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November 24, 2020

Hand Feeding Baby Finches


Hi there,

After I hand formula feed my baby finches (3 days old) they rollover and sleep on their back. I am just wondering jf I have anything to fear by this or if I need to keep rolling them onto their stomach?

Thank you,

Charity Buchan


Answer:

Hi Charity,

I believe this is something they will do. I know they have a black dot that shows the mother which side is up. J Did the mother not feed them? It’s always best to let the parents feed baby finches as they are very hard to hand feed and there is a high mortality rate. Hopefully your little ones are doing well.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda

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