is the cage big enough?

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is the cage big enough?

Post by Tish » Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:45 pm

Is my cage big enough for 6 society finches?
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by paul-inAZ » Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:52 pm

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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Shannylee » Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:31 pm

Tish, penthouse suite! They will be very happy in that cage.
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Babs _Owner » Wed Aug 24, 2016 10:46 pm

Tish

Put all food and water in the floor of the flight for them to have to fly DOWN to get it. Or they will spend all their time on the highest branches and nests. Trustme, my societies would perpetually cram into the highest perch all day long if I didnt place their food on the bottom.

This will give them better wing exercise.

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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Tish » Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:12 pm

I will add more bowls to the bottom for food and water
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Stuart whiting » Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:09 am

Tish hi there , yep your cage is plenty big enough,

Just a little tip, when positioning the perches try to space them from front to back and at eaither end of the cage rather than place them across the corners if this makes sence , the idea is that your trying to gain as much flying space as poss but at the same time try not to place any perches under each other otherwise birds sitting above will
Excrete onto the birds sitting below,

Also be cautious of not placing food and water pots / dishes directly under the perches for the same reason :mrgreen:

Your cage look very nice and hope you have many hrs watching and learning about yer birds :-BD

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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Tish » Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:05 pm

I got my new finches, their cute but very skittish when I go near the cage. Picture to come when they settle in.
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by lem2bert » Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:47 pm

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I have canaries and what I do is put their chopped fresh food at the bottom of their cages and they are very comfortable going down to eat it. Sometimes before I can even get my hand out of the cage . :shock:
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by Tish » Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:47 pm

I put the veggies in the bottom of the cage too :)
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Re: is the cage big enough?

Post by delray » Fri Aug 26, 2016 2:32 pm

Tish For Society Finches, this is great! This species loves to stay close together, so this size will be perfect.

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