Just read forum on Cubans!! with all the feed back,
not sure what to do as I have a clutch of Cubans in nest, also in the mixed aviary which is 3m cubed (heavy planted) I have a clutch of RF parrot finches, which in my calculation will fledge at the same time.
Is there any possibility that the Cuban will attack the RF babies?
I also have RCCBleu's who are sitting expect to hatch by this w/end???
unsure what to do,
would love to hear from all experienced Finchers!!
I will say that the Cubans and Cordons keep their distance from one another only seen the two cock birds scrap twice, this was with the introduction of the Cubans into the aviary.
working out their territory, when feeding together they let know where they are and who is feeding on what.
ps, have I created a minny time bomb in my aviary
look forward to your feed back
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I think it should be fine, I've heard of problems likke ben said about cordons/cubans but never heard about cuban/red faced problems 
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Don't over complicate things just leave them and all should be fine.
For some reason adult birds seem to tolerate young birds.
I class all three species as most amiable in a mixed collection.
The thing that you must watch is their animosity to their own kind in particularly the Cubans.
As soon as the Cuban chicks are fully independant move them out as the parents will kill them especially if they are nesting again.
For some reason adult birds seem to tolerate young birds.
I class all three species as most amiable in a mixed collection.
The thing that you must watch is their animosity to their own kind in particularly the Cubans.
As soon as the Cuban chicks are fully independant move them out as the parents will kill them especially if they are nesting again.
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Just letting you know 3 cubans have fledged which stayed in aviary for 3 wks with parents, these babies are now in holding cage. eight days later 3 RF parrot finches ventured into the aviary world all very happy, cordons on 2nd lot of eggs so fingers crossed for the cordons this round.
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Great news there. I've never kept either species but I've heard about the possibility of incompatability. All comes down to the individuals involved and the circumstances you keep them in. You've got both right. Congradulations
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Congratulations on your success. Wish my Cubans would breed.
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i have zero problems with inter-species aggression with my cubans. not with my cordons or any other species (OB's, goulds, strawbs, saints)
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Just thought I would add my experience with Cubans to the list just to confuse things a little.
I keep a pair of Cubans in a large planted mixed species aviary 12m x 9m 1.8m and have had little problem with aggression. My Cubans breed regularly and at any one time there may be up to three broods of youngsters still in there. ( mainly because Im a little slack at catching them. ) The adults show no real aggression to any of there offspring but I would assume that if a foreign Cuban was put into the aviary, feathers would fly. Only on a rare occasion have I seen the Cubans picking on another species. Mine seem to dislike my innocent Chestnut breasted Mannikins and Ive never heard of Cubans disliking them before. I also have Orange breasts, Red cheeked Cordons , Blue faced Parrots, Firefinch, Emblemas and Stars. Everything is generally peaceful and all these other species are ignored by my Cubans..
The large aviary may be the key. The birds have room to keep away from each other if they wish. Although I find that the Cubans often all hang out together, males especially follow each other around the aviary. I know of one guy who keeps his Cubans in a colony of about thirty with no problems. It seems to me that a lot of modern Cubans have lost most of there aggression probably due to generations being breed in mixed collections. But there are always exceptions. Some individual birds are just bossy. There is variation in personality just as in humans. Just observe your birds and if violence breaks out and seems relenting then you may have to deal with the aggressor.
I keep a pair of Cubans in a large planted mixed species aviary 12m x 9m 1.8m and have had little problem with aggression. My Cubans breed regularly and at any one time there may be up to three broods of youngsters still in there. ( mainly because Im a little slack at catching them. ) The adults show no real aggression to any of there offspring but I would assume that if a foreign Cuban was put into the aviary, feathers would fly. Only on a rare occasion have I seen the Cubans picking on another species. Mine seem to dislike my innocent Chestnut breasted Mannikins and Ive never heard of Cubans disliking them before. I also have Orange breasts, Red cheeked Cordons , Blue faced Parrots, Firefinch, Emblemas and Stars. Everything is generally peaceful and all these other species are ignored by my Cubans..
The large aviary may be the key. The birds have room to keep away from each other if they wish. Although I find that the Cubans often all hang out together, males especially follow each other around the aviary. I know of one guy who keeps his Cubans in a colony of about thirty with no problems. It seems to me that a lot of modern Cubans have lost most of there aggression probably due to generations being breed in mixed collections. But there are always exceptions. Some individual birds are just bossy. There is variation in personality just as in humans. Just observe your birds and if violence breaks out and seems relenting then you may have to deal with the aggressor.