Recently I had a couple of finches, a male and female couple, who had two male chicks. They were on their second hatch when one day I came home from camping and three were dead. The chicks some how survived, but the only adult left was one of the young males. read more
Other birds will kill the parents & or babies. I doubt the a new female will help rear the babies. Possibly the male is doing a good enough job to save the wee ones. read more
My father kept Zebra Finches. Once a pair had built their nest he would remove all the the remaining nesting material from the aviary to pevent them building another nest on top of the first one This page may be out of date. read more
Unless your male zebra causes problems,he is better to be with his mate.Do not forget to feed a small portion of fruit or veg, daily and a dish of soft food or soaked seed,this helps the parents to feed the young. read more