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zebra/society finch egg differences?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:20 am
by birdose
We have a cage with society finches and black cheek zebra finches, and someone laid a single egg recently. Are there any physical differences between society and zebra finch eggs, like size, shape, and whatnot?
Re: zebra/society finch egg differences?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:04 pm
by Icearstorm
birdose
The eggs are very similar so I don't know if anyone will be able to help; however, if it hatches, societies are naked while zebras are fuzzy upon hatching. Either species can foster the other's babies, so it doesn't matter as much if the "parents" aren't the same species as the babies.
Re: zebra/society finch egg differences?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:56 pm
by birdose
Icearstorm wrote:
birdose
The eggs are very similar so I don't know if anyone will be able to help; however, if it hatches, societies are naked while zebras are fuzzy upon hatching. Either species can foster the other's babies, so it doesn't matter as much if the "parents" aren't the same species as the babies.
Oh wow, I didn't know that they would be different upon hatching! Thank you so much for the useful response
Re: zebra/society finch egg differences?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:40 pm
by Icearstorm