Aussie Finch Forum

Hopefully they breed... on the other hand they might not be a true pair since i bought them for $15 but I did see them trying to build a nest last year so fingers crossed I get some young out of it.

In breaking news today:

My BFPFs have laid eggs in one of the half open flowerpots and are incubating without a nest them even though there's plenty of nest material. Why??

No nesting material at all?

Yup, they used no nesting material.

Let them go, see how they cope, the worry is that when the temperature drops, the nesting receptacle will not have the normal 'insulation' of that of a normal, well padded nest.
Also, there is a high chance that the chicks will suffer from splayed legs
Next time line all your receptacles with grasses to get them off to a good start
Thanks
Noah Till

Agree with Noah - If they are stupid, just let them go and see what happens this time. But line every possible nesting recepticle in sight, so they at least have a base next time round. Birds are like people, most are smart enough to know what is best for their babies, and some are stupid.
LML

Sounds like they need a few good practice runs, if you can, just take out the eggs and put a layer of grass down, then put back the eggs and see what they do.
If they abandon (I am not sure if BFPF do abandon, I'm just working with some new birds now), don't worry too much, as by the sounds of it if they do end up hatching a chick or 2, there is a chance that they will be their test run.
I figured out the full test run regime of young pairs of all finches before they raise anything, they first make a dodgy nest with a random infertile egg, then they have another go with a better nest with bad fertility in the eggs and once chicks hatch they don't raise them, then they have a proper go and raise a chick or two and then fertility increases over time up to that 3 year mark
Thats my opinion, and it sounds like 3rd times the charm
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Noah Till

I stick by my belief that birds are like people, based on many years of observation of both species. Some are smart, they try real hard and get most things right from the get go. Some are average and put in reasonable effort and achieve reasonable results. Some are stupid, do things poorly and achieve little. Some move up the groups as they age, some do not.
LML

finchbreeder wrote: ↑19 Sep 2019, 11:26 I stick by my belief that birds are like people, based on many years of observation of both species. Some are smart, they try real hard and get most things right from the get go. Some are average and put in reasonable effort and achieve reasonable results. Some are stupid, do things poorly and achieve little. Some move up the groups as they age, some do not.
LML

So true