Update on my Owl Finches
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:49 pm
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to thank you all for encouraging me to give the owl finches a try. I do really like these little cuties. At first I didn't get to spend much time observing them since right after I got them my dad had some health concerns that kept me pretty busy. But I have finally had some time to watch them. I didn't know what sex they were and I ended up naming them Tweet and Twitter. Since they came from the same clutch I was really hoping to get a same sex pair. This past week I noticed them in the nest a little more often and so this morning I checked the nest only to find an egg in there. I now think I probably have a m/f pair. The breeder told me if I found myself with a m/f pair to make sure I replace the eggs with dummy eggs. Can someone give me an idea of the average number of eggs these kids lay? My zebras would start to tear the nest apart after sitting on the dummy eggs for about two weeks. Then I would take the nest out clean it up good and then put it back in and start the process all over again. Will the owls sit approx. 2 weeks on the dummy eggs?
Thanks again for singing the praises of these cute little guys.
Lisa
I wanted to thank you all for encouraging me to give the owl finches a try. I do really like these little cuties. At first I didn't get to spend much time observing them since right after I got them my dad had some health concerns that kept me pretty busy. But I have finally had some time to watch them. I didn't know what sex they were and I ended up naming them Tweet and Twitter. Since they came from the same clutch I was really hoping to get a same sex pair. This past week I noticed them in the nest a little more often and so this morning I checked the nest only to find an egg in there. I now think I probably have a m/f pair. The breeder told me if I found myself with a m/f pair to make sure I replace the eggs with dummy eggs. Can someone give me an idea of the average number of eggs these kids lay? My zebras would start to tear the nest apart after sitting on the dummy eggs for about two weeks. Then I would take the nest out clean it up good and then put it back in and start the process all over again. Will the owls sit approx. 2 weeks on the dummy eggs?
Thanks again for singing the praises of these cute little guys.
Lisa