Mixed Aviary Birds - Gouldian, Star Finch, society Finches, Owl Finch, Bourke and More
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- Mixed Aviary Birds - Gouldian, Star Finch, society Finches, Owl Finch, Bourke and More
Setting up a Mixed Aviary
Mix only species that are similar in size, which reduces stress and prevents larger species from dominating the enclosure. The reason is simple: Small birds are intimidated (and stressed) by larger birds (even peaceful ones) when both are confined together in the same space and the small birds cannot escape their larger companions. Consequently, it is questionable to mix finches with doves, peafowl and most quail. (The exception is button quail, which are relatively small, no aggressive dwellers that rarely disturb finches.) Definitely avoid mixing hookbills and finches, not only because of the size differences, but also because hookbills (including budgies) are potentially dangerous to finches.
Keeping Different Birds Together in mixed Aviary:
It is always best to speak to the breeder you are buying your birds from, they will usually know which birds get along and which don’t. In theory, if given enough space, almost all of the species mentioned in this guide can live together, there will however always be the more aggressive birds and the more passive birds. There are a few species that are usually seen as too aggressive to be kept with other birds.
The general rule is to keep pushy birds with other pushy birds, timid birds with other timid birds and so on. Use the guide below as a general guide on which birds should get along fine, though always double check with the person who is supplying your birds.
In general the following birds can live othetterh with little to no problems: Gouldian Finch, Double-Barred (or Owl) finch, Bengalese (Society) finch, Plum-headed finch, Red-headed Parrot Finch, Chestnut and Scaly-Breasted Munia.
The Star Finch needs extra space and cover due to its timid nature. They will be happier if kept in flocks of their own kind.
Canaries need large aviaries to be able to coexist with other species. In general they are happier on their own or in pairs.
The following can live together if given enough space, but look out for the bullies: Zebra Finch, Java Sparrow, Strawberry Finch, Lavender Waxbill.
The real bullies of the finch world are the Diamond Firetail and the Cut-Throat Finch.
Keeping a single Finch in Mixed Aviary:
Finches will not be happy or healthy if kept alone. The one species that can be kept alone is the Canary. All other species of Finch will need to be kept in at least pairs. Infact, keeping finches in pairs is the ideal setup for many owners, as it does not require a large cage and as a result saves on space. This being said, there are some species that will only truly thrive in a flock.
Keeping Canaries with Other Birds in Mixed Aviary:
Canaries are kind and easy going birds. Birds kept in Male-Male or Female-Female pairs, just like the other finches, will squabble but pretty much any other combination is fine. For example, several males should be able to coexist without being at one another's throats all the time. The easy going nature of these birds makes them good mixers, they are unlikely to intimidate any other species.
Star finch is also an amazing bird to keep in mixed birds aviary.
Canaries and Budgie in Mixed aviary:
These are, along with the Zebra Finch, the most popular cage birds, so it comes as no surprise that people have tried keeping the two together. If you do plan on keeping the two species together, you’ll need a cage which is at least 30ft in width.
Budgies don’t have a problem with canaries and most of the time will leave them be, yet they will still defend their perch or feeding station with a peck - budgies have a relatively powerful peck alongside a hooked beak - which can cause a lot of damage to a fragile bird such as the Canary. Budgies and other parrots also have the tendency to peck at other bird’s legs and they could easily snap the leg of a canary or other finch.
This setup can work if approached correctly. You may even see other aviares with even more risky finch cohabitees such as cockatiels, parakeets and lorikeets. These types of setups only work in very large aviaries, the types you find in parks or zoos. Anything smaller than 30ft in width is not large enough for you to be mixing finches with parrots.
Keeping Finches and Quail Together in Mixed Aviary with other birds:
Seeing button Quail in mixed aviaries is not an uncommon sight. If you’re keeping your birds outside, then finches should have no problem with quail. It helps that the quail is a ground bird, as they take little notice of the finch world above them. Some of the most popular types of quail are the tiny Chinese Painted Quail (also known as the button quail or King quail) asn the Japanese Quail.
List of all the birds:
Gouldian Finches
Society Finches
Own Finch
Bourke Parakeets
blue back gouldian finch
green back gouldian finches
star finches
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Amazing outdoor bird aviary ... love it.
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Extremely Picturesque.
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Really very beautiful and natural environment
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Just wow! Thanks for sharing your video
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What beautiful water features!
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The birds are beautiful! very calming to watch.
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Lovely video and keep up the good work.
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I like red, blue and white head finches
Do you have strawberry Finch
No I dont. But plan in getting couple of pairs.
I sold them due to shortage of time and best place for them, otherwise they are very beautiful .
Is it bad to have 1 owl finch and 1 star finch in an enclosure instead of having a pair (2) owl finches and a pair of Star finches? Because I’ve heard that finches get lonely if they aren’t in a pair and Star finches and owl finches don’t speak the same “language” so idk if they’ll be lonely if they don’t have their own kind in an enclosure. Also I plan to tame both so that I’ll be a bit of a companion to them so idk if that will improve things?