![]() The average clutch consist of 4-8 eggs which the parents take turns incubating for 12-14 days. I have also seen them take over raising other species in a mixed flight. ![]() Many times I have seen Society Finches feed each others offspring through cage bars. They will breed in a colony setting but they are so social that 6 or more will try to squeeze together in one nest which results in offspring being crushed. In order to breed it is best to have them paired in individual breeding cages. You can supply dry grasses, sisal, coconut fiber or mosses as nesting material. They will adopt finch nest or finch boxes. The below photos featuring the different color variations are are courtesy of: Singing Wings Aviary – Breeding:īengalese are free breeders and are used to foster other exotic finches. The society finch comes in a variety of beautiful colors. The hens do not sing but do make clicking or warning sounds. He will puff out his feathers and stand tall while he quickly hops from side to side singing. The male Society Finch has a boisterously loud song. I prefer male-female pairs so they can raise their own young and if need be I can use them as foster parents. This way there are no other eggs laid as in the case of two hens placed together. A lot of people use two males together in the same cage. Same sex Socities can be paired in breeding cages and conditioned so that they will foster other exotic finch eggs. If your Socities are for breeding or fostering purposes you will need to house them in individual breeding cages after they have been sexed. The best temperature to maintain is around 75 degrees as Societies do not do well in cold temperatures. However, they will thrive in a large planted aviary with plenty of room to fly, sing and socialize. Many Societies are house in individual breeding cages much like Canaries. Just be careful not to put them with other species that might be agressive towards them. Compatibility:Īs the name insist Society (Bengalese) Finches are very social by nature and will get along together or with other bird species. Livefood is not necessary for the species. Lettuce, Spinach, Chickweed, spray millet, Eggfood, Brocolli tops and Carrot tops can also be offered on a regular basis. Fresh water, cuttlebone and grit should be supplied at all times. Make it a “project” to prepare an attractive flight cage / aviary for them, with lots of toys and natural branches, maybe some plants.Ī good Society Finch diet must include a mixture of millets, cereal seeds and canary grass seeds. Since these are birds that will ALWAYS be in a cage (or, hopefully, aviary), I would hope that people give them a roomy flight cage, maybe with some plants in it too for the finches to enjoy. I thought of trying to stop them but if the Quail hen is fine with it perhaps I should leave them to it … just proves Bengalese finches will foster anything!” Societies as Pets:įinches, in general, are great for people who enjoy watching birds rather than having a demanding pet that requires a lot of personal attention. “I have a buttonquail hen sitting on at least 10 eggs in the bottom of a terracotta pot laying on its side, much to my shock and horror, a pair of my Bengalese finches have moved on in with her and all 3 are now happily incubating the quail eggs, when she gets of they cover more eggs, when she gets back they move over to make room. Sharlene Berger from New Zealand shares the following story with us: The society finches are very affordable and prolific breeders. If this is done, it is important that the eggs are at the same stage of development (have been incubated for about the same time). Gender could be determined by behavior since the male of these species tend to sing to impress and court the female.Īs they are great parents they are oftentimes taking over as foster parents for the Gouldian Finch, which is not as reliable at incubating and caring for its young as the society finches are.īreeders will simply swap the eggs of the gouldian finch and the society finch. They are also quite easy to breed if, of course, adequately sexed which is very difficult as both genders look exactly the same. They are cheerful little birds that do well in groups and are quite easy to look after. These little birds are known for their ability to get along so well with everyone including other finches hence their name “society” suggests. Society Finches are hardy, easy to take care of, come in a variety of color mutations and make excellent parents.Like the Zebra Finches, they are often used to raise the chicks of less successful finch parents. They are readily available in most pet stores and inexpensive - a great addition to someone’s aviary.
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