The babies have gray markings, a black beak and aren't as sleek looking as their parents. They will get their adult feathers after their first molt, which is around 9 months. However they are sexually mature around 3 months. I will have to remove the babies before they are breeding age because the males fight and incest produces sick babies.

I just cleaned their cage. I usually clean the bird cage once a week. However, now there are 3 more finches flying around, eating and pooping all day long!

There is one baby left in the nest. It was the smallest of the 3, I suspect the littlest one was the last one to hatch. The nest is a mess, full of poop! I'll have to throw it away. I found out providing a nest stimulates their nesting instincts. The little ones are going back to the pet store where I bought their parents. Thank you pet store! Zebra Finch will lay 3 or more clutches a year and I am going to avoid that, I don't need a bunch of finches, they poop too much!