pair not getting along?

[crowns]

my pair has already bred and had one successful hatchling (their first), and he/she is now 2 days old. suddenly the male has been taking control of the nest at night once I dim the lights down slightly, and refuses to let the female near the baby, also chasing her around the cage and pecking at her beak. What's wrong with them? they've never been hostile towards eachother. I've separated the male since he seems to feed and care for the baby less. he's completely fine and kind towards her during the day, as is she to him. help please? ):

[crowns]

I meant to mention they're zebra finches

[Babs _Owner]

crowns

When I read the first paragraph I thought to myself (sounds like zebra finches)

If he sits tight on the babies at night and keeps them warm, but is calm during the day, wouldnt it be okay to keep him in the cage? Maybe turn the lights down lower at night so he wont chase her around in the dark? However, Im no zebra expert.

We have quite a few zebra fanciers here that can help. Keep an eye on the thread.

[crowns]

yeah, he wouldn't sit well in the other cage so I ended up putting him back in and dimming the lights down a lot, Which im kind of scared of in case the baby needs feeding and they can't see correctly to feed him ): but he sat with her in the nest and didn't Peck at her or anything, and this morning they were taking turns keeping the baby warm.

[ac12]

Keep an eye on the male, and if he misbehaves, move him to another cage, even if it is only a transport cage.

[crowns]

dimming the lights a lot more made him settle down and allow her in the nest, butim worried that they may not be able to see to feed the baby. I've been keeping a close eye on him and he seems fine so far, so Maybe they are feeding him? I'm really not sure :s

[Sally]

As long as the light is not too dim to where the birds think it is night, they should be able to see the baby. Often, you won't hear any begging when there is just one baby, because they will keep it so full that it doesn't need to beg. The opposite also can be true, that they don't bother feeding just one baby, they think it is not worth the time and effort if they don't have a full clutch. Just keep an eye on them and keep the egg food available at all times.