X Food and Feeding If your budgie is able to incubate her own eggs, then I would let her do it as an incubator might be too hot. Probably not, because the average incubating temperature for avian eggs is about 90 to 100 degrees. If the temperature is too high then the chick will develop too quickly and quite possible die inside of the shell and if it does manage to hatch then it will most likely die quickly due to deformities. For example, most of the information on society finch breeding states that finches will lay 4-6 eggs and then they will start incubating them. Also, remember to wrap it in a towel, and refer to the steps in this article. wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. Keeping the temperature between 99 and 102 F and turning the eggs at least 3 times a day. Follow the tips listed below and you will be able to hatch your zebra finch eggs without a problem. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. You need to make sure that you have a good incubator as zebra finch eggs are very susceptible to improper conditions. If you definitely have at least one male and one female, so that you can assume the eggs are fertile, they will begin to hatch approximately 11-14 days, or maybe a little longer, from the time the last egg was laid and serious incubation began. This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness. The most important part of incubating zebra finch eggs is to have the correct temperature in the incubator. In the case of eggs, you can foster them out to another pair of more experienced Goulds who are already brooding (my first choice), you can place the eggs in an incubator and hand feed once the chicks hatch, or you can use foster parent birds of another species such as Society or Zebra finches. Once hatched, the baby finches, called hatchlings, stay in the nest for 20 to 25 days before fledging (learning to fly). This is a guide about finches not incubating their eggs. This means having an incubator with a digital display and control, not one without the proper gauges and manual controls. The sun is usually not that hot, and even if it were, the heat would not be consistent. How To Incubate Zebra Finch Eggs Temperature. "The whole thing was helpful. Make it efficient. Use an X and an O marking to keep track of which direction you rotate the eggs in. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal to disturb most nests without a permit from your national government. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/36\/Create-an-Egg-Incubator-for-Wild-Bird-Eggs-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Create-an-Egg-Incubator-for-Wild-Bird-Eggs-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/3\/36\/Create-an-Egg-Incubator-for-Wild-Bird-Eggs-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid932248-v4-728px-Create-an-Egg-Incubator-for-Wild-Bird-Eggs-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"