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Jeanne,
The two extra males will do FINE together and will be wonderful
buddies. Zebra finches (and all finches to the best of my knowledge)
are social creatures and need the companionship of others of their
species. Same-sex pairs will do perfectly well as companions. Some
finch breeders even have same-sex pairs that will foster and raise
other finch's eggs/chicks!
Now, however, you need to consider the OTHER problem you will have.
Very little that you can do will prevent opposite-sex zebra pairs from
breeding. They will breed until you are quite literally OVERRUN with
zebra finches - you could potentially have HUNDREDS in a years time.
Do you WANT that many zebra finches?
Also, your opposite-sex pairs are all siblings. Breeding brother to
sister is likely to produce weak, small, less healthy chicks. If you
really want to breed your babies, you will need to find unrelated mates
for them.
If you just want to keep your babies as pets, consider this: Get two
rather roomy flight cages. Put ALL of your boys in one cage, and all
of your girls in the other. They will give each other company, set up
little communites, and be real delights to watch - their interactions
are terrific! If you want a few more, let your original mom and pop
finches (who, I assume are unrelated) have another clutch.
And if you want some unrelated birds, let me know, I can probably help
out.
Rita (who learned the hard way how
quick those little beggers
reproduce!)
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