Has anybody tried breeding finches?

[robruger1]

I am wondering if anybody has done this, what the facilities were like and what the production rate was.

[Falcon Boy]

Zebra finches only weigh 15-30g so i dont know how cost effective breeding them would be. Here is a what i found googling quick

www.zbirds.com/Breeding.html

www.finchworld.com/Birds/Finch/Zebra/zebra_finch_breeding.htm

[HawkingRage]

instead of finches why not use baby quail. faster breeding and they dont eat anymore when they are in the freezer.

[jfneumann57]

i've bred finches before. I wouldn't raise them for feeders. The rate of reproduction is too slow if you're not raising them for pet stores.

[dac]

my brothers pair of Zebra Finch's had two clutches of eggs each time it was 5 to 6. After the second clutch the male turned on the female and killed her. so we put in one of his daughters who he killed and the others died of illness. we have the father and one son left. o ya we gave away the first clutch.
not very good for any number needed to feed even a kestrel for more the a week.