Big sister feeding babies!

GoldPanther · Post by **GoldPanther** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:32 am

Ok here's what's happening. I have a couple (parents) that had a baby zebra (female) not long a go, her beak is now turning orange. Meanwhile the parents have 5 new babies.
The weirdest thing I just saw, the young lady is now feeding the babies? Never seen this before, her beak is still turning orange and she's now feeding the babies. She also fights the parents out of the nest. She needs to go I guess.

Has anyone seen this before?

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:16 am

It happens all the time in my aviary I had a clutch of zebras being fed by three other pairs of zebras who weren’t even related to them

GoldPanther · Post by **GoldPanther** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 12:49 pm

Oh wow ok thanks, this is the first time I see something like this so I was both excited and concerned lol.
This a short video...
https://youtu.be/7mnUmCGOAOc

Icearstorm · Post by **Icearstorm** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 1:43 pm

GoldPanther

Yep, that's fairly normal with zebras and societies. I had a fledgling society finch that fed his younger siblings before he could even eat on his own!

Fraza · Post by **Fraza** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:04 pm

She looks so happy feeding those chicks lol

GoldPanther · Post by **GoldPanther** » Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:23 pm

I'm surprised at nature.
Thank you all for clarifying and for your responses

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