Serinus Citrinella Frequently Asked Questions

Many people want to know if they need an extremely large cage for their finch. The answer is pretty simple: the finch can be just as happy in a normal bird cage, as long as it has got enough light, the right temperature, food and water.

Other people wish to know if they can safely clip the wings of their finch. This is not advisable. Finches do not climb around the cage, they fly to their food and water. So try not to take the risk.

Another frequently asked question is whether the plucked feathers grow back on the finch: the answer is yes, they usually do, after a few weeks. But if the feathers are plucked too often, this causes damages to the skin and they tend not to grow back as easily and as fast.

Can a finch share a cage with another bird? Well, it depends on both birds , really. If they do not have too hot tempers and if their needs and biorhythms are not too different, it might be worth trying it.

What does Twirling mean? It is also called Star Gazing and it is usually an infection, an injury or a genetic problem or the mere stress that causes the finch to lose balance. The bird dies eventually. Sadly enough there is very little that you can do. What you can do is keep the finch warm enough, well fed and clean.

Moreover, the expression “dead in the shell” refers to the fact that the embryo in the finch egg dies at some point before it finishes to develop and consequently does not get to hatch out of the egg. There will never be a baby finch coming out of that egg because that egg is “dead”. Sometimes low humidity causes the chick to die before hatching.