Aussie Finch Forum

Way too many bubs . Heres 5 + parent the rest are bouncing off me like blowies .... too much .

Nice, looks like a bit of pied in one of them there too as a bonus.

Handy , I bought a pair of pieds recently too ..

Are these your wild type/non mutation zebs, Deb?

Nice to see a bunch of young flying mice Well done

No T garden variety mutts ...
normals but in no way pure normal

A quick bit of maths, assuming the young breed at 3 months and each clutch has 4 hens and 4 cocks.

Today - 10 birds
In 3 months you'll have the original 10 plus 5X8=40 young equals 50 birds.
In 6 months you'll have the original 50 plus 25X8=200 young equals 250 birds
In 9 months you'll have the original 250 plus 125X8=1000 young equals 1250 birds
In 12 months you'll have the original 1250 plus 625X8=5000 young equals 6250 birds

So you'd better start building new aviaries now!

SamDavis wrote:A quick bit of maths, assuming the young breed at 3 months and each clutch has 4 hens and 4 cocks.

Today - 10 birds
In 3 months you'll have the original 10 plus 5X8=40 young equals 50 birds.
In 6 months you'll have the original 50 plus 25X8=200 young equals 250 birds
In 9 months you'll have the original 250 plus 125X8=1000 young equals 1250 birds
In 12 months you'll have the original 1250 plus 625X8=5000 young equals 6250 birds

So you'd better start building new aviaries now!

My Zebs are in my large free light with my partridges released 5 Pairs in two months 35 chicks + 5 Pairs.All got more to fledge now.

Might sell the parents with the young and avoid the population explosion ...there is such a thing as overkill .