A friend for my canary

[Randomusername]

I was at petsmart the other day and they had the saddest looking little society finches! I was soooo tempted to buy a couple to keep my canary hen company! There was also a very pretty, lonely looking Fife hen. I actually talked to the manager to try to get him to drop the price on the canary. She's been there forever!!! I know I eventually want more birds. Im shopping for a nice big flight cage (32x18x32 is what I'm thinking about getting). I'm not opposed to having a couple of clutches either as Im pretty sure I can find homes for them. But what to get? A male canary for my hen or a pair of finches? Or just keep her alone? I know when I take her cage outside she gets all wound up listening to the other birds!

[lovezebs]

Randomusername

Your Canary hen, would do well with Society finches.

Another Canary hen, may cause some territorial problems.

I wouldn't introduce a male, unless you plan on breeding.

[Randomusername]

I really want to liberate some of those poor petsmart finches!! One poor guy had had half his tail pecked off!!

[lovezebs]

Randomusername

I'm sure they would appreciate going to a good home, a large cage and a good diet.

Just a bit of information about Societies and their tails . Society finches will drop their tails very easily, and grow them back just as easily (without any apparent discomfort ).

I've had on several occasions remained with a handful of Society tail feathers, when trying to catch a Society (the first time I almost had a heart attack ). They look like a baby chicken for a couple of weeks, then the tail grows back.

[Zebrafincher]

Cananries get on well with other finches. I had a very old (and grumpy) Kevin the Canary (14 years old) and he loved being around the other finches.

Take her home. She''ll be better for it.

Kind Regards

Zebrafincher

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[Jamm972]

Randomusername If your canary is a hen you should be ok adding society finches but if its a male canary it may prefer to be solo in his own cage and become territorial.

[Randomusername]

Omg! Good to know about societies tail feathers!