Moving baby finches to a new cage
-
Rodneyd
- Pip
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:52 am
Moving baby finches to a new cage
I have a pair of zebra finches with 3 babies that are just over 2 weeks old. In the cage next to them, I have another pair of zebras and two societies. I'm planning on moving them all into a bigger cage. I was wondering when it would be safe to move the babies. Any advice you might be able to give would be greatly appreciated.
-
tammieb
- Brooding
- Posts: 1241
- Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:00 pm
- Location: USA/Nebraska
- Contact:
I would wait til the chicks are fully independent, just to be on the safe side. The move will be stressful and could cause the parents to stop caring for them. Just make sure you place all the birds in the new cage at once to avoid territorial bickering. And I would definetly not have any nests in this setup. Unless you have a really large flight cage or avairy, you would only be asking for trouble. 
TammieB.
Use the talents you possess - for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best. ~Henry Van Dyke~
Use the talents you possess - for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best. ~Henry Van Dyke~