Splitting up a bonded pair

[Raleighwheels]

So, I need to split up my bonded pair of society finches due to possible genetic issues. I've never broken up a pair that have bred and raised young before. Is this going to be simple, or should I be expecting some issues with this?

[Smurf]

There's absolutely no problem splitting up society finches and pairing to new partners, i often do it in order to breed the colours i want.

[finchmix22]

Raleighwheels
I agree with Padriac. Society's are not monogamous, and are, in fact, promiscuous too. They'll bond with almost any other finch. LOL.

[Raleighwheels]

Thanks! The pair has bee split up. Funny enough, the male immediately started singing and cuddling with the first female to fly next to him.

[Derk]

Raleighwheels
Just figures! And here you are worrying. How is the female?

[Raleighwheels]

Raleighwheels
Just figures! And here you are worrying. How is the female?

Yeah, I'm a worrier sometimes. The female's fine. The two of them are perched right next to each other sleeping.

[Sheather]

Ha, I actually have found it difficult to get societies to accept new mates - I have one female who has only ever allowed mounting by a single male in the aviary, and who has proven impossible to cage breed with anyone else. Eventually, she will cuddle them, but she never accepts them to breed. I guess she's an exception.

My males generally settle down after a couple of weeks but I've found they still wait quite a while for their old mates before settling in again with someone new.

While most aren't sexually monogamous, societies do form lasting social bonds. I have pairs (and trios, too, both with two males and two females) that established over a year ago which still sleep in the same nests and chase out other societies not in the clique when it comes to bedtime. These cliques never seem to dissolve, unless someone dies, and then I end up with a loner. They're also not always male/female, I had a double male pair which always shared a nest and chased off anyone, females included, from joining them.

[Raleighwheels]

We'll see what happens. They're both exploring the nest box I put in there, and the male is singing his butt off to her.

[Derk]

Sheather@Raleighwheels
Proves once again, when it comes to birds, just like people, they are all individuals.