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Why would things all of a sudden change? My 2 zebra finches use to be the cute little love birds. Now the last couple of days my male finch is constantly attacking my female zebra. Not in a mating matter either. I am scared for my female. The only relief she can get is to sit on the swing alone. Now at night the will tend to settle on the same perch again, but throughout the day he just won't leave her alone.

Please help - still a new finch owner here.

He might want to mate, but maybe she does not want to, so he is frustrated at her.

Do you have a nest in the cage? That could have triggered him to want to mate.

If you have a dividable cage you could slide in a grated divider, that way he can't attack her.

No nest. But I was having trouble with them laying eggs all summer even without the nest in there.

It is so sad to see them seperated. I don't think my cage is dividable but I need to find a solution before he stresses her out

Ah ha
Laying eggs all summer...
I think the cock indeed wants to mate, nest or no nest.
The hen is probably physically worn out from laying, and may not want to mate for that reason. You NEED to separate them, and let her recuperate (give her egg + egg shell).

I had a pair like that. The hen would lay eggs wherever she could, and even from the perch (to go crashing to the cage floor). I finally had to separate them to stop her from laying.

When you separate a pair, they sometimes frantically look for their mate. But they get over it in a day or so. You could simply put them in 2 cages next to each other, so they can see each other but he cannot attack her.

It may be sad to see them separated, but think of it as for their own good, as the hen may be injured or die if the cock keeps "attacking" her.

Ok Thank you. Will head to the pet store after work today.

I agree, if the male is harming her or stressing her out to no end then they need to be separated. Best wishes.