If you
wish to mate two birds of a species, you must find what is considered to be a
true-pair. Breeding pair is a pair of birds which cooperate over time to
produce offspring. They may share some or all of the tasks involved: building a
nest, incubating the eggs and feeding and protecting the young.
Availability of place
appropriate for making nest, and increasing length of light phase
from 12 to 14 hours with 10 hours of following darkness will
naturally induce reproductive behavior of finches.
For breeding finches, a
wooden half-open nest box or domed wicker nest should be provided.
Usually we place some clean grass and hay inside the cage to be used
by the finches in creating their nest.
The female will lay 4-6
white eggs; these will be cared for by the parents until hatching,
usually within 14 to 18 days. The fledglings will leave the nest in
approximately three weeks.
The protein diet and special
supplements will not only help produce healthy chicks, it will also
help them to develop, and molt into their adult color.
Molting Aid is a good supplement for new feathers.
It includes nutrient needed for feather formation and rapid growth.
It takes
about 4-6 months for chicks to molt into their adult colors.