I second Okiechick's advice. I was a member of an Avian club and do recall a member telling us how she handfed the baby finch with a toothpick!I believe it was the South Florida Cage Bird and Aviary Society. You can Google to see if it is still around. Those members loved their finches as much...
My Java Rice Birds just hatched one of two eggs on Saturday! The male does most of he work and will chase his mate alot. Karen is right you can get Society finches to be your "Brood Hen" they love to hatch and raise babies. Young birds sometimes make excellent devoted parents, but sometimes it...