Can anyone tell me if my Zebra finches look healthy? We’ve had them for a few days now. They go in and out of their cage of their own accord all day and have settled in seamlessly. The one on the right(Ronnie) is a bit fatter than the other. I’m also not sure if their claws are too long?

I found a baby spotted munia and idk what to feed it. Soaked oat makes it constipated. I wonder if egg yolk works, or is any food that's not digested by its mother nutrious for it at all? Because it doesn't gain any weight after I feed it said food. Formula is so hard to find in my area

5 and 2 years old. Rescued both from people, who didn’t give a shit

I recently added a new female zebra finch to my flock, as a partner for my baby Bean. Since she arrived she has been incredibly chatty, constantly meeping. The only time she's not meeping is when she's eating, playing, or preening/being preened. Is this normal? Is she unhappy? I'll ask the girl I got her from if she's always this chatty but I would love some other thoughts :)

this is Spice 🩷 she is looking wistfully towards the horizon

I have a Society Finch and a Zebra Finch and am moving around 770 miles away. It will be about a 14 hour drive all things considered. I'm not sure were I'd even begin to consider how to feed and hydrate them on such a trip. I doubt they'd do anything except hide in their nest during the driving, if not freak out. Let alone eat or drink during stops, how long can Finches even go without food or water, comfortably? It wouldn't be practical or possibile to stop every 30 mins to an hour so that they can eat and drink. Do I have no choice but to give them away?

I have a pair of Zebra finches, Frick and Frack. Frick (a female) was very poofed up a couple of days ago and appearing more drowsy than normal. It was quite scary, especially since I caught this after hours for all of the vets in my city. My partner and I frantically did what we could, fearing a bound egg. I got her into the bathroom, running the shower for a few minutes, and ran a low powered space heater to the side to keep the room warm. As I went to turn the shower off and say goodnight, I cried when I saw her cuddled up to Frack, hoping she could make it through the night.

We finally get her to a vet the next morning who told us short of having an x-ray to confirm it's just a hard to pass egg (he didn't think it was bound), she is looking very healthy for being almost 3. The advice he gave was exactly what we did, except he did suggest separating the two for a few days. He even commented on Frack, saying he is a very healthy looking older finch (he is Frick's dad actually, her mom passed and they two bonded). It made me feel especially good because we had a plucking problem just a couple of months ago where Frick was plucking Frack's neck feathers for nesting material, even though there isn't even a nest.

Anyway, it just made me feel good knowing my partner and I are taking good care of these cuties. I love them so much, and I hope we continue to provide them as much happiness as they bring us.

Another question I just remembered: Regardless of gender, should you keep a nest in their cage?

Thank you for any answers!

And sorry if these are dumb questions, I have parrots lol

Hi there! A zebrafinch just run inside our place today. We would like to bring him back to the animal shelter but they would only be opening on saturday. Any suggestion how i can make his stay better?

Hi, today I noticed this on my mom's bird and I have no idea what it could be. Any ideas?

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Apparently it means urge to mate, and while they have been mating she's practically bald on her back by the times he's been plucking her feathers. if yes, I don't know a way I could stop him.

I was taking my smoke break at work and this brown bird hopped out from one of our large coolers, i cornered him (with help of a customer 😭) and I've brought him home. I'm assuming that its a male house finch, but I'm not 100%. He's obviously sick, my coworkers say hes been hiding for a few days around and under that cooler, and has been puking. He does have crust around his mouth and on his chest, as well as what seems to be messy stool on his behind. Poops are normal though, he hasnt puked within the 3ish hours of being contained either. ! He cannot fly !, no sign of exterior damage, wings are healthy, but he is loosing tail feathers (could be due to the struggle of being caught). Eating well, i just came home and need to find him a water dish. My plan is to get some sort of antibiotic for his size, and pray he makes it through the night.

Since finches are invasive, i do not plan on releasing him. I (and my mother) have been rescuing animals forever, but i just want to verify or have some sort of reassurance that I'm doing the right thing or to get tips on what to do in this situation since my nerves are shot. If you have any advice, or anything at all, please reply, thank you.

My zebras the male started hitting his female out of the nest and he chase her around. Just happened today the pair been together for over 4 months also never laid eggs but I'm sure they're male and female

my family's been giving them newspaper and paper and shredding it to pieces, and they've made a fairly well nest so far. I feel like they might yearn for something soft inside, but I'm not sure if all of the soft items im thinking of are dangerous to their feet/kids.

Hello, I have a couple of zebra finches since 8 months now and it's been 1-2 months the male stopped taking baths. He used to take them before, but now he just put his head in the water dispenser to wet it.

Any reasons why he suddenly stopped? He sees his wife and kids take baths so he knows where it is and shouldn't be scared of it no?

Hi everyone. I just got 2 cute society finches. The breeder tried his best to select a male and female, but the quiet one that i considered a female started singing exactly like the male. It happened only once and she only did little chirps ever since, while the male one sings constantly. So can she still be considered a girl or was that one song proof that he is a male?

Is the white one male or female?