New to site, breeding advice?

[FantasyBirds]

Hi, I'm new here and just have need of some advice from those that really know what they're doing. I have 4 pairs of zebra finches. All the males are the normal grey. I have one fawn female, two fawn pied females, and a CFW female. Currently they are sharing a comunity cage, but I am in the process of buying breeding cages and building a large avary-style cage for their out-of-breeding 'downtime'. They are eating Zupreme pellets, as well as Tropimix 'eggfood' and a seed mixture. These guys were purchased at two different petstores, 6 from one (three pairs) and one pair from another. I tried to find a breeder nearby, I searched for well over a month, and never found anyone. These guys are healthy and robust, and the owner of the petstore is also the breeder of the 3 pairs, and helped me pick out the pairings. I've been studying and studying, but I'm sure I still need advice. If anyone wants to drop any advice in, feel free to do so! I'm hoping to get some more pairs at a later date from a breeder, hoping I can find one close enough! Thanks!

[FantasyBirds]

Wow! Looks like I'll be finding out a lot quicker than I imagined! To check nests I have to move the entire cage, so I only do it about once a week. I just checked the nests a few minutes ago and there are three little eggs! Its from one of my fawn pied/grey pairings, so I'm hoping for fertile eggs! Yay!

[Conure & Macaw Mom]

Welcome! Here is a website for a very good breeder of finches (all kinds) in the U.S. www.zebrafinch.com His name is Garrie Landry & he lives in Louisiana. He is a very nice man & usually responds to emails pretty fast. His website has photos, info, etc. His email address is garrie@zebrafinch.com or garrie@cox-internet.com. You will find alot of info there. Hope this helps. Crystal