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I have 4 zebra finches 1 male and 1 female on one side and 1 female and 1 male on the other side and the pairs are seperated by a divider. I have had so many problem with only my right side. They both attack each other all of the time and just last night the female must have fell and got her head stuck in the bottom. I seperated them this morning got her head unstuck but she had blood around her beak, a lot of her feathers were gone from either him A. atacking her or B. him trying to get her out, but I really do think it was A. She is eating and fine but her leg is dicolored and she favors the other leg, she has been sleeping a lot because she has not received anysleep the night before. What do I do to heal her and to get them to be peace ful?

is it possible the male is trying to breed and shes not interested? I would put her with the non fighting pair

Edited to add I would keep her alone for a few weeks give her time to heal and rest first,

I also want to avoid breeding but last time I had 2 females and 1 male the 2 females chased each other and the other one was left out. I do plan on leaving her by herself for a while to let her heal.

well as Hilary will tell ya avoiding breeding is EASY NO NESTS, they should seriously all 4 be able to get along together fine.

The reason I put the divider is because the fighting was none stop and it was only 1 bird. I do have no nests in it either they just fight when I put them all together.

I think your biggest problem is the one male zeb. They are funny birds and their personalities can differ like night and day.

There are a couple of things you could try, but first I'll separate the injured female to a hospital cage or just keep her alone in a warm cage.

As for the fighting, try pairing up the other female with the aggressive male. I've noticed that the right woman can change the worst male into the best loving parent or partner (I exclude myself naturally although my wife might differ - lol). Be sure to watch them carefully and remove the female if he attacks her as well.

Your other option is solitary confinement for the aggressor. Sometimes an hour is enough sometimes a week or 2 is needed.

I have one bird in one cage and the other 2 on one side and the 1 female on the other, I may try switching male and female but then the male will get aggressive because he has been switched. He will be out of the cage for a while till she heals up, she has been looking better since yesterday, she now runs around the bottom and jumps from perch to perch. This bird was a lone for 6 months before I did pair him up with a female which could cause another problem...we will se what happens.

Glad to hear the other bird is doing better.

Being alone for 6 months might cause the aggression in your other male as Zebs are very territorial.

Try removing all the perches and food stations as well as any swings, then remove all the birds and rearrange everything. This way no birds have any points of reference and they'll think they are in a new cage and will have to establish new territorial boundaries