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How many parrot finches can you put in the same aviary? I'm not asking space wise, but behavior wise. How many would get along together?

One pair or several pairs. When you have just 2 pairs this seldom works because the dominant male will harass the weaker male too much. With several pairs the agression (if any) is spread around. Though I currently have 2 mated pairs in the same large outdoor aviary without problems. I guess it depends on the birds.
Many people say to put more females than males but I have never done this.
All other pairs are kept seperated due to wanting pure breedings. In a colony setting it is not know 100% who the genetic parent truly is. Once, I had 4 females in an aviary with 3 males and watched the dominate male mount and breed each of the 4 females in a matter of 5 minutes Eventually they paired off but I knew the chicks all had the same daddy so had to sell them as related. Now I keep the pairs from interbreeding.

Thanks CandoAviary.
It is so nice to go off of other peoples experience.

Hi I agree with Candace. I had trouble until they paired up. Now there are three pairs raising babies in with owls, a pair of rccbs, three spice finches and a lone quirky silver java. (He can't fit in with the other javas in their aviary) The parrot finches do well as pairs and interact as a flock and like each others company. They are pushy more than aggressive with the other species. It's mostly about bathing and mealworms. I have a veterinarian friend that has at least 30 parrot finches happily breeding together in his outdoor mixed avairy with zebras, bccbs, orange cheeks, 4 canaries and owls.