Finches(zebra and white)

Finches are the smallest birds that ever i had in my home .They are about 10cm (4inches)in size.These birds are from Australia and they are wild birds there .There are three types in common white , grey and biscuit coloured.The male birds of grey and biscuit are easy to recognise due to there colour es on the cheek , a orange colour which belongs to males only .other ways to find the male birds is by there sound which is like a song .In males the beaks are more brighter red and in females they are not much .

As these birds are very small the cage net should be small too, and they required a small cage to breed .In my experiences these birds require only 1*1*1sized cage for one pair to breed easily .These birds want to bath every time when they see clean new water , so always keep clean water in bowls which are not deep (as these birds will enter into the water if the heights are big they will drown in water ) twice in a day .

These birds will lay around 2 to 6 eggs and mostly we can have 3 to 4 chicks in average ,if proper care and food is given we can have all 6 of the chicks .It will take 13 to 16 days to hatch .

These birds diets consists of Millet's, boiled eggs, grains.we have to place nesting boxes or small pots having a hole inside the cage .But i prefer coconut shells for getting more healthy chicks .Another important thing about these birds is that they are not much costlier like other finches so every one can have a pair .Always it is better to keep one pair in one cage , that will help the pair to raise the chicks with out much disturbances.

As these birds eggs and chicks are so small they has to be protected from ants and other lizards .

Before keeping any other finches in your home try a pair of these ones and study there breeding and manners , so that it will not make you loose your money by buying a costlier pair of finches like star , long tail etc ,,,.