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| Zebra finch death | 11/18/2009 | Megan |
Q: Last night I found my 1 year 9 month finch dead at the bottom of his cage. I've been research to ...
A: It would be impossible to tell what your bird died of seeing as how I wasn't there and didn't see ...
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| Death of family of Zebra Finches | 11/12/2009 | Megan |
Q: My husband bought a pair of zebra finches from a breeder and they had 2 chicks , unfortunatley came ...
A: It's hard to say what killed them. When did they hatch? Babies can last up to four days without ...
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| Baby finches died | 11/9/2009 | Megan |
Q: My finches had 2 eggs in their next just over 2 weeks ago and yesterday I say a dead baby on the ...
A: It depends actually on the type of finches you have for the type of nest you should buy. Zebras and ...
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| sick female finch | 11/9/2009 | Megan |
Q: I am in desperate need for some help with a sick female finch about 3 years old. She has been sick ...
A: If you really want to give your bird every chance it has at survival, I would take it to a ...
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| sick female finch | 11/8/2009 | Megan |
Q: I am in desperate need for some help with a sick female finch about 3 years old. She has been sick ...
A: If it looks like she's trying to pass an egg, it could be a wind egg. A wind egg is an egg with very ...
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| sick finch diagnosis | 11/4/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a sick finch and need advice. This is a sick zebrra or society finch. I noticed 2 days ago ...
A: Well it's hard to say. I've never heard of birds poking each other in dominance. I would try and ...
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| Baby finch wont fly | 10/22/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a baby finch that is about 1 month old and he will not fly. He is out of the nest and hops ...
A: First off, see if something with his wings. You can either do this by spreading them out (but be ...
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| Finch babies | 10/22/2009 | Megan |
Q: My Zebra finch just have 3 babies, but i have noticed that they have a sack on its neck with food, ...
A: It sounds like you are describing the crop of the babies. This perfectly fine. As long as the ...
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| Male Society Pair Bickering | 10/15/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have two male societies in a large flight cage who have been living together peacefully for over a ...
A: It does sound like they're just fighting for dominance. Nothing really to worry about unless it gets ...
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| Finches dying | 10/12/2009 | Megan |
Q: My Dad has bred finches for many many years but has recently come across a problem he doesn't know ...
A: This is strange. Normally I would suggest certain types of diseases or parasites they may have but ...
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| Zebra Finch growth. | 10/8/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a three zebra finches and one is the father of the two. Karl has a growth on his back, right ...
A: It's hard to say what it may be. If it's hard getting to a vet then you may not want to bother, ...
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| Finch death | 10/7/2009 | Megan |
Q: Hey there, I've had my 2 female Zebra finches for around 5 years now and sadly one of them passed ...
A: Unfortunately no, introducing one finch to your elder would not be a good idea. Finches only live ...
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| male finch eating feathers | 10/3/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a male finch who plucked the feathers off of his mate and ate the feathers. I have a ...
A: I had a zebra pair where the male did that for the female. He just couldn't handle change and it ...
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| Finch compatibility | 9/23/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have two zebra finches (boy and girl)in a very small cage, so they began pecking each others ...
A: I would stick with just the two birds if I were you if they are showing signs of aggression. Make ...
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| White Zebra FInches | 9/19/2009 | Megan |
Q: As you know by now, I have two white Zebra Finches. Up "until" now, both were thought to be girls. ...
A: It's hard to tell just by the description but males usually have orange cheek patches whereas ...
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| Housing finches and budgies together | 9/17/2009 | Megan |
Q: I would like to cage my finches and budgies in the same larger cage. They have been side by side ...
A: NO! Do not house budgies and finches together! Budgies are parrots and will tear the little finches ...
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| outdoor aviary | 9/17/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have an outdoor aviary with finches, canaries, and button quail. My birds appear healthy. They ...
A: I personally don't treat my own birds twice a year on a regular basis. Breeders may do this because ...
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| Nest types? | 9/7/2009 | Megan |
Q: I plan on placing two nests in my cage and I am wondering what arrangement would work best in terms ...
A: You can if you want to but I like to put my nests in opposite sides of the cage in one of the ...
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| Concerned with z. finch health | 9/7/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have had a pair of healthy male zebra finches for 1.5 years now and I decided it would be great to ...
A: Sounds like you may have feather mites; these mites can be indirectly deadly. They bother the bird ...
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| female eating feathers | 9/6/2009 | Megan |
Q: I just bought my first pair of zebra finches two days ago. The female is plucking feathers from the ...
A: Every now and then birds do develop this habit. It's not the feathers she's eating but the blood. I ...
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| Fighting | 8/22/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a very large 4' octogon cage. I have a pair of gouldians a pari of gold breasted and 2 male ...
