They are an excellent starter bird for children and especially young aviculturists who want to learn first hand about breeding birds. Society finches are good pet birds for all ages but are especially appealing to older people as they provide lively color and song to the home without the need to come out of the cage. They require little space, however as with any bird they enjoy having space to fly. They are easy to keep, hardy and well suited to any home environment. Society finches are admired and kept throughout the world. It s scientific name Lonchura domestica denotes it s relationship to the manakins and it s status as a domestic species.the origins are unknown but this species probably came from China into Japan in about The first known specimens in Europe were 2 pure white birds brought to the London Zoo in The beautiful plumage, quirky song and antics of the society finch have made them one of world s most popular finches. They possible originated as hybrids of 2 other manakin species which produced fertile hybrids. It does not and never did exist in the wild state. You’ll get lots of help here.1 Society finch or Bengalese The society finch is unique in that it is a cultivated variety of bird for which there is no wild population. Play some youtube finches for them and see how they act. And of course if you get eggs that’’s a little clue. Could you post photos of them, and we’ll try to help you see what they are? Also if they sing they are males. So it is their treat.Ģ males will indeed mount each other, the more dominant one usually mounting the other. The canary seed wont hurt them, but you do need to switch. That will take care of air sac mites as well as others. Put that in the water 2 days each week for 3 weeks. If you got the thing that hangs on the side of the cage for mites - throw it away NOW. Some people take 2 or even 3 of the 30x18 and connect them together to make one long cage. I believe we should all complain to the manufacturers! A 30x18x18 would house your new babies, but if you want to be especially kind to them get a flight cage (more like 30x18x36 tall). Cages seem to alaways be too tall/not wide enough. I know this is a long post but I've just really fallen in love with these birds and I want to make sure they're happy and well taken care of, please any any help at all is GREATLY appreciated! Thank you all in advance!!! his tummy i guess or like the under part ( not the vent) seems full looking like not puffy but full but again I could just be over analyzing. He's a lso nesting a lot more in general but much more than boo. ![]() at first i thought it was air sac mites ( which im considering treating for just in case) but the sound is 100% definitely coming from his beak. Now atticus seems a bit less vocal then usual (could be in my head because im paranoid about their health a little), but he'salso been kind of pecking at the food and water bowls and like chewing? on the edges on their swing like the metal part and today I just noticed that hes doing this clicking sound with his beak. ![]() The past few days, maybe a week now, (oh i added a little nest maybe a week and a half ago if that's relevant) theyve been seeming sort of like they're fighting and one will mount the other. I got a preventative thing to put on the side of the cage and spray once or twice a week and it seemed to clear up ( from both, boo eventually started acting the same too). The first week or two atticus seemed to have lice or mites or something as he was very restless and puffy and seemed like he was pecking and cleaning himself a lot. They have perches and a bath and they generally seem pretty happy as far as my limited knowledge can tell. I also offer a small bit of different fruits, veggies, or eggs daily. I offer them a diet of mixed seeds, a canary and finch mix, which i just learned a few minutes ago is probably not the best so come pay day that will be fixed. They dont have quite the proper enclosure *yet* i believe it's a bit too tall and not wide enough, I'm working on that and should have them in something a bit roomier soon. ![]() I dont know how old they are but I do know that they were purchased at a bird fair in Fresno, CA. Hello! so I received 2 male society finches as a gift, named atticus and boo.
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