Father Bird picking on baby

[Sally]

Kathycorvette Yes, you can go ahead and toss them. If you leave the nest in for now, with Dad in a separate cage, Mom will probably continue to lay eggs, so you will need to continue to toss. As soon as those babies are weaned, you can put Mom back with Dad, leaving the babies to themselves. If you give them a nest, trust me, those little babies will be making babies at a very young age, 3-4 months, so you will need to remove the nest and keep an eye on them.

[debbie276]

Yes, they are zebra finches. I just checked the nest and there's 3 eggs in it.........if I don't want another clutch before the fledglings are weaned, can I just throw them away?

Yes, absolutely.
Good luck

[Spreckles]

I would like a cave too. Stupid talk and text with a southern accent I guess. Amazon has some very good buys on Flight CAGES! I got one for $40.00 Prevue 30'' long forget the other measurements it's just like my other cages. Think it's 18 wide and 20 something high?

Glad these babies are still doing alright hope Dad has been moved out.

Karen

[Kathycorvette]

Thanks for the quick responses! It's appreciated and I'm looking forward to learning a lot about my finches!

[yourcharmedlife]

Thank you for replies, so here is the newest deal.
Mom is missing feathers on her neck, I think the dad is plucking her too. I ordered a cage from Amazon and its on the way!
So here is another few questions

mom and dad are still mating, she laid a egg in the food dish and was setting on it.
There is no nest or material
How do I get them to stop mating? I thought if you took out the nest they would stop laying eggs??

When I separate mom/babies from dad, I want them to all live together again when babies are older. Will he still pick on them?

[tt101]

Spreckles

Haha I just had to be a little butt head sarcastic!

[debbie276]

Not sure if it works as well with zebra finch as gouldians but I'd try reducing the protein in their diet. If you feed hard boiled eggs reduce it to 2 or 3 times a week. Lower protein reduces the sex organs in both male and female to give them a break and rest. The drive to mate should decrease.
Worth a try, good luck