My female zebra finch has chicks that hatched on Thursday, but today she just sleeps on the bottom of the cage while the male takes care of them. Is there anything wrong with the female?
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poehere
Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 105 Posts October 2, 20170 found this helpful
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Normally the male and female Finch take turns taking care of the babies.
- For the first day or two the young babies don't need to feed because they are eating the rest of the yolk sack.
- You may notice that the male or female can be picking at their you and arranging them in the nest. This is normal because they are arranging them for incubation.
- This is normal for the first 10 days of the young chick's life. They are incubation daily.
- After this time they are only incubated at night.
- The young babies will normally open their eyes between 14 to 20 days.
- According to a few website the female should sit on the nest during the incubation time and for the next 5 days. www.wild-bird-watching.com/house-finch.html
- You could have a sick Finch. I would read the information here on this site. www.ladygouldianfinch.com/features_sick.php
- The normal finch behavior doesn't spend that much time at the bottom of the cage sleeping. They are nromally very active birds.
coville123
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There is nothing wrong the female.They take turns with their hatchlings.
Anonymous
October 16, 20170 found this helpful
Thank you she is fine now.
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