Hi! I have 2 female zebra finches that are sisters and just recently they have been exhibiting what I assume is mating behavior?

They have a nest I got for them and normally they sleep in there at night. But recently one will go in at a quiet part of the day when i’m working at home and make these cutie little high pitch noises waiting for the other to follow in. Maybe she just wants to nap? But I also noticed the one that does that also tried to mount the other before too.

I caught this the other day and said to them “Hey that’s your sister!” LMAO

I’m new with finches and birds in general so if anybody has any suggestions on what this behavior could mean please let me know! lol 😂

Hi, I volunteer at my local animal shelter and a big batch of zebra finches came in from a hoarder situation, I adopted two to keep my other two zebra finches company at home. Since it was such a large batch I caught the ones I could catch and one of them is a female, significantly smaller and she has a crooked beak that leaves her mouth open slightly. I've taken to her and I've noticed she's otherwise healthy but she's just a little behind everyone else when it comes to following and grooming other finches, she eats plenty though and gets lot's of exercise.

Would there be a reason why she has such a crooked beak and should I look into getting her checked at a vet? The animal shelter I volunteer at has a vet so she was probably observed but I'm not sure much beyond that.

I'm at work currently but I'll add a photo when I'm back!

It looks like my Gouldians want to breed whether I am ready or not. Will they get discouraged and not breed if I don’t give them a nest box? Or should I give them a nest box and learn really really fast about breeding? I really don’t want them to lay eggs in a place that will just make dead chicks.

It looks like my Gouldians want to breed whether I am ready or not. Will they get discouraged and not breed if I don’t give them a nest box? Or should I give them a nest box and learn really really fast about breeding? I really don’t want them to lay eggs in a place that will just make dead chicks.

My star finch pair I got back at the end 2020. On the left is Juno (female) and her mate Olly (Male). They love each other so much and bicker now and then, that's why I call them my old married couple.

So I have 2 pet zebra finches who just had 3 or 4 eggs hatch. Is there anything I can or should do for the newly hatched finches or should I just keep up with the regular food and water? Also, do you think I should get a bigger cage?

Hi everyone, I would just like to know if zebra finches and society finches can reproduce? Not planning on cross breeding at all, would just like to know for just in case to avoid :)

So, I'm going to be looking around to buy or adopt another zebbie to pair with my male. The issue is, I live in the middle of nowhere, and my only option here is Petsmart or the very rare Craigslist post, and I've not had great luck with super healthy birds. My question is, is is safe to purchase from breeders that ship their birds? What would I expect to pay? Are their any known reliable people to purchase from? I've purchased and shipped live fish and reptiles in the past, just never birds.

I have two male finches, the breeder said their species were compatible and should be fine as a pair. Which they were, there was no fighting and the cuban grassquit would preen Miru, Even though Miru never preens back.. they were getting along completely fine. But i recently noticed of late that, (Miru) has been pecking the cuban grassquit from time-to-time out of nowhere, as if sudden aggression. Also strangely Miru will let the grassquit preen him after pecking at them.. and after Miru sings he just immediately pecks at the cuban grassquit straight after before stopping and ceasing any hostility. So I separated them, they can still see eachother, but Miru is just so big compaired to the grassquit who is only a little guy.. I didn't want to run any risks. And now I'm just confused on this new behaviour, I don't know on if this is maybe just the pecking order finches do, or if they are actually incompatible, or that maybe because it is spring currently in Queensland? Which is typically when birds nest and stuff..

hey everyone i recently had to separate some of my birds, male zebra and female zebra in one cage, and 2 male societies and 1 male zebra finch in the other and my 1 male zebra finch, Pudding, gets along decently with the societies but he seems a little lonely. I don't think getting another male zebra finch would work because of my girl, Quinoa, in the other cage. So I wanted to know if I should get another kind of bird for my boy Pudding or leave him be. I don't want to get another female zebra finch though because I don't want any baby birds and I don't want Pudding to get territorial. He has a pretty gentle temperament and doesn't pick fights. I heard that owl finches get along with zebras but I'm not sure if just one would be fine

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Is it normal for the pairs, when outside of nest, to not be so active?

My gouldians are now incubating eggs (I assume, they currently have 3 eggs) and alternating inside the nest box. But I noticed that when one is outside he/she just go straight to the food ans water bowls then after that just perch, sometimes with "puffed" feathers until it's his/her turn to sit tight again. I rarely see them actively flying.

My female zebra finch can't fly anymore. She has fewer flight feathers. And in the last few days she removes herself a lot of feathers and she causes herself loss of blood. What can I do? Vet not an option, unfortunately

My zebras have built a nest in a box nest but I fear it’s too tight for the babies to grow. I don’t see how they can manage to develop in such tiny and overly-stuffed space.

They’re about three weeks old. Would the parents reject them if I remove some of the junk inside the box?

i posted earlier on here about a zebra finch i took home from work and the female i got for him i had gotten them a nest but did not put it in as i was told it would just promote them to breed i left their bath dish empty for 3 days while i was gone so it wouldnt get super dirty and my female ended up laying 2 eggs! i decided to put the nest in and stupidly moved the eggs into it im nervous she will abandon the eggs now do i put them back in the dish? cut my losses and leave them in the nest? i feel horrible for moving the eggs and dont know what to do now

My daughter has a heart that is 10 times too big...which resulted in me having a singular finch (Zebra - I'm in the process of finding him a friend or two, but it's shockingly difficult. He was all alone at the pet store and had been for awhile, and they didn't know when he wouldn't be). He's currently in quarantine, away from my bigger bird crew (Suncheek Conure, Lovebird, Linnie and Rosey Bourke)...until he sees the veterinarian for his well-birdy exam to make sure that he's healthy before adding him to the bird room (in his own cage). He's been calling out...and my birds, especially my Conure have been calling back to him. I'm not sure what to do. It's breaking my heart.

I know he'll never be able to have out of cage time with the bigger birds, but after his quarantine ends, will he be happy just being in the same space as them while I try to find him some companions (and have them go through quarantine)?

Should I let him live with my Rosey Bourke until he has his own little crew?

I know what to do with larger birds...but this little guy has me stumped. I just want him to be happy. He did just move into his "Big Boy" cage today, 30 inches to check out, and make his own. He seems quite happy flitting around and exploring. He loves his little nest.

Thank you, Panicked New Tiny Bird Mom

One my zebra finches are sneezing, making a wet clicking noise when breathing and even though it's not common for these finch to have air sac mites I'm pretty positive they do, they been on the treatment for almost a full 2 days but she's still sneezing and scratching a lot, ive sprayed the cage down with s76 today and ive put the medicine in their bath aswell shes been closing one of her eyes quite often for a while now and I've never actually seen any mites on the birds, cage or my room.