Aussie Finch Forum

My first ever clutch 2 out six are (I believe) are female.One of the females is building a nest with one of the definate males, a sibling none the less!!
So is it time split them up?
I have read that someone only moves them away from mum and dad when their beaks are fully red/orange.this would be only a week to a fortnight away as they are changing extremely quickly they are around 47 days old(hatching on and fater 2nd August).
What I have seen that mum and dad have definately layed more eggs so the babies (Again believe)are quite independant.Dad still spends some time with them a little like bathing and eats the winter grass with them.
In advance Thankyou for replies!!

My question would be Is it time to take the boys away?

Should be fine to remove from the parents I would think. I remove most of my finches 3-4 weeks after fledging, which about fits with your zebs.

Yeah take them away. A young hen needs time to colour up and go thru the moult, different if it was a young cock to a mature hen i would let them go. But yes i wait until the beaks are Red or Yellow if Yellow-billed.