Bath and eggs?

rafadiaz · Post by **rafadiaz** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:06 am

My Zebra finch has eggs do they need to bathe more than usual? By they, I mean the parents.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:02 pm

No. i rarely give my finches a bath and they have raised there chicks just fine. My finches have only had one bath since these new hatchlings and the babies are bout 8 days old.

Post by **Sally** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:52 pm

Zebras seem to have an easier time of it than other species. The waxbills that I raise get daily baths. Their eggs need moisture, so if the birds can bathe daily, they then go back in the nest with damp/wet feathers, and moisten the eggs. This is especially helpful if you keep your birds in air conditioning, or you live in a dry climate. In the wintertime, with supplemental heat in the birdroom, I run a humidifier, as well.

jamezyboo21 · Post by **jamezyboo21** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 11:18 pm

I guess its diffret for me then. it is real humid where i stay and i guess that helps. But thatnk for the info sally because im gonna start letting them have baths everyday. i just check 3 nest with a total of 17 eggs and there all fertile. I think they should be hatching by next weekend. More babies, and by then theothers should start leaving the nest.