I GOT ONE BABY

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:55 pm

I GOT ONE BABY TODAY!!! A ZEBRA FINCH I HAVE 3 MORE EGGS LEFT YET

fairestfinches · Post by **fairestfinches** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:57 pm

Laura,

Congrats!

Every egg that hatches is so exciting! Keep us posted on their progress.

Sean

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:19 pm

i have 2 babies now .

Post by **Sally** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:27 pm

Before too long, you will hear them begging--by the time they fledge, you won't believe how loud and demanding they can be!

Congrats on the babies!

Jessica_N · Post by **Jessica_N** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:55 pm

Congrats, they must be so cute!

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:17 pm

well both my babies died and i found them at the bottom of the cage 2 eggs never hatched. kinda sad i been waiting and waiting and this is my 3rd set of eggs and nothing. this baby was looking so good yesterday morning so i dont know what happen.

S. W. Houston · Post by **S. W. Houston** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:50 pm

Uoo Laura, I’m so sorry to hear that !

I too lost an Egg right in the middle of my Hen’s laying. But she replaced it.
I can see two Chicks in there, but not the third, and they won’t get out of the way, where I can inspect the nest. Of course I’m quite anxious about it, hoping for a third Chick being in there somewhere !

Again, very sorry about your loss.

Have a good Day !

Post by **Sally** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:18 pm

So sorry for your loss. It is so hard to go thru all that waiting and then lose them. Is this the first clutch to hatch out? Were any of the other clutches fertile, or clear eggs? Is this a young pair? If they are young, sometimes they take a while to get it right. Did they have lots of eggfood, and calcium?

Normally, three clutches would be the max you want them to have in a season. Since they haven't actually raised any, and that is part of what takes so much out of the parents, you could let them try again right now. If it were me, however, and since Zebras don't have any specific breeding season that you have to work around, I would pull the nest and nesting materials, give them lots of good protein, calcium, veggies, vitamins, and let them build back up a bit.

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:12 pm

they are a year old and yes this is the 3rd set of eggs they had eggs food and egg shells calcium and veggies . i also lost spice finch eggs right before this. so i am not sure what i going to do but i think i will pull all the nest for right now . would it be better to wait until the weather is warmer? my house is alittle chilly also and its been cold these past few days. the sad thing is that baby looked so good yesterday .

Post by **Sally** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:20 pm

It is so hard to know what is going wrong, sometimes. Zebras are usually easy, so it is particularly frustrating when things don't go well with them. At one year, they are still young. I think it will do them good to have a rest, and warmer weather certainly makes it a bit easier. It doesn't take much for those babies or even eggs to get chilled. And since you just lost Spice eggs as well, the temperature may be a problem.

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 4:42 pm

ok i going to clean the cage and take the nest out for now. i understand if i take the nest out they wont breed is this true. i think my hubby is happy i dont think he like the zebras finishes tweeting he like my spice finches but he dont care for the zebra's .

Post by **Sally** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:02 pm

Even with the nest out, you may find eggs on the floor, in the seed cup, etc. If you use newspaper to line the tray, they may try to shred up newspaper to use. Just keep tossing the eggs and see if she doesn't slow down and stop after a bit.

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:07 pm

ok thank you. i will try that

LauraElrod · Post by **LauraElrod** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:49 pm

Sally wrote:Even with the nest out, you may find eggs on the floor, in the seed cup, etc. If you use newspaper to line the tray, they may try to shred up newspaper to use. Just keep tossing the eggs and see if she doesn't slow down and stop after a bit.

i cant seem to ever get babies they wont sit on the eggs i am on the 7th set of 5 eggs now

Post by **Sally** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:57 pm

I posted on your other thread, but I believe this hen needs a rest. If you can separate her from the male, maybe she will slow down.

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I GOT ONE BABY

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