Zebra finch mixing question
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:14 pm
I inherited a male and female zebra finch and let them have and hatch one clutch of five eggs.
Now the original mating pair are in their own flight cage and the fledglings ( almost 4 months old now ) are in another. The fledglings are 4 males and one female.
I am having trouble finding good homes for the newbies, and am considering the following. . .would like to get input.
Obviously the female fledgling amongst the males has to go before sexual maturation. I am considering transfering the dad in with the other male fledglings and the female fledgling in with mom.
My concern is I don't know how bonded zebra finches become to their mates.
Would doing this be cruel?
Thanks for the feedback.
Now the original mating pair are in their own flight cage and the fledglings ( almost 4 months old now ) are in another. The fledglings are 4 males and one female.
I am having trouble finding good homes for the newbies, and am considering the following. . .would like to get input.
Obviously the female fledgling amongst the males has to go before sexual maturation. I am considering transfering the dad in with the other male fledglings and the female fledgling in with mom.
My concern is I don't know how bonded zebra finches become to their mates.
Would doing this be cruel?
Thanks for the feedback.