Orange Weaver

cooleydd · Post by **cooleydd** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:13 pm

I have a pair of Orange Weavers that I want to put into a large outdoor aviary with 8 Zebras. Two questions:

Has anyone had experience with them together. If they can exist together - who would be more aggressive.

If they are not allowed to breed would this make any difference in keeping them together.

EmilyHurd · Post by **EmilyHurd** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 6:57 pm

I personally think it would be tough to keep 8 pairs of zebras together without breeding. In fact, I'm currently trying to keep my zebras from breeding and they just keep laying eggs everywhere else (food bowl, ground, treat cups, etc...). I have heard that orange weavers are actually quite aggressive, but haven't kept them myself, so I'm really unsure.

Good luck though!

cooleydd · Post by **cooleydd** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:52 pm

I have only four pair of Zebras in the outdoor aviary. I want to put the pair of Orange Weavers with them.

I understand that birds may get more aggressive when breeding so I though if I did not let the Weavers breed (no nest or keep taking out the eggs) if the male might be less aggressive.

I will go ahead and put them together and watch carefully to see what happens.

trevorama · Post by **trevorama** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:32 pm

I have 1 female orange weaver and she has not been agressive towards my society finches but does not let anyone get too close. she just squaks and they go away. However, everything I have read about male orange weavers is that they are extremly agressive and may kill other males in the flight. I don't know if that means other weaver males or any species male. If you do mix them, I would watch closely for a week or so.

cooleydd · Post by **cooleydd** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:17 am

The pair of Orange Weavers have been in the cage now going on 3 weeks. At this point they are no problems to the other birds. As a matter of fact the Zebs seem to boss them around when they want to. The pair will kind of stay together as they fly around. The male stays more in one place as the female may fly out and back.

These birds are not breeding or building nests and all of this may change if and when they are with eggs or babies.

trevorama · Post by **trevorama** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 11:39 am

Sounds good! I've always wanted a male for my female. She's a loner, but it doesn't seem to bother her.

cooleydd · Post by **cooleydd** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:47 pm

Remember by birds are in an outdoor vaiary with lots of flying room. In a smaller cage the Weaver might be a different story.

cooleydd · Post by **cooleydd** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:49 pm

Don't forget I have my birds outside in a large aviary with lots of flying room. In a smaller cage it might be a different story.

Boothcreek · Post by **Boothcreek** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:10 am

I have 1,2 Weavers which share their cage with a society and 2 European Golds.

The agression in males is only towards other male Weavers or any other finch looking similar colourwise. Also Weavers aren't looking for trouble, they will only act agressive if the bird they don't like comes too close(they hiss and peck at it without leaving their original perching spot).

Now my European Golds are agressive, they hate eachothers guts and all day long you hear the screeching and most of the day the 2 form one tumbling, screeching ball at the bottom of the cage(I seperated them now).

Boothcreek · Post by **Boothcreek** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:11 am

I have 1,2 Weavers which share their cage with a society and 2 European Golds.

The agression in males is only towards other male Weavers or any other finch looking similar colourwise. Also Weavers aren't looking for trouble, they will only act agressive if the bird they don't like comes too close(they hiss and peck at it without leaving their original perching spot).

Now my European Golds are agressive, they hate eachothers guts and all day long you hear the screeching and most of the day the 2 form one tumbling, screeching ball at the bottom of the cage(I seperated them now).

trevorama · Post by **trevorama** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:02 pm

That's too bad that they don't like each other. My Parsons (which were a pair in a cage) don't like each either. Once I put them in the aviary, they split up, he chases her if she gets close and he's sure he's fallen in love with the societies. It's sad. She's a loner now and I was hoping they would breed. I have a Euro in my aviary and he and my weaver don't let anyone too close. I really like them though. He is a beautiful singer.

Boothcreek · Post by **Boothcreek** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:21 pm

My Euros are both males.
The one with the bad leg is friendly with everyone, the other one isn't and he is also very protective over food and will fly zigzag through the aviary to each foodbowl to chase all the other finches away from it......
Bad leg(gotta think of a better name for him) doesn't budge when the other one wants to chase him so fights break out.

Bad leg gets to enjoy living a peaceful life with the weavers and society while Mr. Agressive is in solitary confinement now.
Since I seperated them both have started to sing tho, which is nice. Now I got 3 marvelous singers, 2 euros and the weaver.
Who needs a Canary.

trevorama · Post by **trevorama** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:29 pm

What happened to his leg? I was really surprised when I heard my guy sing. It really sounds cool, sort of like a canary, but kind of wild, and it seems like there's always a new sound I haven't heard before. The day I got him I was not expecting to come home with him but I'm really glad I did. In what part of BC are you?

Boothcreek · Post by **Boothcreek** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:06 pm

I am guessing he got his one leg broken as a chick and it grew together crooked so his achilles tendond isn't stable on the joint and keeps slipping off therefor making his foot/lower leg point outward.
I got him that way. He does fine, only thing he cannot do is open a sunflower seed(I have never seen a finch work on sunflower seeds like the Euros, kinda chickadee style). Kinda sad to see him try tho.
I live in Cranbrook, East Kootenays, less then an hour from the Alberta border and less then 2 hrs from the Montana/Idaho border.

trevorama · Post by **trevorama** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:40 pm

I lived in Vancouver & Whistler for few years, originaly from TO. I never realized how many bird owners there up there. I'll try giving my guy some sunflowers. I don't think there are any in this special food I got him, only saffflower.