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canaries

I have 3 males & 2 females in a large cage, 1 male& 1female are the parents of the other 2 males. The other female is from another pair. Can I put another female in the cage so they are evenly matched or is asking for trouble in mating season.

Hi,

Birds do best when kept in even numbers, regardless of gender. For breeding, you only want one pair per cage. With a group cage, do not give them nests and you won’t have any breeding issues. They fight over nesting territory. If any do start sitting in a food bowl, remove the dish and use smaller cups. Basically keep any nesting items out of the cage and they should do fine and be happier if you add a female to even things up.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda