The Social Nature Of The Society Finch

In the finch world there is one type of finch that is so sociable that they have actually been given the name Society Finches. Because of their nature, they need to be kept in a group so they have the interaction from the other finches.

Often Society Finches are busy-bodies and want to interrupt those in the community that appear to want more privacy particularly when they are breeding. This is not aggressive behavior on their part just their nature.

They make great additions to your pet family because of their social activity and behavior and are fun to watch. They are friendly, have a wonderful easy going temperament, are easy to take care of and usually not very expensive to buy.

While people are not actually sure of the origin of this finch, it is usually thought to be about 300 years ago and often documented that breeders from China and Japan started this line of finches.

They are usually pure white, fawn and white or chocolate and white and when full grown in the range of 4 1/4 to 4 3/4 inches long. Each one of this finch family is unique in their appearance. Occasionally you will find tri--colored finches, crested finches as well as solid colored finches all within the Society Finch family. Lots of variety to select from which makes it more fun.

You will need to give them fresh food and fresh water every day. They particularly like finch seed mix which is easily available. In a different cup they also like chickweed and spinach. To give them the trace minerals they need, you can scatter grit on the bottom of the cage or put it in another container in the cage. Occasional special treats for them are things like egg foods, apples, pears, special mixes of seeds, honey fruits and some kinds of vegetables.

An additional thing they need in their diet is calcium. This can be provided in items called cuttlebone which also gives them lime for their digestion. The benefits of this dietary addition are your finch will have a strong beak, strong eggshells if you choose to breed them and this also prevents egg binding in the female finch.

The most frequent reasons a Society Finch gets sick is if they are given a poor diet, if their cage is not kept clean or they may have been somewhere that was drafty and got chilled. All of these things can be prevented by a good balanced diet, a warm environment that is clean and the size cage that will allow them to get exercise with room for them to fly about the cage.

They love to have baths so provide them with a shallow bowl of water or give them a bath house so they can get to it inside their cage.

All of these things really contribute to a happy healthy Society Finch and many hours of enjoyment for you as their finch parent.

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