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hello

I have 6 pairs of zebra finches incubating there babies,there are around 10-12 babies in nests.these birds are in a small cage i want to move them to a big cage i have made a wooden cage
i have made a 1o feet length 6 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall wooden cage.
i want to know how many zebra finches can live here happily.

thanks

Welcome to the forum!

I plugged the length and width into the calculator in the Finch Info Center (http://www.finchinfo.com/housing/cage_s ... ulator.php), and got 30-40. Keep in mind that it depends on the species (zebras can pretty pushy). As my zebras are housed in flights, I can't speak to how they behave in larger spaces.
I have also seen others mention that this calculator is more suited to figuring for cages and smaller flights. Hopefully someone else will jump in soon with better info.

If you haven't checked out the finch infor center to the left yet, there is lots of great info there as well!!

That is room!! I could live in there!!!!

Here is what I recommend for zebras....

roosting spots at the same height in different corners of the cage
perches at the same height on the top level of the cage (ends, middle)
A few swings here and there

Two feeding stations and two watering stations. If using tubes put several in different areas.

Two bathes.

Cuttlebone at various levels.

By giving more than one area in a flight I found it cuts done on some of the pushiness at say a feeding bowl.

Think of it this was you have 4 teens and 1 sink in your bathroom...there will be squabbles!

Thats a nice size cage.

thanks for info guys

cindy i will be doing this setup on Sunday.

i will also put some pics soon.