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| oldmolly |
"John Hines" <jbhines@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> "Dub" <dwhirst@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> >This is my first time to ask for advice on a newsgroup. We have three
Lady
> >Gouldian Finches and one Zebra Finch in a cage 36"L x 18" W x 24" H.
The
> >birds are all males. We would like to buy an American Singer Canary.
Will
> >it be okay to put the canary in with the other birds? Will the canary
still
> >sing if housed with the other birds?
>
> Yes and no. I had a canary mixed in with some finches in a large aviary
> and all was well. The canary is larger than most finches, and has no
> problem defending itself.
>
> When I put the canary and a society finch in a cage together, they
> "bonded" and the canary stopped singing.
>
> So I'll say the canary is best housed alone.
I wonder why your canary stopped singing. It doesn't happen because they
'bond'. A cockbird will still sing when it is in a breeding cage with its
mate. My male canaries sing their heads off in a mixed aviary with
cockatiels, green singers and a budgie.
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