Also plan to install a perch or two (or even a small branch). Plan ahead to purchase small toys made of plastic for the birds to chew on. Secondly, I'm having a hard time finding out if it's alright to keep 'pairs' of the same sex? Most of the information I find is for breeding finches, but if I had a group of two of any of the listed finches, would they do alright together? I'd prefer males to females, but that is only due to their singing, which I can't help but feel partial to. Finches are active birds, and need toys and perches in their large cage in order to properly exercise and socialize. Would they do well together (2 Throats, 2 Gouldians)? In fact, would any of the finches I picked work well together in a non-breeding environment other than the Gouldians and the Throats (ie, Society/Owl, Gouldian/Society, Owl/Cut Throat, etc. Their song doesn't matter much to me, I find the Gouldian's song to be much more adorable than other 'excellent' singers, but I do have a few questions.Īs I'm leaning more toward the Cut Throat and Gouldian, would those go together? On this site: Housing Mixed Species Together - Finch Compatibility Chart it states not to mix them with Wax Bills, however Gouldian's are NOT wax bills, they are grass. Society finch is also known as Bengalese Finch. As of now I've narrowed it down to three/four species: Cut-throat Finches, Lady Gouldian, Society, and Owl (in order from most desired). Illustration of different sounds of society finches including song and dance routine of the males. Zebras are still the same as their wild counterparts. If you think of it this way the society finch would be like a dog and the zebra finch like keeping a wolf. I feel like this makes them ideal birds in a lot of ways. Species are categorized as peaceful pushy or aggressive. There are several finch types, but only a few of these are kept as pets. This article explains which species can live together peacefully and provides a finch compatibility chart. They tend to do well with humans and captivity. Finches are small, brightly colored, diverse, and social songbirds that have been capturing the hearts of bird lovers and charming multitudes with their songs for thousands of years. I've been tentatively looking at Finches recently as being a future companion for me (future meaning in a few years). I recently read that society finches are a truly domesticated bird.
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