Baby Finches...

[BraveheartDogs]

I keep a small outdoor aviary in my backyard. There are 2 ringneck doves, 2 society finches and 1 canary. I put a little hanging nest out there for the finches to be in. I know that the doves are a male and female. The canary is supposed to be a male. The finches, I had no idea. I was out cleaning it out today, cleaning dishes, etc and peeked inside the nest and saw three tiny finchy faces peeking out at me!! Oh my gosh! I go out there all the time, but I don't look into the nest so I just missed them! Not sure what I will do once they come out of the nest. I just ordered a really nice big flight cage that I may go ahead and put the doves in so that the finches and canary can just have the aviary. What I do know is that once those babies come out I will be removing the nest! No pictures yet, didn't want to frighten anyone...

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

congratulations are in order I guess thanks for sharing

 

[BraveheartDogs]

congratulations are in order I guess thanks for sharing

Yeah, I guess Thank you!

 

[Anne & Gang]

oh my goodness congratulations

 

[oddbird]

thats really nice looking forward to pics of babies

 

[Birdiemarie]

OMGoodness, what a surprise! Big congrats!

 

[jamie]

I keep a small outdoor aviary in my backyard. There are 2 ringneck doves, 2 society finches and 1 canary. I put a little hanging nest out there for the finches to be in. I know that the doves are a male and female. The canary is supposed to be a male. The finches, I had no idea. I was out cleaning it out today, cleaning dishes, etc and peeked inside the nest and saw three tiny finchy faces peeking out at me!! Oh my gosh! I go out there all the time, but I don't look into the nest so I just missed them! Not sure what I will do once they come out of the nest. I just ordered a really nice big flight cage that I may go ahead and put the doves in so that the finches and canary can just have the aviary. What I do know is that once those babies come out I will be removing the nest! No pictures yet, didn't want to frighten anyone...

That's what I did also Some species of finch will breed almost continuously if they have a nest, haha. What species do you have?

 

[BraveheartDogs]

That's what I did also Some species of finch will breed almost continuously if they have a nest, haha. What species do you have?

They are societies and I am removing the nest after these babies fledge. It's a decent sized aviary for finches and I will keep all the babies, but I didn't plan to breed them. I just ordered a flight cage which I think I will put the doves in and then all of the finces and the canary and my two rescue canaries can go in the aviary.

 

[jamie]

Ah yes, societies will look for any excuse at all to have babies. They will also readily inbreed if you allow them. So it is a good idea to take out the nest. They are nice active little finches, though. I have 10 of them at home

 

[robin's my baby]

Ah yes, societies will look for any excuse at all to have babies. They will also readily inbreed if you allow them. So it is a good idea to take out the nest. They are nice active little finches, though. I have 10 of them at home

agreed but i have 1 and 1/2

 

[BraveheartDogs]

Ah yes, societies will look for any excuse at all to have babies. They will also readily inbreed if you allow them. So it is a good idea to take out the nest. They are nice active little finches, though. I have 10 of them at home

The babies are out of the nest and doing well. One of them died but the other three are doing well. I am taking out the nest. What is so great is they all seem very close to one another and to the canary that is in the aviary with them.