How to Breed Fawn Star Finches

The Star Finch is a small greenish bird with a bright red face. It has tiny white dots over its body that look like stars. Star finches are found in Northern Australia. The males of the species have brighter red on their heads, and their bodies are a more vibrant green. The females do not have red coloring on their chins. The females' coloring is duller overall. They will freely breed in the wild, but if you choose to keep finches as pets, they are easy to breed in captivity. You can breed them in cages or in a bird flight, which is an aviary.

Things You'll Need

  • Private nesting box
  • Nesting materials
  • Heater, if breeding during the winter months
  • Seed and fresh foods
  • Live food and egg food
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Instructions

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      Provide your mating finches a private nesting box. Avoid boxes with half open fronts. Utilize boxes with small half-circle openings near the top of the box to allow them to feel safer, low in the box, away from the opening.

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      Allow your finches to build their own nests. Keep fine grasses readily available for nest building, as well as green panic seed heads and coconut fibers. The birds will also use their own feathers.

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      For best results keep only one mating pair per cage or aviary during mating attempts. When not mating, you can keep the breeding birds with multiple birds of their own species or other species that have a similar temperament.

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      During winter months, keep their habitat no colder than 55 degrees, but they will do better at 70 to 75 degrees.

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      Provide a well balanced diet of seeds and fresh foods. Provide leafy greens such as kale, lettuces, broccoli, and spinach. Provide carrots and boiled eggs. Add a vitamin supplement to either the fresh food or water dish. Ensure that your birds always have cuttlebone and grit available, as well as plenty of clean, fresh water.

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      Try not to disturb the nest once the female has accepted it and laid her eggs. Allow the male to remain in the habitat with the female. The male will take turns sitting on the nest periodically to allow the female to have a break.

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      Ensure there is plenty of live food, such as bugs and worms, as well as egg food, available for the parents to feed the chicks.