2 Males????

[Harvey11]

Just a quick question.

I have a pair of society finches in a cabinet and they have built a nest in the nesting box.
I think i might have to males as sometimes they both sing .

Will two males built nest even if a hen is not in there...????..



Harv

[SamDavis]

I'm no expert on Bengalese (haven't kept them since I was a kid). As far as I'm aware hens don't sing, so you've got two cocks. And yes 2 cocks will build a nest. But maybe wait for someone more knowledgeable to confirm my comments.

[vettepilot_6]

Just a quick question.

I have a pair of society finches in a cabinet and they have built a nest in the nesting box.
I think i might have to males as sometimes they both sing .

Will two males built nest even if a hen is not in there...????..



Harv

Yes 2 males if their singing and yes they will build nest...I remember them building roosting nests Very sociable birds

[Harvey11]

Yes they are great birds
They are not roosting in the nest. they have built the perfect nest they filled the box up.
The man i got the birds from showed me how to sex the Bengalese but i think he made a mistake.He is a nice man.

Harv

[finchbreeder]

The cock does a song and dance routine. The hen does not. My bengos have always made nests, even when they were all boys. Now I have some hens and they are breeding. Unfortunately they seem to produce 3 boys to every girl. And they like to sleep in the nests on cold nights. If no eggs appear within a month (they need time to decide) you definately have a couple of males.
LML

[Tiaris]

I know of breeders who in the early eighties would prefer to use 2 male bengos as foster parents rather than pairs or hens. Just put eggs in their nest & away they went.

[Harvey11]

Interesting,i have a zebra with 4 eggs and has abandoned her eggs,should i put them into Bengalese nest they will sit on them

Harv

[MadHatter]

Harvey, if the hen had already started incubating before she abandoned then they would have to go under fosters within a few hours, but if she abandoned before she started incubating then you have around 7 days from the day they were laid.

[AMCA26]

Is it really worth fostering Zebra eggs considering they are prolific breeders anyway?

[salaar]

I am successfully using the male Bengalese finches pair feeding capricious species.