First ever fledglings!

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Harvey11
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Yesterday, i went out to check the birds in the morning and three small zebra finches exploded out of the nest. I was so excited I didn't want to go to school. Its been amazing to see them grow from eggs to tiny babies and now flying around. They come out for a fly and then go back to the nest.
I have a few questions
1. How long before we can move the babies to another cage.
2. How long until they get all their feathers and colours
3. What is the mutation in the white bird
I have some pics and hope you like them

Pay no attention to the dates on the pictures, Camera is playing up

Thanks
Harvey11 :o
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TheFinchMan101
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congratulations, :thumbup: :thumbup: :D :D
the bird in the second last picture is a chestnut flanked white but should be split for white.
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VR1Ton
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Well done mate, generally leave the young with the parents between 2 & 4 weeks, till they are eating for themselves, & the parents aren't chasing them away. They'll start to colour up in a couple of months, the white looks like a Marked White. The parents will probably start nesting again in another couple of weeks.
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:thumbup: gawjus
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Diane
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Very cute babies and they look really well fed too, you should be very proud Harvey.
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Very cute birds Harvey, well done!
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djb78
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Very good mate want ever your doing keep doing it because its working. As said before parents will go down for another clutch within a month.
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TheFinchMan101
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Actually the mother looks a bit like a pied saddle back from the last photo, correct me if I'm wrong
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I would have said Pied as well and the young is a Chestnut Flanked or Marked White. I keep mine with the parents until the beak is red and learn a few things.
Breeding Show Zebra Finches, Blue Gouldians, Pied Orange Breast.
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shaunh
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Well done big congratulations
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