Breeding Finches - Article contains the basics on breeding a variety of finch species. Housing, Diet, Pairs, Nesting, Eggs, and the Chicks stages of development are all covered. I've included many images of actual baby birds and nesting set-ups to help you decide what is best for your finch.
Hand Raising a Finch - For years everyone thought it wasn't possible to hand raise a baby finch, but thanks to the specially formulated bird diets and hand feeding formulas today it's amazing what you can do. This article is about hand raising a finch and covers a little about my hand tame finch DevNull. Hand raising a finch isn't something that should be attempted by a novice and never to be attempted simply because you want to try. Many attempts result in dead baby finches. It's not like hand feeding a parrot.
Breeding Problems - Not everything goes perfect when breeding finches. It's best to know what to expect before hand and be ready to deal with it.
Breeding Zebra Finches - Here is that more detailed breeding article some of you have been asking me for. This article also appeared in the AFA Watchbird Magazine. This article is about Zebra finches, tho some ideas and techniques can be applied to other finches..
Hybridization - A Hybrid is a finch (though this applies to all animals) that is produced from the pairing of two different species of finch. Learn why intentionally producing a hybrid is such a bad idea.
Inbreeding: Just say No - Inbreeding can be very dangerous for future generations of finches. Please use some common sense. Just don't try it.
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When Finches Fight - Building an aviary for your finches is always nice, but be careful with which species you put together in that aviary. Not all will get along.
Visually Sexing Finches - The Birds are home, they sure are pretty, will they breed? Are you sure you have a male and a female? Can't tell? Look here for some tricks to visually sexing.
Finch Sex - Mating - I do get asked often if finches have a penis. No they don't. I can tell you what they do have to work with and how it's done.
Nests & Nesting - Which nest is best & why? Different species have different styles and sizes of nests. If you plan to breed finches you may want to read this.
The Egg - It's always surprised me how many people have birds and yet know so little about the eggs. I'm going to try to separate myth from truth.
Zebra Finch Color Mutations - Yes I have finally gotten down to writing specifically about Zebra Finch Color Mutations. Learn about the mutations and how they are passed on in simple to understand explanations.
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