What kind of zebs do you have?!?CHIRP wrote: ....And the Zebs are such quiet little birds most times, so you really cant tell whats going on ha ha
There are lots of words to describe zebra finches, but I"m not sure "quiet" would be one of my choice words! LOL
I've got a rather boisterious bunch of honking flying pigs. But that's why I love them!
I hope you get a sign soon!
I've found the vocalization level *really* varies among the individual clutch.
I had a clutch that were peeping on the first day! It was incredible, as I didn't think they *could* peep until the end of the second, beginning of the third day.
But they were doing it!
Sadly, I think it's because they were neglected. They ultimately died because parents rejected them when mom got sick with Twirling.
Then I've had 2 clutches --- if you can call it that, first was just one baby, second was three, but only 2 survived.
The singleton was rather vocal and it was a trend that has continued. He's *always* chattering away. It's literally almost constant. 75-80% of the time, he's sort of peeping under his breath.
He's super chatty.
The twins, on the other hand, were always super quiet. I literally heard them 2 or 3 times in the nest and only when they were actively being fed. That was it.
They're just around weaning age now. Pippin, I've seen him beg once or twice; he really took to eating quick. Piper is slower to get the eating thing down, so she begs like a crazy person. But in the nest, they were super quiet.
So hopefully, you'll get a loud bunch!
Are you checking outside the nest in case someone died and got tossed??
They dry up VERY quickly, easily within a day. Once dry, they're hard to see. I've had them in the seed catch tray. They were presumably tossed in the AM and by late evening, they were dried up to almost nothing. They would be easy to miss, save for the little puff of feathers.
