Why did President Truman ask Congress to give financial aid to Greece and Turkey?
Actually checking the nest for the number of eggs while a finch is sitting on them can cause nest abandonment. After mating, a female finch can store sperm in her reproductive tract for up to 16 days. Female finches generally lay an egg every day, commencing between five and seven days after breeding. The average clutch consists of four to six eggs, although the overall number varies from three to eight.
In 12 to 16 days, the eggs begin to hatch. Not every egg may hatch; my zebra finch pairs have hatched anywhere from one to seven young. Both cock and hen spend most of their time in the nest caring for the chicks. They feed the young from the food they eat, regurgitating it into the chicks' open mouths.EBRA FINCHES are probably the easiest of all pet birds to breed. All you need are a mature, healthy pair of zebra finches, a nest basket, nesting materials and a good diet. Most zebra finches will mate with any other zebra finch of the opposite sex.