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So finchinfo says society finches live 4 years on average. Only the initial shock of reading that kept me from bursting in to tears.

Other websites say the average is TEN years, up to 20. 20 seems like a lot, but 4 years seems very very short.

Does anybody know what the average age for societies is?

Most of the small Estrildid finches (society, zebra, Gouldian) live between five and ten years, males almost always outlive females because female egg-laying is highly energy-intensive. Fringillid finches like canaries live a little longer on average, 7 - 15 years is more typical, rarely canaries have lived close to twenty years.

Sheather

Well I guess 5 years is better than 4, especially if you're the finch in question, LOL!

I'll shoot for 10 and hope for 7. Thanks.