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Zebra Finches have hatchling in nest... why are there new eggs in there too?

Hello! My new finches had bred, layed two eggs (but pushed one out of the nest). The remaining egg has hatched and our baby hatchling is getting very big! (It's now about two weeks old.) Today when I peeked in to check on baby bird, there are two new eggs in there. I don't want my pair to continue breeding -- I know it's stressful and I read somewhere to only let them lay two clutches a year. I also know that to prevent clutches, I need to remove the nest but how can I do that when there is still a hatchling in it? Thank you for your help! PS--> I have not checked to see that these eggs are viable... I haven't seen the pair breed recently. If they are just duds do I remove them? Not quite sure...

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You should throw them out they might not feed the other baby well enough to grow because they are to concerned about the eggs. Give them a cuddle bone. You can take out the nest but not until the other baby is out and flying. Do not let them have more then two clutches. And try to spread them out over the year. Sell the baby or they might mate with it too and you do not want that.

  • 1 decade ago

    There are new eggs because the phrase 'breeding like rabbits' should have been coined 'breeding like finches'. Take the eggs out, then remove the nest once the baby is fledged.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    big mama

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