How to identify a pair?
Hi!I am a new bird owner got my finch birds 2 months ago…I have got a pair of zebra finch,A pair of White finch,2 pairs of pied Finch.Now note that these birds were adopted and bought so I was not able to clarify my doubts and questions….The previous owner said that the birds are adults and have laid eggs….3 weeks ago one of my albino pied got his leg stuck on the cage door and severely fractured his left leg so we had to seperate him from the flock and keep him alone…We do not know which bird is his pair(I am judging from the beak which is dark orange that he is a male)….also there is this problem that a few weeks back a finch(which one we do not know) layed an egg not in its nest but in the food box,and now today morning there were two eggs one on the food box and the other broken on the tray…please note that there are 4 nests for all 4 pairs…we have been providing material for them to build nest inside and they have been building it….kindly address my below doubts:1.How to differentiate male from female
2.How to identify a pair
3.How to know that they have finished building nests or still building?
4.How to solve the egg issue?
Please answer…it would be of great help…There is not enough ? articles on finches…I am unable to find much online…
Thank you