The next time I go headhunting(I mean, birdhunting) for my next zebra finch pair, I’ll make sure to bring a sound recorder.  I have yet to see a large zebra finch aviary in the country, but that’s where I want to end up. A recorder and a nice big aviary.  Why? See my explanation in this article.

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Sometimes, you do things you do not understand completely.  There was even a point in time last week when I was doing something against my natural instinct: I wasn’t doing anything, and that was what troubled me.  You see, I got this advise from Kurt. After telling him that my female zebra is losing its [...]

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You simply got to see this.  Watch the video after the jump.

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The life span of a zebra finch is usually 8-10 years. In between these years, the coloration of their feathers would change. By observing the colors, you should be able to estimate how old they are.

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Here’s a video I took of my zebra finch pair aptly named Juday and Ryan(who in real-life, are two Filipino showbiz personalities). That’s because in our home they are treated pretty much like celebrities. 

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One thing that clearly separates finches, especially the zebra finch, from other birds is that inside any cage or aviary, they are constantly active, fluttering, and moving from one perch to the other.  It’s like a finch trademark.  In fact, in a bird show, one requirement for judging good finches is that the bird must be constantly going back and forth between two [...]

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All first-time bird owners come home from the pet shop like they‘re bringing a baby back from the hospital. They’re happy and excited. Many would expect the birds to begin breeding soon, and along with the cage, they will also buy nests and cuttlebone and other things that will ensure the two birds will become [...]

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Indubitably, the rarest mutation (and most finch websites would agree with this) is the ALBINO zebra finch.  In fact, it is so rare that you won’t see a picture of it on the Net.  Some breeders have posted their white zebra finches on websites convinced that they have the albino line, but others would quickly repudiate their claim.  [...]

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This article gives a background of the most common variety of finch which is the zebra finch. Almost all finch owners start out with this particular species, for reasons that will be laid out in this article. At the end, pointers will be given to enthusiasts who would like to start having zebra finches as pets.

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