Trying to decide between finches. Please help me!

[Ahmet_Menderes]

just avoid the zebra finches
if you are lucky and have zebra babies then it is the hell

[Susan39]

I can give you my two cents on some of the species you mentioned:

Cordon Blues - I love them and the male's song but they are a little more delicate than societies. If you want to breed, they need a lot of privacy, I'd start with a different species.

Societies - one of my favorites, they're just so resilient and funny and although the song isn't very melodic, I like to hear them sing. Very hardy as well.

Silverbills - I just got my first silverbills this year. I have 3 African and 1 Indian (didn't realize the difference until I had had them awhile). As soon as I brought them home, there were eggs and for the first time ever, I watched them go from eggs to birds and they lived and now I have two more silverbills. The male sings but I don't hear mine sing much. I think a lot of it has to do with whether or not they are in a mixed aviary, or alone, or if they have a mate.

I would love to try other species but probably not in my current cage. I have everyone (1 Spice, 4 silverbills, 2 societies) in a Prevue 030 flight cage. I'm looking for a Spice finch right now since mine seems a little lonely being the only one.

I just bought 2 Society Finches yesterday! They are so adorable and fun to watch. I don't think they are loud at all. I like hearing them chirp. I am trying to decide if I have one male and one female. I know for sure one of the birds is a male. The other one I am not so sure. I have heard both of them sing. However, one sings more and is more active than the other society finch.

How would you describe the differences between the Society Finch and the Silverbill Finch in their personality? How are they different from one another?

I am thinking of getting 2 Silverbill Finches in the future.

[Susan39]

I ended up getting 2 Society Finches. They are adorable, silly and fun to watch. I love them!