It's been exactly a week now since we got our finches, and we decided that it was now time to get them a larger home, and also nests so that they could start their families! Off we went to New Market, and bought one large 3 feet long cage, and three wicker nests which is what finches use. We got home, and set up the cage in our balcony, having to rearrange our plants to do so, and then followed the task of shifting the birdies to the new cage. We kept both the cage doors open and facing each other, and while they got rather excited, they refused to budge! After waiting a bit one tentatively hopped into the new cage, and then the next followed and after that it was easy! However what's life without a bit of excitement?! Ross ( the white one ) fell through the gap between both the cages and started flying around the room. We just about managed to get hold of him and put him inside, when Phoebe got out! By the end of it we were just relieved when we got all 6 together, and I think they didn't know what to do with all that space! Rachel chose her nest, and it was hilarious to see how she chased off any of the others who even came close!
Of course needless to say the rest of the evening saw us sitting in front of their cage, and looking at them cheeping and chirping away happily and hopping in and out of their new nests in a state of high excitement! Finally darkness descended, and as it did, our little feathered friends also settled down for the night.
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