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TheFinchMan101
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they do out in the wild so i dont see why not in an aviary only if they have the right materials to do it though.
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mattymeischke
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Definitely, mine have nested in brush and crevices in frame or behind boxes.
They do seem to prefer boxes or hollow logs, but they can certainly make do.
Mine get white feathers and wild grass (the ones we call fairy grass and helicopter grass seem to be their favourites), but like jazz musos and bushies, zebs are no doubt great improvisers.
They do seem to prefer boxes or hollow logs, but they can certainly make do.
Mine get white feathers and wild grass (the ones we call fairy grass and helicopter grass seem to be their favourites), but like jazz musos and bushies, zebs are no doubt great improvisers.
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Avid amateur aviculturalist; I keep mostly australian and foreign finches.
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The art is long, the life so short; the critical moment is fleeting and experience can be misleading, crisis is difficult....... (Hippocrates)
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Jayburd
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I've seen an aviary where no nest boxes were provided for zebras, barbary and talpocoti doves... lots of little twig nests from the zebras, platforms from the doves 
all made themselves.
all made themselves.Julian
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Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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malibu_birdie
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My zebs have built their own nests a few times now. I prefer to use boxes as the finch made nests are often unstable and I can keep an eye on the the chicks alot easier in the boxes.