Zebra Finches as fosters??

[kimberley breeder]

Has anyone had any sucess using zebras as fosters for other species. This may sound like a dumb question but if you do foster under them do you need to remove their eggs before putting in another species eggs or can you just add them to their clutch....Any advice or sucess stories would be great! Thanks!

[finches247]

Fostered stars,orange breast,fires,plumheads and cordons under zebras

[kimberley breeder]

Awesome Thanks! Did you replace all the eggs or mixed them in with the zebras existing clutch?

[finches247]

I breed them in double breeding cages replace all and through away zebra eggs but havnt tried cutthroats,spice,parsons and parrotfinches under them but have reared ever species i keep under bengalese.

[kimberley breeder]

Ok Thanks Good to know!

[karl]

i Fostered 4 gouldian eggs hached today buy the zeb are feeding them all good so far and yes mixed them in with the zebras existing clutch

[Luís Lourenço]

Hi,

I have a pair of zebras fostering double bars and they are doing a great job
I don't recomend mix various species or have baby zebras together with the specie that you want to foster.
I know a case of a spanish breeder that prefered zebras over bengalese as fosters and have good results fostering long tails, diamond firetails, stars, java sparrows, masks, gouldians, blue faced and red faced parrot finches.

This is their site: http://aviario-poephila.webgarden.es/me ... o-nodrizas

[kimberley breeder]

Thanks everyone