How do I set up a foster pair of society finches?
Well, first you’ll need society finches, obviously! There are many combinations possible to have a successful pair or group of fosters. I have had success using the following combos: Two Males Two Females and One Male Having females can sometimes complicate things because they will often lay their own eggs in addition to the ones you have given them. For this reason, it may be beneficial to get the birds started first, and once they lay a clutch of eggs, replace them with fake eggs. This way you will have a clutch being incubated that you can transfer potentially abandoned eggs or babies under if necessary, without having to worry about producing more society finches in the process. Society finches fledge faster than Gouldians. This can be a problem because if you put gouldian babies in with society babies, when the society babies fledge, the parents may stop feeding the gouldians remaining in the nest. You also run the risk of the parents favoring their own babies over the other speci
