Breeding Zebra Finches: Cages vs Aviary

[@lindagolley8265]

I got 2 society finches for the first time and now I got 5 eggs and they started to hatch yesterday !

[@birdking1250]

you got some nice zebrafinches, i keep them for 14 years now. the mutations are hard to learn so i would recommend to use zebracalc thats an app where you can put in the mutations and it will calculate the young of the combination. you were a bit off with your mutations. the first pair looks like a orange breasted black breasted isabel fawn x a normal isabel fawn (likely to be a split since it came from the same breeder) the second pair is a orange breasted black breasted grey x isabel grey (possible full or split orange breasted or black breasted difficult to see in the video, if the tail has stripes in the length of the tail its a black breasted if it has checkers or it its inbetween ist probably split for blackbreasted), the third pair is orange black breasted fawn x black breasted grey and in the aviary you have a blackbreasted grey male, a blackface isabel fawn split blackbreasted possibly also split orange breasted (you need to have the blackface to have their head fully coverd in orange like you mentioned at the first cage, and then the females are a chestnut flacked white and a lightback grey. but i would recommend to check the zebracalc app to see what young you could get when you combine the birds. if you just start combining stuff you will often end up with alot of grey split birds because grey is the normal colour. good luck with breeding and i hope to see some nice young

[@sassyh154]

Hubby has six pairs of wild caught Zebra Finches, that he hopes will nest for him... I am not a Zebra lover, but some of them are pretty cute... I think it is their aggressive nature that puts me off... Cheers for Sharing Chris.. always informative... x

[@gouldianuk9875]

Great video Chris. I would wish you luck with the Zebs but we both know they're like rabbits when they start 😂 .. Finally decided to give my penguin Zebs a nest so let's see what happens. Hope you and the family have a good festive season mate 👍

[@AviaryBirdsAndCo]

Love the finches, hard to find color mutation in my area.

[@dylanbradley321]

Love the vids man birds are so nice❤

[@mikecrook8650]

Great video Chris. What size breeding cages do you use.

[@sinned2080]

I have 3 phaeo zebra finch babies in the nest right now! Mother is phaeo and father is a "dilute" I have no idea what his mutation is called, but he's normal markings, black chest, and his back feathers are a very light grey looks like phaeo but grey

[@ActinOut]

Just had 2 pied zebras and 2 indian silverbills fledge. Green singers & orange breasted on eggs.

[@Davllewis]

The first pair are a phao OB, phao are crosses from Florida Fancies and black breasted. The result will be a white or silver bird. The first pair is a a white. The female from the second is the silver variety, the third pair are orange breasted or black breasted the hen may be OB too it hard to tell sometimes. On a OB hen you will see traces of orange in the back feathers. Should be a great cross though.

[@birdnerd]

Thank you! Sometimes it’s so hard to tell with some of these mutations.

[@imdadhussain5458]

Hi I live in Maryland I want some zabra finches

[@rodicamireladragotoiu6788]

Hi! Did you ever explain in a video how you catch them, to move them from the colony into cages? I watched some of your videos, but then I didn't question this. Also there are some that do not feed their chicks, after leaving the nest. And nobody adopts them and they stubbornly do not open their beaks, so that I handfeed them! My heart aches for each death, though now I have over 100. Do you have a solution for this? It is like they all decide whom not to feed, at a certain age. Good luck with your beauties!

[@whitejazusa10-35]

Get a pair of society finches, they will raise others' babies. Mine raise gouldians that are tossed.

[@sskmaestro]

I have some black Eumos fledging out. If you are interested, we can exchange them with orange zebras

[@birdnerd]

That would be really great are you located in the U.S.?

[@woodside-loft]

Hello my bird nerd brother, hope all is well for you.

[@birdnerd]

You too! Thanks

[@woodside-loft]

You ever find or know anyone with the emo Finch’s or all Black Zebra’s? I would love to add some of them and the Florida Fancy’s. Keep up the good work with your birds. Mine give me so much joy. 😄

[@berrygipson3571]

How do you sell them? To who? An how much do you charge? Just curious because I'm breeding an wanted to know... Thank you

[@71bahriabirds39]

Nice video 😊😊

[@venissahiti2840]

hey everyone I just bought recently a pair of zebras and as told Ipput a nest and some materials on it to be more specific cotton and some dry grass .My question Is will they breedat this season they are almost nonstop staying on the nest and will sleep together andeverything I am feedng them some seed mix anddialy puting boiled eggs andcocumbers sometimes spinach etc ,the room temperature is good Ilive on europe ballkan KOSOVO ,.I LOVE YOUR VIdEOS BY THE WAY ,.If anyone can help me or anythig like thet feel free .love

[@Drdiegovarela_]

my male zebra loses interest in mate with the female, but they still together all day. can you help me?

[@birdnerd]

Is it a young male? Sometimes young males can loose interest or find another female that he wants to breed.

[@Drdiegovarela_]

@@birdnerd he is about 8 months old, but there aren't another females here. only 2 males. it's seems he stoped building the nest also. or at least is stoping, i saw him few little times with any dirty in the mouth these days. And the female spend more time in the nest than him nowdays. at the first time they went together, they were super crazy building nest all day long.

[@Drdiegovarela_]

I separated then for a few days and then they show more interest in each other. But it’s seems, even with interesting, the male don’t go on the female. He waits the female besides her and shaking his tail. Any advices?

[@birdnerd]

Finches will mostly breed inside the nest box. So you will rarely see them mount each other. What’s the male is doing is part of his mating rituals.

[@candikicau.wirawirisf]

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