Nesting Finches

[babychat 0]

Hi all,

 

I have a pair of zebra finches who have layed 3 eggs. All was going well, sitting and nesting for 7 days then the past 2 days I haven't seen them in the nest during the day. They had pulled all the nesting material out of the nest but the eggs were still in there. Then this morning they have started rebuilding the nest and the hen is again sitting on the eggs.

 

Question 1 - do you think the eggs will still be viable? Temps here between 17 -22 ⁰c during the day.

 

Question 2 - is this common for finches to leave the eggs for a short period? If not, any suggestions as to why? Plenty of food and water, and fresh food too.

 

Thanks

Edited October 23, 2012 by babychat

[Finnie 0]

Hi Babychat,

 

Forum rules prohibit threads about support and maintenance of animals other than budgies. But there is a great forum for finches called FINCHforum, and they have experts on finches over there that can help you with your questions.

 

No one on here seems to have the answers to your questions anyway. Sorry about that. But do try the FINCHforum. You will really like it.

Edited October 27, 2012 by Finnie