A: Sounds to me like he is ready to nest. Try introducing one of the females to him in his cage and see ...
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| finches in classroom | 8/17/2009 | Megan |
Q: We have three shaft-tailed finches that we are considering giving to a neighbor for her ...
A: I highly doubt that that's even possible. They would need to be taken home for the two days. ...
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| Society Finches | 8/15/2009 | Megan |
Q: I've got a question about my pair of scoiety finches. My finches wont breed, i have a cage with a ...
A: Societies I find are hard to breed. I have some societies that have ignored their own nest for ...
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| A Society Finch | 8/13/2009 | Megan |
Q: I just purchased a black and white male Society Finch. I have put him in with my two white Zebra ...
A: You can get the society a buddy and put them separate from the zebras. Zebras have a more aggressive ...
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| society finches | 8/9/2009 | Megan |
Q: I purchased 3 societies to foster Gouldian finches, the societies are missing there tails, are they ...
A: So do all the societies have their tails missing? If one still has his then he's picking the ...
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| will zebras survive in the wild | 8/1/2009 | Megan |
Q: We have an aviary outside, about 20 feet long and 8 feet wide. There are almost 40 zebra finches ...
A: There is no chance of them surviving in the wild. You may as well starve them to death now. You are ...
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| My Whitish Gray Female Zebra Finches | 7/30/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have established with you that I have two whitish gray females, correct? So, when one day I ...
A: You may. Another way to tell is to blow on their rear and see what types of feathers they have. ...
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| My Whitish Gray Female Zebra Finches | 7/29/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have established with you that I have two whitish gray females, correct? So, when one day I ...
A: I'm sure you know that without males the eggs would be duds no matter if they sat on them or not. ...
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| Just born finches | 7/28/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a second batch of baby finches that were recently born in my fern (2-3 days old) I hadn't ...
A: That is not normal at all. At all times at least one parent is in the nest (the female during the ...
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| zebra finch | 7/15/2009 | Megan |
Q: ) i bought a pair of zebra finch three weeks back........they were so happy in their new n big ...
A: It sounds like his equilibrium is out of whack. Unfortunately the only way to correct this is a vet ...
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| Gouldian cant fly | 7/15/2009 | Megan |
Q: I just purchased 3 lady gouldians. While picking them out, they were flying and looked healthy. I ...
A: You may want to make sure that there is nothing wrong with his wings. Sometimes there is a problem ...
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| Zebra Finch disability | 7/13/2009 | Megan |
Q: I've 'rescued' a baby Zebra Finch who has a damaged(unusable)leg/foot. He gets around pretty well ...
A: You could but I wouldn't recommend it. There is a way to tell what kind of personality a bird has ...
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| found a "baby finch" | 7/11/2009 | Megan |
Q: I found a baby "finch" (so I was told by a pet store staff, "some knid of finch") in the middle of a ...
A: I'm not sure I understand what you want help with but I'll try my best. If you are sure that it is a ...
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| Two White Female Zebra Finches | 7/11/2009 | Megan |
Q: Since we have established that my two little whitish gray zebra finches are girls, would it be safe ...
A: I would go with two males so that both have a male. Sometimes females will fight with each other for ...
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| How long do finches mourn? | 7/10/2009 | Megan |
Q: My male finch died yesterday no warning symptoms or anything. I assume it was due to his previous ...
A: Mourning in birds varies like it does with humans. Some it's longer and some it's shorter. You did ...
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| Baby finches with not mother | 7/9/2009 | Megan |
Q: recently my two finches had 5 chicks. The first chick came out of the nest box on 4 July and the ...
A: So you have had no luck in locating the mother and baby. You shouldn't give up looking for them just ...
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| breeding zebras | 7/7/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have a breeding pair of zebras. They recently laid a clutch of 5 eggs. 3 of the 5 hatched, but ...
A: Fathers kick the babies out so they can mate with the females again. I don't agree with separating ...
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| Young White Zebra Finches | 7/7/2009 | Megan |
Q: I purchased two grayish white "supposedly" 2 month old Zebra Finches, about 2 weeks ago. Their ...
A: From what I can tell both are girls. Male zebras have orange cheek patches on their faces. I find a ...
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| Small Finches | 7/5/2009 | Megan |
Q: My partner and I started with two Zebra Finches in a small cage indoors, we have now built a large ...
A: I've never heard of such a thing before. I suggest taking a couple to the vet and getting a ...
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| HELP!: I have 2 pairs of Zebra finches and everything allways goes wrong. | 7/5/2009 | Megan |
Q: I have 2 pairs of Zebra finches, one white and pied and the others are both normal greys. I brought ...
A: I'm not sure where that information came from really. I have Zebra finches myself and while the eggs ...
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