I have taking a cock and hen bird from my aviary and put them into a breeding cage with a nest box what is the chance they will lay ?

Finches are genrally easy to breed from what i have read, was the cock and hen close in the aviary before you took them out?

chances are very high, give it a while, and they should get on just great, and im 95% sure they will lay at some point

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You may find you have to shoot the little beggars to stop 'em

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Zebras breed very well in breeding cages. In fact, that's how I first came to breed them along with Bengalese Finches.

They bred like mice in them. Although that's no excuse to cram your birds into little boxes. Often people will say they must be happy if their breeding. My experience is that many animals will still breed inspite of their environment.

he's right!!!

I have got them into pairs with 1 nest box,Foreign Finch Mixture grit, Fresh water (Daily) and hay and straw as nesting material they have been together for 3 days and nest boxes are still empty the minute. Would u recommend changing anything or leaving them as they are ?

My finches layed 1 egg and didnt bother bother it for over a week so i have kept them together but took away nest boxes and will introuduce them within a few days. Should i see success from this ?

I have just started breeding finches, am giving them a couple weeks to settle and in their cage before i introduce any box or alt,

Put the nestboxes in from the start they will get used to them then.Better if they can be hung on the outside of the cage though...gives the birds more room,and easier to examine contents without disturbing the birds too much.

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