+Society Finch Help+

[Chidori]

Help,

I have several society finches together in a cage, chestnut and fawn coloured, and one that's pure white.

The problem is that the other finches are bullying the white one, they pull out her feathers and play with them. It's making her very stressed, I'm wondering why they do this...They all have enough space and seem to get along perfectly fine with each other.

I can't remove her from the cage because I have no extra cages at the moment

What else can I do?

[MLaRue]

Separating them seems like the only thing to do - is she possibly the only hen in the cage?

[ac12]

If it is not a hen, and the others males, it might be a situation similar to what I have with zebras. The normal gray zebras seem to pick on the white zebra, to the extent that I have to keep them separated. I had 2 of my gray hens pluck a white hen so badly that she died.

I think you NEED to get another cage, even a small cage would be adequate. I have several travel cages, that I use as isolation/hospital cages for situations just like this.

In the mean time, maybe see if you can make a cardboard divider, to divide the cage with the white on one side and the others on the other side.

[wellingtoncdm]

I agree with separating them. Can you get a dividable breeder cage? That way they can see each other and still be close. You may also be able to determine their gender this way.

[Chidori]

This one, I know is a female, becuase she's had eggs before. And there is at least one other female in the cage.

So is it because of her feather colouring? Do they not like it/are not used to it?

Maybe I should just dye her feathers to a biege or brown XD I bet she'd fit in and they'd all love her after that. Ahahaha, just jk

Well, I have this one other cage, but it's really small, and won't she get lonely by herself?

And it isn't as serious as I made it seem in the first post...So...I guess i just keep an eye on her for now~

[hanauersandra]

I just separated my 2 pairs into separate cages. I set the cages right next to each other and they seem to be fine, and they can talk and see each other. Sometimes they sit and look at each other, but its better than them fighting and being stressed. (ok, better for ME not being stressed) With me it was 1 male baggering the other male.(probably over a female) The 2 females dont really seem to care all that much. So far so good.

[L in Ontario]

How long has she been in with the others? If she is new - it may be a newbie thing until they get used to her. I would think they should all get along after a week or thereabouts. It shouldn't have anything to do with her colouring. Good luck!

[Chidori]

I actually introduced them all to that cage together, so they're pretty much ALL new, I've had them for 2 weeks now, and the others get along fine, while the white society has been picked on from the start.

There is one that is particularly aggressive towards her, so she can't even perch close to him or else he attacks her. I think he's the main problem, should I remove him? Or I'll just give him away, can't have a bird that doesn't get along...

[ac12]

There will almost always be the "top dog" in the cage. If you remove him, another one may just take his place. But it could just the personality of that one bird, and removing him may solve the problem. I do that with my zebras. Excessively aggressive birds get sent to the local bird store, as I don't have room to keep all the aggressive birds separated. So, as a start you might try removing the aggressive male to a separate cage, and see if things settle down.