BASIS KNOWING ZEBRAFINCHES:

Nestmaterial: For example cocofibre and hay

Breeding: normally after the 3th egg they start. Unfertilized eggs you leave too, the youngsters use it later for support and warmth

Checking eggs: You can 5 days after breeding put a light at them to see if the eggs are fertilized or not (not necessary)

Breeding time zebrafinches: About 12 to 14 days 

Fly out zebrafinches: About 12-14 days after hatching

Ringing with solid footrings about 8 days after hatching

Bothem covering: sand, mud, shellsand, woodchips, paper

STARTING WITH ZEBRAFINCHES:

• Start best with 1 or 3 couples, best not with 2. This often goes wrong with 2 (although not always, depending on space too)
• Curved beaks and straight beaks separate from each other. Sometimes it goes well with enough space and there are success stories, but sometimes that goes wrong.
• As many males as females is best
• Always put new birds separated first for a week. They can have possible illnesses with them. Are they still healthy after a week then you can safely put them with the others.
• Minimum space per couple 40 x 30 x 35 but obviously as large as possible.

GREEN FOOD FOR ZEBRAFINCHES

(all green feed in a small dose to prevent diarrhea)

From nature: Some examples: 

• chicken weed (not too often and too much and not during litters because of their building with it too)
• dandelion
• plantain - goose grass
• grass seeds

From home and the kitchen: Some examples they like:

• Lettuce
• Broccoli
• chicory
• Apple
• Boiled egg
• Kale

Read more about herbs and plants on the other page