2. HOW TO TELL IF A FINCH IS MALE OR FEMALE
• IF YOUR FINCH SINGS CHANCES ARE IT’S A MALE
•IF NOT, YOU HAVE A FEMALE
3. CHOOSING THE RIGHT
CAGE
• MAKE SURE YOUR
CAGE IS WIDER
THAN IT IS TALL
• A 16” 14” ARCHED
FINCH CAGE IS
PERFECT
• DISPLAY YOUR
FINCHES UNDER
FLUORESCENT
LIGHTS
4. YOUR CAGE SHOULD
CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
• FRESH FOOD AND WATER
• NATURAL PERCHES
• A CUTTLE BONE
• TOYS
• A NEST
• SOFT NESTING MATERIAL
• DIRECT SUNLIGHT
5. HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU
CLEAN YOUR CAGE
• AS OFTEN AS NEEDED, NEVER LET
DROPPINGS AND DIRT PILE UP
• THE CAGE BOTTOM AND PERCHES
SHOULD BE CLEANED AT LEAST ONCE
PER WEEK
• FOOD AND WATER DISHES SHOULD BE
CLEANED DAILY
• YOU SHOULD DISINFECT YOUR CAGE BI-
MONTHLY
6. WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF
YOUR BIRD ESCAPES FROM
ITS CAGE
• TURN OFF ALL FANS, CLOSE ALL
WINDOWS, AND DOORS
• REMOVE ANY PREDATORY PETS
YOU MAY HAVE IN THE HOUSE
• LOCATE THE BIRD
• THROW A TOWEL ON THE BIRD
WHEN IT LANDS
• QUICKLY CAPTURE THE BIRD
7. WHAT TIME OF YEAR CAN I
EXPECT MY BIRD TO BREED
• WILD FINCHES
ARE LIKELY TO
BREED DURING
THE SAME TIME OF
YEAR THAT THEY
WERE BORN
• FINCHES HELD IN
CAPTIVITY WILL
BREED YEAR
AROUND
8. FINCH EGGS
• 3-8 EGGS ARE LAID
EACH TIME
• AFTER 12-16 DAYS
OF INCUBATION
THE EGGS WILL
HATCH
• BOTH MALE AND
FEMALE FINCHES
WILL OCCUPY THE
NEST
9. WHAT TO FEED YOUR
NEWLY HATCHED BABIES
• PLAIN BOILED CHICKEN EGGS ARE A
FAVORITE FOOD OF THE BABY
FINCH AS WELL AS ITS PARENTS
• BOIL THE EGG AND CHOP IT UP INTO
VERY SMALL PIECES
• THE MOTHER FINCH WILL TAKE
CARE OF THE REST
10. SIGNS THAT YOUR BIRD IS
NOT FEELING WELL
• HALF CLOSED EYES
• FLUFFED FEATHERS
• SITTING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE
CAGE
• BIRDS ARE LETHARGIC
• SCALY FEET
• POOR APPETITE
11. LIFE SPAN OF THE ZEBRA
FINCH
• A HEALTHY FINCH
SHOULD LIVE
FROM 5-7 YEARS
• FINCHES HAVE
BEEN KNOWN TO
LIVE FOR 15 YEARS
12. BIOLOGY – THE STUDY OF
LIFE
WE HOPE YOU
HAVE ENJOYED
THE SHOW!!!!!
Tweety
Butch
Strawberry
Smokey
(the finches)
and Mr. Flatt
