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Zebra Finch died, what can I do?
Hi.
Okay, so just today my zebra finch died. It was obviously very sad to see this, and even now I'm still sad. But I have questions on the other birds.
We have 6 finches in all, but now we have 5 since one died. We have 2 orange, 2 blue, and 2 yellow. One of the orange ones has died, and the other orange one is jumping around and getting "hyper". Will this affect the other one? I think they are both males.
Regarding the other birds, what will happen to them? Will we eventually have to give them off to a breeder? I really want to keep two of them, but I feel like they will still be sad about the other orange one being gone.
Please help me with this. Thanks so much.
3 Answers
- GoldyLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Not knowing what species you have other than the Zebra's it will make no difference to the other birds, I assume by Orange you mean the Zebra's were males by their Orange cheeks which signifies a male.The reason the other is "hyper" is because it has lost it's companion but give it a few days and it will settle down and will be no problem, better if you could get a female for it.
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- 9 years ago
No, birds can sense when another bird is going to die, so they probably knew it was going to happen. They might be sad for a while, but they will be happy again some day. Keep your birds if you want to keep them. Giving them away won't make them happier. In fact, if they are tame, it would make them very sad to not see you any more.
- 9 years ago
I don't understand why the orange one is acting insane but, if you want to keep them, then do, if not sell them to breeders
