Any Guess? Please Help!!!

[FinchLover&Breeder]

lovezebs
Thanks. I hope I can successfully bring life into the world. are the babies really as ugly as the pictures when they hatch? and when can I tell the mutation and gender of each?

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

Babies, are never ugly, lol...

They just look like tiny aliens for a while.

And then....

[FinchLover&Breeder]

lovezebs
Cool. what age or how long after being born until mutation and gender can be determined?

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

Sometimes you can tell by the skin colour of the chicks, sometimes you just have to wait and see.

In the meanwhile, get your bird parents used to eating egg food, so that when the babies arrive they will feed it to them.

[FinchLover&Breeder]

what exactly is egg food and how would I make it if I can? lovezebs

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

Egg food is:

Hard boiled eggs, boiled for 10 minutes
Peeled (save the shells)
Either grated, mashed, or put through a potato ricer

I always add some store bought eggfood for birds, just to dry the mix a bit

You can also add: crumbled spray millet, pulverised freeze dried mealworms, some herb salad for birds, some shaved broccoli florrets, etc.

Serve in small amounts, and remove left over after a few hours to avoid spoiling.

Dry the shells, crush them, and serve them to your birds for Calcium.

[FinchLover&Breeder]

lovezebs
cool. thanks. I'll definitely get on that. Thanks for your help. Want to help me when the babies hatch? We can video chat.

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

I don't do video chat, but we can definitely chat here on the Forum .

[FinchLover&Breeder]

lovezebs
Alright. How many eggs do you think she will lay?

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

Your guess is as good as mine my dear.

A clutch can be from 1 to usually 5 eggs with Zebras (with some exceptions).

Once one of the pair is always in the nest (sitting tight), you can usually know that the clutch is complete. This is a time to leave your birds alone. Do not disturb them ,they know what they're doing, and instinct will guide them.

If they are disturbed with too many nest checks, etc. they may abandon the eggs, and even abandon hatched youngsters, so you need to exercise a lot of patience.

[FinchLover&Breeder]

lovezebs
alright then. thanks.

[lovezebs]

FinchLover&Breeder

You're most welcome.

[FinchLover&Breeder]

good news. 3rd egg this morning. When the clutch is done and when they start hatching I'll take pics and post them for you.

[Fraza]

FinchLover&Breeder when the clutch is done it shud take about 16-21 days for them to start to hatch have u ever bred before

[FinchLover&Breeder]

Fraza
thanks for that person tip fraza. This will be my personal first time breeding and if all goes well it it won't be my last breeding.
So when they do start to hatch and stuff do you want some pics?