male society and female gould fighting

[yvonnew]

Does anyone know why a female gouldian and a male society would all of a sudden start to fight? There is no nest boxes in the cage so no eggs. The food is plentiful. They have been caged together for 2 months with no problem, each bird has their own mate. I'm confused

[lovemyfinch]

Societies don't necessarily need a nest to get in the mood.

[yvonnew]

Janine do you think the society wants to mate with the gould??? If so, why would he want to when he has a beautiful female society to mate with?

Or could it be the other way around the female gould wants to mate with a male society?? (she would have to be blind to want to do that this male society is ugly, I mean really ugly LOL)

[L in Ontario]

What is the size of the cage, Yvonne?

[yvonnew]

it is a double wide flight cage.
do you think that might be the problem

[L in Ontario]

it is a double wide flight cage.
do you think that might be the problem

Only if everyone is in there. But not for just 2 pairs. Do they have enough privacy / greenery?

[yvonnew]

No, not all birds are in that cage I have 3 goulds and 2 societys. I'll try adding more greenery and we'll see what happens.

[L in Ontario]

Keep us posted.

How are your Lavenders going? Any breeding?

[yvonnew]

those lavenders had my hopes up. the male in the top cage was doing his string thingy and little dance all the time. The weather turned a little cold so I moved the cages away from the windows and since then they haven't done a thing

[L in Ontario]

Awww - at least you know you have a m/f pair. Can you tell the difference or have you noticed ANY difference between them?

[yvonnew]

I see no difference in size or look, the birds are identical! I did notice when the male was hopping with his string he sings a very faint song that ends on a up note if that makes any sense. The song is very faint.

[Sally]

I can't help you with the Gouldian and Society fighting--that is so unusual, and they certainly have enough space with only 5 birds in a double flight cage.

But on your Lavenders, I just saw a post on the NFSS forum about sexing Lavenders. This breeder said--when isolated from other birds, listen to the contact call. The isolated bird should call to others within a few minutes. The male's contact call is a single note repeated every few seconds. The hen's contact call is a double or triple note every few seconds. I'm going to try this with my two pairs, so I can put a blue band on the males and pink on the hens, so I will know which is which in the future.

[L in Ontario]

I can't help you with the Gouldian and Society fighting--that is so unusual, and they certainly have enough space with only 5 birds in a double flight cage.

But on your Lavenders, I just saw a post on the NFSS forum about sexing Lavenders. This breeder said--when isolated from other birds, listen to the contact call. The isolated bird should call to others within a few minutes. The male's contact call is a single note repeated every few seconds. The hen's contact call is a double or triple note every few seconds. I'm going to try this with my two pairs, so I can put a blue band on the males and pink on the hens, so I will know which is which in the future.

Let us know how it goes for you Sally. I think I'll try that too!

Sorry to change the direction of this thread!

How are the other birds doing now (in the double flight)?

[yvonnew]

they seem to be settling down some what. Do you think the change in weather can make them act out of sorts?

As for the lavenders I'm going to try separating the pr in the bottom cage to hear what sounds they make because I have never seen them attempt any mating dance or anything. I think in that cage I may have 2 females