Aussie Finch Forum

Hi just woundering if two pair's of green singer's will go in the same aviary.

Definately No as they will fight if you are trying to Breed.

Hey crazy, I've got (will have) 2 aviaries maybe we could co-ordinate breeding efforts?

crazy cuban wrote:Hi just woundering if two pair's of green singer's will go in the same aviary.

Totally agree with Lukec,The males chase and harass the females enough, will kill another male if let go at best you won't get breeding happening.The only way I have had them breed was in a large aviary or housed on there own.

My pair of singers have been in a large mixed aviary for about 3 years now and never even looked like nesting.. I will try putting them in there own cage and see how I go

Is it possible to run two hens with one cockbird as you can with Red Siskins, and if so can you introduce another hen in with a pair that are already breeding.
Tony

I wouldn't Tony, especially if the existing ones are breeding. Its certainly possible to breed them as a trio given their breeding biology is basically the same as any other serinus species but I wouldn't try encroaching on an existing pair with this arrangement. Best to put young birds together to pre-breeding season to give them the best chance of success. I've tried trios with Singers a couple of times & each time the hens developed a bitter rivalry & no nesting took place until I removed one of them.

I agree with Tiaris one pair only per aviary . Recently some friends went for a trip to Africa to study finches and all the singers they saw were in pairs. They set up there own territory and do not tolerate other pairs in there zone.This I have noticed in my aviaries never having pairs in adjoining aviaries, If you do all they do is fight all the time .

Thanks Tiaris and West Finch. I'll have to squeeze another aviary in somewhere then. Oh well s*#t happens. Not!!

Are there any problems in having two cock Green Singers together?