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I have a pair of finches, brother and sister, less than a year old. I originally housed them together but I noticed suddenly all the feathers on top of, behind, and under the males head were missing. He certainly cannot get the feathers on top of himself. So I separated them for around a week. I put them back in together, they were fine for a few days, but now even more feathers are missing.
I've read that finches are high energy and need to exercise or they might pull feathers. I cannot afford a larger cage than the two that I have for them. My plan was to tame them a bit and hopefully move them in with my budgie who has a rather large cage all to herself. We're making progress with getting tamed, but I'm afraid the feather pulling isn't healthy for the male.
What else can I do so the feathers stop coming off? It seems the female is pulling out the male's but not the other way around. Thanks in advanced.
I've read that finches are high energy and need to exercise or they might pull feathers. I cannot afford a larger cage than the two that I have for them. My plan was to tame them a bit and hopefully move them in with my budgie who has a rather large cage all to herself. We're making progress with getting tamed, but I'm afraid the feather pulling isn't healthy for the male.
What else can I do so the feathers stop coming off? It seems the female is pulling out the male's but not the other way around. Thanks in advanced.
