The mandarin finch is a highly prized bird due to its adorable and tiny size as well as the number of mutations found in aviaries around the world. They are skittish but very active and talkative specimens.
If you are thinking of breeding a Mandarin Diamond, it will be essential to know what type of nest they need. Remember that a diamond or zebra fich is a living being and if you decide to breed them you must be responsible with the offspring that are born. You must have enough space to shelter them all as well as food, cages and veterinary costs.
Keep reading this article on our site and discover how is the nest of the mandarin diamond:
A suitable nest for the Mandarin diamond
Mandarin diamonds are very jealous animals that do not want their eggs exposed to predators. Faced with what they consider a threat to the survival of the eggs, they will act by throwing them to the ground and even eating them. For this reason it is essential to look for a closed nest like the one shown below:
Because of what we have mentioned above, you must be especially careful not to observe or manipulate the nest once it is already being used by your diamonds Mandarins.
You should also improve their diet by providing them with extra calcium and breeding paste as well as fruits and vegetables for the diamond.
Important elements of the nest
The diamondbacks usually make their own nests: sometimes a single member does it, although usually both parents participate in this process.
When the diamonds find the prefabricated nest in their cage they discover an ideal place to breed but they will need material to pad the eggs, if they don't have it their feathers will be pluckedthemselves or their partner.
To prevent this from happening we must provide our little birds with elements to build the nest: goat hair and coconut fiber Both you will find in any pet trade as well as in exotic or veterinary. It is very important that they have it, since the loss of feathers means being unprotected and needing large doses of calcium to counteract it.
