You are here:
- Home
- Animals/Pets
- Pet Birds
- Finches
- Finch babies
Finches/Finch babies
Advertisement
Question
My Zebra finch just have 3 babies, but i have noticed that they have a sack on its neck with food, it does not look comfortable or normal. Is it?
It sounds like you are describing the crop of the babies. This perfectly fine. As long as the parents aren't feeding the babies seed then you don't have worry. If they are you may lose your babies. Even if they aren't I would suggest taking out food that has large seeds in it. The babies won't be able to digest these large seeds so they will get stuck somewhere along the way and start to rot in the baby, killing it.
www.finefeatheredfinch.com is a website I have that has an eggfood recipe on it that is excellent for the parents to feed their babies
Related Articles
Megan
Expertise
For time's sake, I have made a FAQ site, http://finchfaqs.webs.com/. Please go there first to see if your question has been asked before. Note: the website is still under construction but the FAQ is up Please include the species of finch when asking me. It is easier for me to give you advice if I know what kind of finch I'm dealing with. Also, please include a picture of the bird if possible. Pictures are worth a thousand words after all. I an answer any questions on FINCHES NOT CANARIES. I know how to tell what pair will be good parents, bad parents, sociable with other finches, unsociable and anything else you may wish to know about your feathered friend. Please note: from now on anyone who emails me directly will be ignored. I am unsure how some questioners are getting my personal email address but I will no longer even look at these emails.
Experience
I own finches, have read handbooks on how to care for them,and have researched the internet dry on finches.
Organizations
Northern Alberta Caged Bird Society
Publications
There are no publications
Education/Credentials
None as of yet
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.