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. Measurements are based on the largest species of the group.They are readily available in most pet stores and inexpensive - a great addition to someone’s aviary. These codes are available from Agriculture Victoria. *In Victoria, a Code of Practice for the housing of caged birds applies to the keeping of birds in captivity and requires you to provide adequate space, food, water, etc. ROOSTING: some species build roosting nests to sleep in at night: black-throated, diamond firetail, double-barred, long-tailed, masked, red-browed and zebras. It is illegal to deliberately let this happen. Therefore, they should not be kept together. Some species may hybridise with other members of this group. Crimson finches have been associated with aggression, attacking especially those with red feathering. Note: Diamond firetails and black-throateds may be best kept with larger birds. ![]() MIXING: except for the crimson finch, generally tolerant of other birds. Chestnut-breasted and yellow-rumpeds may cause damage whilst breeding. ![]() PLANTS: most individuals do not harm plants. per extra birdĬAGES*: minimum height 34cm 1000 sq.cm. SOAKED/SPROUTED SEEDS, CUTTLEFISH, SHELLGRIT, CHARCOAL.ĪVIARIES*: minimum height 60cm 3700 sq.cm. LIVE FOODS: mealworms, maggots, white ants, etc. REGULAR GREENS: such as milk thistle, endive, dandelion, seeding grasses, etc. * Other Mutations/Colours may become available at times.ĭRY SEED MIXTURE: comprising millets and plain canary seed.
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