Hi, I'm a new zebra finch owner. I got the birds (a male and female) as a gift and made the mistake of putting a nest in their cage. Shortly after, lo and behold they laid 4 eggs but only one hatched. The baby is now out of the nest eating on its own and its beak has begun to turn orange. I know I need to seperate the baby from the parents, but I only have one small cage and live in a small apartment with no place to put more cages.
I don't want to breed my finches; I just read here that I need to take the nest out to stop them. Well guess what, they have already laid more eggs!! I can't believe it. What on earth do I do with the babies? No one I know wants birds; I don't have an interest in trying to sell them, I just want to get them to a good home. Do pet stores like Petsmart take birds?? Help!
