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Title: Pet news Post by: SynapticBoomstick on April 04, 2008, 08:29:51 PM My Zebra Finch's chicks came out of the nest today :teddyr: Two healthy white-and-grey balls of fluff, they're already taking short flaps around the cage. The mother is also doing much better since moving her to another cage; one of the other birds had been beating her up, plucking out her feathers and giving her a black eye. She's almost recovered, though, the new pins grew in and will become feathers within the next five days or so.
Title: Re: Pet news Post by: Menard on April 04, 2008, 09:04:20 PM Congratulations!
Zebra Finches are beautiful birds; then, there are few birds that aren't. It has been a long time since I have been active with birds. I used to have Hooded Mannikins and Green Singing Finches, as well one bronco of a Senegal Parrot. Do you raise the birds to provide them to shops or is this more of a personal interest for you? Title: Re: Pet news Post by: SynapticBoomstick on April 05, 2008, 01:13:53 AM It's a personal interest in animals with me although at this rate (2 chicks + 5 in the other cage) I'm going to have to either get more cages, bigger cages, or hand them over to the bird department at the local PetSmart or a bird specialty shop in my town. Chicks are like kittens or puppies: you don't think about the downside to having so many :tongueout:
Title: Re: Pet news Post by: redsneaker on April 05, 2008, 07:58:24 PM I wish I could see a pic of them.
Title: Re: Pet news Post by: raj on April 07, 2008, 12:40:45 PM Cool, congrats.
Did you use artificial insemination (a la Island of Dr. Moreau, or were you able to get a zebra to mate with a finch? Title: Re: Pet news Post by: SynapticBoomstick on April 07, 2008, 01:18:20 PM Artificial insemination, of course. Why would I risk my birds in such a way :lookingup:
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