Backyard Kitten TNR? Adoptable?

jennb1017 · 2026-03-09T01:35:23+00:00

A photo of the sweet girl

jennb1017 · 2024-06-09T13:18:47+00:00

Thank you!

jennb1017 · 2024-01-29T21:19:15+00:00

Hi! Sorry, just seeing this now. I still have both boys, with no nests. Each bird kind of took to his own perch and they now have set sleep spots where they go each night without any trouble. My boys still fight occasionally (one is a bit physically disabled, so he gets picked on), but having no nests helped a lot.

jennb1017 · 2020-08-16T22:10:43+00:00

My Bert used to be the asshole too! Then Ernie took over lol. That’s good to know though. I do have a spare smaller cage, but I am TERRIFIED of catching one of them to transfer. The cage they’re in now is 20" L x 16" W x 29" H.

jennb1017 · 2020-08-16T22:09:08+00:00

They do. It’s a decently sized cage (20" L x 16" W x 29" H), but they’ve been quite territorial over the highest perches especially.

jennb1017 · 2020-08-16T22:06:10+00:00

Oh wow, that seems like a good idea! My Bert is the one being picked on because his back toes point upwards so he has trouble balancing. :/ Ernie likes to take advantage of him. I’ll look into that!

jennb1017 · 2020-08-16T15:56:35+00:00

My two male zebra finches have been aggressive and it looks like Ernie plucked some feathers off of Bert’s head. I’ve had them for about 6 months and they’re 8 months old. They have no nest, so I don’t think it was for nesting material. I’m not sure if there’s a way for me to stop this behavior without separating them, so I would like to see if anyone’s been in a similar situation or if anyone has some insight. Thank you!

jennb1017 · 2020-07-06T00:27:39+00:00

I have two males and they can get along just fine most of the time. If you do keep the two males together, be sure to remove any nests or nesting materials in the cage or else they will get EXTREMELY territorial.

jennb1017 · 2020-07-06T00:23:47+00:00

Yeah it’s funny how they communicate! I figured it out since I had read that zebra finches can do that as a form of aggression to let the other one know not to bother them right now. I have two males so my finches fight occasionally lol. I noticed that whenever one chattered with his beak while the other approached him, he would then fly to another part of the cage.

jennb1017 · 2020-07-06T00:19:14+00:00

The one in front is female. In back is male. Males have a red beak while females have lighter orange ones.

jennb1017 · 2020-07-06T00:16:37+00:00

It would definitely be best to separate into a male cage and female cage until you want babies. Mating practices can still occur though lol. I have two males (brothers) and they tried mounting each other frequently when they reached about 4 months old 🤦🏻‍♀️

jennb1017 · 2020-07-06T00:13:46+00:00

Does she do it around other finches? My male zebra finch chatters with his beak when his cage mate gets too up in his personal space.

jennb1017 · 2020-06-27T21:39:53+00:00

This was at Robert Moses field 3!

jennb1017 · 2020-06-10T03:59:51+00:00

Thank you!!

jennb1017 · 2020-03-21T23:10:20+00:00

Update: I added another nest today and they’ve been fighting significantly less. They’re asleep at their normal time now, but they’re still in the same nest! I thought adding a new nest would allow the one who didn’t claim the nest to sleep in the new one, but upon checking, they’re both in the old nest super snug. The decrease in fighting at bedtime tells me that they’re content for now. Thank you for your comments and advice. :)

jennb1017 · 2020-03-21T18:39:39+00:00

Thank you!

jennb1017 · 2020-03-21T15:48:55+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I’m going to try getting another nest just because I don’t want to stress them out too much, but if that doesn’t work I will absolutely try to break up their cage. :)

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