My two birdies!
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2016 11:03 pm
So Itchy and Beaky are now nesting! I've long given my two male Zebra finches their own nests, and material to build, but they seem to concentrate on pulling them apart - most of the time! Beaky is the older of the two, and he was very attached to my old canary, Kevin. He's been much happier since I got Itchy (after Kevin died).
I've heard male Zebras will sometime pair up. They're funny - like an old married couple. Usually they are inseparable when I let them out (they have separate cages - but they fly free every night). Sometimes however they get cross with eachother, and I hear Beaky making that cross little angry sound finches do!
Itchy is a very laidback bird and I can get about 10cm of my face and speak to him softly. Beaky's a bit more wary, but the two of them both let themselves out...and put themselves away - usually! Sometimes I have to use a net!
My Old star finch, Merl, I keep in a separate cage as he cannot fly and is relatively weak (I suspect the two would kill him). They do, however, love to talk to him, and spend a lot of time on his cage, twittering away. I love my birds!
Zebrafincher
I've heard male Zebras will sometime pair up. They're funny - like an old married couple. Usually they are inseparable when I let them out (they have separate cages - but they fly free every night). Sometimes however they get cross with eachother, and I hear Beaky making that cross little angry sound finches do!
Itchy is a very laidback bird and I can get about 10cm of my face and speak to him softly. Beaky's a bit more wary, but the two of them both let themselves out...and put themselves away - usually! Sometimes I have to use a net!
My Old star finch, Merl, I keep in a separate cage as he cannot fly and is relatively weak (I suspect the two would kill him). They do, however, love to talk to him, and spend a lot of time on his cage, twittering away. I love my birds!
Zebrafincher
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