Two female zebra finches - pecking?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:05 pm
So I have a Zebrafinch hen since October-for various reasons I couldn't get a pair. I keep her free in my room and she's bonded with me.
But- I finally could get another hen for her, to give her a friend from her own species. Maybe I made a mistake but I let her in to the cage with the new bird. She- my older finch- started pecking the others beak! I thought it's normal but she obviously tried to get away, then she was really pecking heer, even pulling out a tail feather etc. I quickly separated them. Is there a rule how long I should wait before letting two hens together? or is it possible she's behavioural? She'd laid eggs last week(she has no nest, yet she basically laid a clutch the last two weeks) Odd. How much pecking is normal? How long should I wait? I'm a bit clueless. Also waiting for the breeder's response.
But- I finally could get another hen for her, to give her a friend from her own species. Maybe I made a mistake but I let her in to the cage with the new bird. She- my older finch- started pecking the others beak! I thought it's normal but she obviously tried to get away, then she was really pecking heer, even pulling out a tail feather etc. I quickly separated them. Is there a rule how long I should wait before letting two hens together? or is it possible she's behavioural? She'd laid eggs last week(she has no nest, yet she basically laid a clutch the last two weeks) Odd. How much pecking is normal? How long should I wait? I'm a bit clueless. Also waiting for the breeder's response.