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hi, friends im newbie of zebra finches, i hav two pairs of zebra finch in same cage, both started laying eggs.first a pair laid 3 eggs in nestbox, out of 3 i egg was skinny and another egg was broken by finch itself, now the same pair changed their nest box and laid 2 eggs in it...and started sitting,
and another pair laid 3 eggs in another nest box,
what should i feed now, and wat is nestling wat are the ingredents the nestling food contains plz explain me friends...

I make my own and use a dry commercial mix! most times I combine the two. I make mine by hardboiling eggs, add bread crumbs...and mix it in food processor. Before I had one, I would grate the egg with a cheese crater and add bread crumbs, or mash egg with fork, then stir in bread crumbs. I make a couple days worth at a time, with approx. 2-3 eggs, handfull abba nestling or handfull of breads crumbs or both! Sometimes I add cous cous, or quinoa. i mash shell also for extra calcium!

If you put your location in your profile, it makes it easier to answer specific questions, as we might know more about what would be available to you. Heather has given you a way to make your own, which is also often called eggfood. Nestling food or eggfood is good for the parents to feed to the babies.

I just offer hard boiled eggs with a bit of hand feeding formula mixed in to dry it out a bit. You can really add just about anything to the hard boiled egg. If you make your own just be sure your not diluting the protein by adding a lot of low protein food items. Also offer the egg shell for added calcium.
Good luck