Number of finches per cage

[zeebeez]

Hi,

We have six zeebra finches that live harmoniously together. We have two males and four females. We started out with one couple, they had a baby but they were plucking her feathers when she matured. I did some research and realized that they are extremely territorial. I decided to buy another three finches and the fighting stopped after about a week. They sometimes still bicker between each other, but it is not common.

Since we have so many, we were thinking to give a pair to a friend who wants some (one male and one female), but I am not sure if that will cause them to become aggressive again. They know each other now for at least a year, but will they start with their hierarchy if two of them leave the cage?

[Barbara]

zeebeez if your zebras are living in harmony and you feel the cage is big enough ,I personally would leave well enough alone.