So excited for my Zebra Finches first viable clutch! Wanted to share 😁 Flitwick and Theodora, bebes to be named after we know what the heck they are 😂

I’m very sad to say this…. The lone egg which my finch had laid 3 days ago is no more… 😭

Why did they do this? They removed the egg from their nest and dropped it in their bathing bowl! 😭😭

We never even touched the egg 😞

My finch named Ricky is a male zebra finch he is almost 2 years old and was perfectly healthy looking 4 months ago then he started loosing his feathers nothing in his environment changed still the same toys,food,water,and daily routine! So tell me what’s going on also he has black dots on his body but they are not moving at all at first I taught it was mites but wouldn’t they be moving? And also he eats and drinks normally. The first pic is from today the second pic is from December 29th 2024

Wow lots of eggs in the coconut! Going to be fun!!

so in the picture below are my societies that i'm in the process of introducing! long cage with the toys is the main cage and has my first finch, and since putting them next to each other i've noticed that she's just a lot smaller than the new guy. i used to think her former cage mate was big, but i'm wondering if she's just really small, and whether this is normal. new guy was around the same size as all the others where i got him from, so i didn't expect such a big difference. she's 1 and a half year old and very healthy.

I have two finches in a cage and after literally 7 days this is how the tray looks.

I loved her to bits and she’s more. I cannot cannot explain my pain so I will just share two photos of her bathing and coming out. She loved bathing with ice cubes in her water.

He sings like that all day haha
P.S. I was planning to move my bird to that bigger empty cage soon

We finally found a cage that is bigger so he can have his zoomies freely. He is a little camera shy but still looks happy.

During the moving process, he flied off the old cage and getting him back into the new one was a challenge and we noticed that he has lost some of his beautiful hair on his head (I don't know if it's visible enough on the video) Would it grow back fine? Should I be worried for his bald spot?

Last weekend I let my daughter talk me into getting a new Zebra finch for her cage that already had 2 bonded Society finches. We’ve had the societies since mid-December and I’m used to them having cute little singing voices, it was really nice hearing their noise throughout the house.

However since adding the Zebra, a couple of things have happened… the first is that the societies have more or less stopped singing altogether, and the second thing, which may be related to the first, is that the day after I got the Zebra, I found an egg(!!!) in the nest. I have no idea whether the new bird was involved in that or if it’s just crazy timing.

The new bird is very active and chirp-y, but I haven’t seen them interact a ton, and in fact it seems like the societies mostly want the Zebra to leave them alone.

I’m not sure whether the relative silence is because they don’t like the new bird, because the new bird is too noisy(he’s all I hear most of the time now), or because they’re being protective of an egg.

Is this a dynamic that will improve over time, or should I look into returning or re-homing the zebra? At the end of the day the societies were here first and I just want them to be happy and singing again.

Thank you so much!

Saw this little guy at my local pet store. Can anything be done to save him?

Hi all, Ive had my pair of finches for a couple of months now. Once they got familiar with us, we gave them some nesting material. They built the nest had did the deed too. The female was eating more than usual, both the seed mix and the cuttle bone too.

Yesterday when we woke up, there was a single egg in the nest! 🥹

When we checked on it in the evening, there was a little white (crack?) or something like that on it, I’m scared that she might have poked its beak on the egg.

Does she give an egg everyday till there are 4-5 eggs? Should I change their diet? (Till now they ate only the Seed mix we got from the pet shop, and the cuttlebone, tried to give them veggies but they won’t come near it. Do I take out the egg and check it under a light?

My male zebbie loves staying in the feeder and eating directly while in it. He also tried to build a nest in there, but my female zeb wasn't impressed. Does anyone else's finch do this?

I paired a zebra female that is about 2.5-3 months old (I'm not sure, when I got her a month ago she had very little beak stains, now she has her full color) with an adult male, but they started mating and about 3 days ago I noticed that the female laid an egg. Is this normal? There is only one egg and both are regularly sitting on it. It is probably an unfertilized egg. Should i remove the egg so they don't get stressed?"

New to finches, but I've spent a lot of time learning about finches when I was younger since I wanted birds for a long time. Are these finches females or a male and female? I will try to post the video of their calls if that helps.

I used to keep some finches and especially like the Goldbreasted Waxbills. Recently I've looked into trying to get more a little bit just doing a basic Google search and when checking into the results they're always sold out. I've tried that a few times a few months apart over the past few years thinking maybe it's a seasonal thing but always the same result. And no finches at PetSmart any more. Not even Zebras or Societies. So have finches become extremely rare or something?

I have two society finches called Achilles and Patroclus that are 7 years old. They’re quite old, so I knew this was coming, but they both seemed very healthy until a couple days ago, so it still feels a bit sudden.

Achilles started seeming rather sick and lethargic two days ago, but he seemed to be doing a bit better yesterday, so I was hopeful. This morning I woke up to him passed away in his nest box. Patroclus has been making strange, almost alarmed sounds all day and has rarely left his side. He keeps nudging the body or huddling up to it and calling out. He seems very distressed.

I haven’t removed the body yet because I don’t want to upset him more. I’m not sure what to do. They grew up together, and spent their whole lives together. It’s only ever been the two of them, and they were very bonded and co-dependant. I don’t think Patroclus will do very well on his own, but he’s too old to introduce a new companion, and I don’t even know how he’d take to it because it’s only ever been the two of them, and they’ve only ever had interest in each other. They don’t even show any interest in us, only each other.

When should I remove the body? What should I do to help Patroclus through this difficult time? This is my first time owning birds, so also my first loss of one. Any advice would be appreciated.

Should I use a bird net, a towel my hands... something else? How can I reduce stress for the little guys? Should I start by turning the light off? (this is how I catch chickens when needed). Any other pointers? I'm very nervous but it needs to be done.

Edit: Thanks everyone for the suggestions! I'm still nervous but hoping to attempt in the next day or two

They may be little, but they are also very loud beepers.