Society finch - 5 eggs, 16 days, no babies

inex · Post by **inex** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:15 pm

I Have a couple of society finches, my first ones.
They are young, around 6-8 months.
I put a nest and several days after , I got 1 egg, and so on
for a total of 5. Now it has been 16 days after the fifth egg, or 21
days after the frst one...
The eggs are not good ,right?
Is there any chances that there are babies in there?
If not , should I take the nest out to give them some rest?
What should I do?
If the eggs are no good like I think, is it something common?

Thanks

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 4:26 am

I would wait a couple more days and if nothing has happened then it is time to candle the eggs.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:33 am

If the eggs turn out to be infertile or no good for any reason, I'd personally remove the nestbox as these Societies seem a bit young at only 6-8 months old. I know they're "only" Society Finches but still 6 months is pretty young for breeding. Just my 2 cents worth.

inex · Post by **inex** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:49 pm

Thats it!
I took out the nest and checked the eggs...none fertile.
I will keep the nest out for 2 weeks then I will start over.

L in Ontario · Post by **L in Ontario** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:56 am

I would wait until the birds are a few months older before encouraging them to breed.

mickp · Post by **mickp** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:22 am

Liz is right they are very young to breed