When Do Baby Finches Leave the Nest?

When Do Baby Finches Leave the Nest? - view down into the nest I believe I have three baby zebra finches! I did see 3, but now I only see 1.
They are in a small nesting basket so it's hard to see inside. The baby that I can see has full feathers even tail feathers. When will it come out of the nest?

Is it going to get hurt falling 12 in to the bottom of the cage? I'm not sure if the other babies are still alive and am wondering if I should check. I don't know how. I don't really want to roll them around inside the nest.

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Judy
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August 6, 20190 found this helpful

They leave the nest 11 to 19 days after hatching.

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Jo N.

August 6, 20190 found this helpful

Yeah I'm not sure how old they are but they have all complete feathers and are about as big as their parents!

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petlover
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August 7, 20190 found this helpful

Once the tail & feathers are fully formed & they are able to feed themselves & fly it may be a good idea to seperate them into another cage as most parent birds will attack the fledged babies to get them out of the nests so they can breed again. If you do seperate them make sure you observe them eating.

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