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Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 9:37 pm
by ranchnanny
Sidney and Oz had their first clutch of 3 and they are fledged and on their own. I saw the parents mating again so I moved them to a smaller flight cage by themselves. Checked today and found 2 eggs....

I hope they have a bigger clutch this time. They are such good parents very attentive to their young.
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:34 pm
by G8love4finches
Good luck!.....Hope they have many more babies for you!....Congrats!.....I love baby Owls!
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:42 pm
by ranchnanny
They are very hard to find around here. Not even the pet stores carry them.
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:42 am
by 6finchfriends
That's very exciting news! You've got the touch! Whatever you're doing, keep it up!! Photos of the new fledglings??
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:13 pm
by ranchnanny
Three (3) eggs and counting......

Her last clutch was only three eggs.
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:37 pm
by ranchnanny
We are up to four (4) eggs

Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:21 pm
by star
That's wonderful! Hoping for you a big healthy clutch of cute lil owls:)
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:01 am
by tt101
congratulations on the successful clutches lol, try not to be over excited though because you never know what happens. my gouldians laid 10 eggs and all 10 were empty so i learned a harsh lesson in patience
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:44 am
by lovemyfinch
Congrats

Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:30 pm
by ranchnanny
Well so far its 4 eggs no eggs laid in the last 2 days..... So now the count down starts.... She isn't sitting in earnest yet.... fingers crossed.
Will keep you all posted.
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:53 pm
by tt101
Good luck
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:59 pm
by ranchnanny
Something happened since this morning I checked again to see if there were any more eggs and saw only 3 eggs now. There is no sign in the nest of the 4th egg and no sign on the cage floor..... ????? Would they break an egg and eat it? Very discouraged...

Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:35 am
by finchmix22
Sorry about losing one of the eggs, but my owls do that sometimes. Last clutch they laid six eggs and then later I only saw five. When I cleaned the cage after the clutch/nesting was done, I found part of an eggshell underneath the grate. So, I guess they may eat them if they're not fertile or something ?
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:55 am
by tt101
Yes finches will eat eggs if they are infertile but also if one happens to break they will eat it too. My birds change the amount of eggs in the nest on a daily bases lol. I'm used to it.
Re: Holy Cow!!! 2nd clutch for my Owl Finches
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:41 am
by ranchnanny
That's good to know. They are in and out of the nest many times during the day. Thanks