WHAT TYPE OF NESTING MATERIAL SHOULD BE PROVIDED?
Most Zebra Finches are not good architects. The nest box should be filled to about half way with soft hay and grasses. Additional soft material should be available to enable the pair to complete the nest to their liking. Once egg laying has commenced (typically 5-7 days after introduction of the nest box), remove all surplus nesting material. Zebra Finches are notorious for building “sandwich” nests, that it constructing another nest on top of their eggs! HOW LONG IS INCUBATION? Incubation usually starts at about the time the 3rd egg is laid, and hatching begins about 12 days later. However there is some variability in this, so never be in too much hurry to remove eggs that haven t hatched. A typical clutch size is about 5 eggs, but may be as many as 8, so it often happens that the hatching process takes place over 3-4 days.
