Aussie Finch Forum

Good job.
I suspect this will be a very detailed account - which is great! And pics would add enormously to the unfolding story.

They do not need to sit all day every day, just most of the time. Small breaks to eat are fine. Or if it is nice and fine longer breaks.
LML

Their incubating right now I'll try get a pic tomorrow, and lets hope three eggs in the nest by then.

Only 2 eggs. o'well, and its hard to get a pic without disturbing the hen. I try get a pic when she's out feeding or something

Very good I would like to see a pic of the parents and the nest. Now is the hard part to sit and wait this will test your patients.

"Very good I would like to see a pic of the parents and the nest."
I'll try, the thing is this pair fly's out the nest when I check .

Yeah umm good luck trying to get a pic with the zebs in the nest, they hear anymore than a pin drop from you and they're outta the nest until they are left alone. Probably best to get pics when the babies are close to fledging.

TheFinchMan101 wrote:Yeah umm good luck trying to get a pic with the zebs in the nest, they hear anymore than a pin drop from you and they're outta the nest until they are left alone. Probably best to get pics when the babies are close to fledging.

Not necessarily. Once they get used to you, they can be pretty chilled out. I have a couple of pairs where I can lift them up off the eggs to have a look, and they just plonk themselves back down once I'm done. Mind you, that's only the case with about 3-4 pairs out of 50!

Niki_K wrote:

TheFinchMan101 wrote:Yeah umm good luck trying to get a pic with the zebs in the nest, they hear anymore than a pin drop from you and they're outta the nest until they are left alone. Probably best to get pics when the babies are close to fledging.

Not necessarily. Once they get used to you, they can be pretty chilled out. I have a couple of pairs where I can lift them up off the eggs to have a look, and they just plonk themselves back down once I'm done. Mind you, that's only the case with about 3-4 pairs out of 50!

I believe its the younger birds which are more the warier because of their instinct but as they get older and older and more used to you then yes i agree they are much more chilled out. Im at that stage now where ive had zebs for 7 years now and all of the originals are dyeing out and the younger generations are a bit more lets say 'crazy.'
My first ever zebra would always feed off my hand when he was nearing his end, this was sometime two years ago, i believe it was because it was just too hard for him to fly to the bottom of the aviary for seed and to then fly back up. he was certainly my favourite.

TheFinchMan101 wrote:Yeah umm good luck trying to get a pic with the zebs in the nest, they hear anymore than a pin drop from you and they're outta the nest until they are left alone. Probably best to get pics when the babies are close to fledging.

Yeah I'll take a pic of the babies when near fledging. If we get any that is.