluminous than the male (like a ball). She eats and drinks well, she is not less active than the other zebra finches in the cage. Maybe she sleeps more during the day than the others. Her neck seems a little big, could you tell me if she is fat or obese ? (I feed them with a mix of seeds for zebra finches, sometimes I add vegetables. Maybe I give them millet too often ? sometimes I let a branch of millet in the cage until its gets completely eaten. When the parents were breeding, I gave them a lot of home-made preparation based on semolina and eggs) Thank you for your help ! Mégane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andyn 534 Report post Posted May 26, 2019 Megan, I don't think your parent hen is fat. I believe you have an Exhibition quality Bird which are generally larger than pet shop or aviary birds. The cock bird is just not the same quality, though looks bigger than pet shop type. Hen chick looks like it will mature to be more like Mum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites