Another method that I use to identify males from females with finches who look very similar (Owl finches in my case) is to google the mating call and play it where the birds can hear it, males will usually then start singing in competition 👍
Just wanted to mention, I saw several of your birds there have some overgrown nails. I'd really recommend using natural perches in your breeding cages for the birds foot and nail health. You can just collect random sticks from outside and sanitize them by baking them or pouring boiling water over them. Dowels don't properly wear down the nails and also cause cramps for the birds due to being on the same surface so much. They can also end up causing sores.
Couldn't agree more, I had four babies hatch and I have love this journey, scared as I was. All four are thriving and now I need to separate girls and boys, mum and dad because four babies are enough😅💜
Thank You so much for sharing. My two female Society finches have hatch out a lot of my Gouldian finches and a owl finch. One of them has a bad foot but she's a great little lady . Love to set and raise up chicks
I watched all 7 of my Society babies hatch and they are now over 2 years old, the only way I was able to tell them apart was to hear the different singing from male to female, so mama is with her 3 daughters and papa is with his 4 sons, they are wonderful birds, goofy and very smart, they give me so much joy everyday and crack me up constantly. I hand feed them baby spinach a couple times a week, plus they get a wide variety of different seed, egg food millet etc, and they love to snuggle up when it’s bedtime and I’ve even seen them stack on top of eachother lmao, just constant fun with these birds. If you need a good nest I loved using coconut nests, they loved those.
The society that's white with the dark mask over his eyes looks amazing. Probably the prettiest society I ever did see! The really dark one is going to look awesome, really stands out. I have the chance to get a pair of societies extremely cheaply, and thought I would take this chance to ask you a little about them. You say they are very friendly towards other birds, so that's good to hear. In my aviary, I am keeping 3 pairs of gouldians, 3 diamond doves, 3 king quail, currently 5 cherry finches and a pair of shaft tails that I am going to be selling as I have a pair of masked finches in quarantine, and since the shaft tails and the masked finches are closely related and can produce hybrids, I don't want to take that chance as the masked finches are very rare here and it took a lot of time to get them. Also the shaft tails are much more aggressive than the other birds so I think replacing them with the masked finches will make it a little more harmonious. Do you think a pair of societies would do well with them, and since my birds are mostly australian, my experience with trying to keep asian birds with them is that the asian birds will see much better when it is dark, and continue to stay active well after my australian birds have gone to sleep, which in turn would sometimes give them night frights. How does the societies fare in regards to this? I realize this is a long read, so if you read this, thank you :)
I have accidentally bred my birds. I had two males for about 7 years, one passed about 6 months ago, I replaced him with another so my other guy wasn't lonely. Then my other older guy passed as well...and I replaced him... and suddenly after 7 years of no babies, no problems...I hear whispery cheeps from the next about 10 days ago...and confirmed this past weekend I have two babies in the nest, maybe 3. The mom is very young, I didn't even realize she was a female. I have never raised a bird before.
Oh lord, I just heard you say that they will breed without a nest... lol, that was my fix for them, I was going to remove the nests. Can I leave the babies in the same cage as the parents? I would hate to interbreed them.
Hii i am breeding these finches in south africa the way to sex them is with there beacks hod the bird and look under the beack the male is n smaller shape and the female is a wider , anoter way is with the ibowl the males i is in line with the beak and the femals i is not
Another method that I use to identify males from females with finches who look very similar (Owl finches in my case) is to google the mating call and play it where the birds can hear it, males will usually then start singing in competition 👍
What a great idea.
Great advice 😊👍
Love it! Thank you
Female head is narrow and the male have more of an oval round head. Their head is bigger than females
I agree Society finches,They are so amazing. Love them!!
I love my society bird and they are special and smart birds
Just wanted to mention, I saw several of your birds there have some overgrown nails. I'd really recommend using natural perches in your breeding cages for the birds foot and nail health. You can just collect random sticks from outside and sanitize them by baking them or pouring boiling water over them. Dowels don't properly wear down the nails and also cause cramps for the birds due to being on the same surface so much. They can also end up causing sores.
Thanks for the suggestions. My flights all have natural branches but my smaller cages have the dowels. I’ll look and see what I can do to change that.
