Aussie Finch Forum

Yep its true what they say about never keeping 2 pair of zebs together , that its a 1 pair or 3 pair or more situation .
I have 2 pair in together and its maddening to watch the bitch fights and macho stand offs , other half says lets get another pair then HOWEVER I think 1 pair are going to magically relocate themselves to a friends aviary very soon.
The remaining pair will have to be stopped from breeding once they hit breeding age as the girl has a thing happening where she will drop to the ground and lay on her back if she is startled , maybe a nuerological disorder or she may just be a drama queen anyhoo its not a trait I want to be adding to any sort of bloodline .

That's amazing. I've heard of myotonia in goats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fainting_goat) but not in zebra finches but according to Wikipedia it even occurs in humans. I don't know if you should just get-rid of them or offer them to a neurology department at a medical or veterinary college.

Sometime three pr are better to have then two,as it shares the fighting around.But then three pr would mean three times the amount of young.

I think all members should send their spare zebras to Mick P...he loves 'em.

damn Paul, I sent you all of the zebras I had just a few weeks ago, do you need more already?

Living in Dubbo means a very costly exercise to get them to any one who would want to study them and besides I think shes better off living here where she is left alone.
Its a fright episode as I just gave her water and because she didnt see me coming in the dark she chucked her wobbly again Id say neurological or cardiac , she is also prone to episodes where she sits in the nest and squarks like a young hungry chick ....very strange little girl.

sounds like she is in the best aviary for her, yours

Yep 4 sure Mickp poor little girl is doing fine here.

It could be easier all round to keep the 2 girls so they have company but cant breed.
And relocate the boys elsewhere.
LML

I think all the zebs are going today to other halfs mates aviary so the crazy girl might go in with the odd bods ( single sex birds who partners have passed away ).
They all cozy up and seem to be happy so it wont take her long to settle down in there.