@@birdnerd I appreciate the response 😁. I’ve been subscribed to you for quite a long time now and love your content
Couldn't agree more, I had four babies hatch and I have love this journey, scared as I was. All four are thriving and now I need to separate girls and boys, mum and dad because four babies are enough😅💜
Love to hear that. Congrats on the successful breeding.
Thank You so much for sharing. My two female Society finches have hatch out a lot of my Gouldian finches and a owl finch. One of them has a bad foot but she's a great little lady . Love to set and raise up chicks
Yes they are great foster parents
I watched all 7 of my Society babies hatch and they are now over 2 years old, the only way I was able to tell them apart was to hear the different singing from male to female, so mama is with her 3 daughters and papa is with his 4 sons, they are wonderful birds, goofy and very smart, they give me so much joy everyday and crack me up constantly. I hand feed them baby spinach a couple times a week, plus they get a wide variety of different seed, egg food millet etc, and they love to snuggle up when it’s bedtime and I’ve even seen them stack on top of eachother lmao, just constant fun with these birds. If you need a good nest I loved using coconut nests, they loved those.
Yes they are goofy finches for sure but very fun to keep. Thanks for the post
Thanks so much how fun!! Such a great aviary.
Thank you
The society that's white with the dark mask over his eyes looks amazing. Probably the prettiest society I ever did see! The really dark one is going to look awesome, really stands out. I have the chance to get a pair of societies extremely cheaply, and thought I would take this chance to ask you a little about them. You say they are very friendly towards other birds, so that's good to hear. In my aviary, I am keeping 3 pairs of gouldians, 3 diamond doves, 3 king quail, currently 5 cherry finches and a pair of shaft tails that I am going to be selling as I have a pair of masked finches in quarantine, and since the shaft tails and the masked finches are closely related and can produce hybrids, I don't want to take that chance as the masked finches are very rare here and it took a lot of time to get them. Also the shaft tails are much more aggressive than the other birds so I think replacing them with the masked finches will make it a little more harmonious. Do you think a pair of societies would do well with them, and since my birds are mostly australian, my experience with trying to keep asian birds with them is that the asian birds will see much better when it is dark, and continue to stay active well after my australian birds have gone to sleep, which in turn would sometimes give them night frights. How does the societies fare in regards to this? I realize this is a long read, so if you read this, thank you :)
You should be just fine housing your societies with your other birds. Hopefully they all do well for you.
Good job
I have accidentally bred my birds. I had two males for about 7 years, one passed about 6 months ago, I replaced him with another so my other guy wasn't lonely. Then my other older guy passed as well...and I replaced him... and suddenly after 7 years of no babies, no problems...I hear whispery cheeps from the next about 10 days ago...and confirmed this past weekend I have two babies in the nest, maybe 3. The mom is very young, I didn't even realize she was a female. I have never raised a bird before.
Oh lord, I just heard you say that they will breed without a nest... lol, that was my fix for them, I was going to remove the nests. Can I leave the babies in the same cage as the parents? I would hate to interbreed them.
Let’s the parents raise and wean the chicks and then remove them from the parents as they will interbreed.
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😊How old do they have to be to start breeding 😊
I would recommend you wait until at least 8 months old before you breed them.
@@birdnerd thank you. Will do 🕊️
If i get it wrong and place a female baby with the dad, will they breed?
Yes they will eventually breed.
Do you treat your Societies with 4 in 1 bird medication? Do you use the societies as fosters?
I have not treated my birds with 4 in 1 bird medication. Have you tried it?
I am looking for society finches. Any breeders in Ga
Is breeding society finches like breeding zebra finches?
Yes societies are generally an easy bird to breed similar to the zebra finch.
@@birdnerd ok thank you
@@birdnerd can socci finches and sebra finches breed together
@@birdnerd society
U sale them
Yes. But I do t currently ship them
Hii i am breeding these finches in south africa the way to sex them is with there beacks hod the bird and look under the beack the male is n smaller shape and the female is a wider , anoter way is with the ibowl the males i is in line with the beak and the femals i is not
Very cool. I’ll have to try it out. Thanks for the tip!