Finches for Sale
If you are a bird lover and are particularly looking to have a pet finch, you won’t have to worry because finches, along with other talking birds (like the parrots), singing birds and birds with colorful plumage, are among the most sought after pet birds in the world today. In other words, finches for sale aren’t exactly hard to find.
So where do you start looking?
There are various classifieds around the internet. Prices vary and may depend on the type of breeding.
However, finding finches for sale doesn’t have to mean buying from breeders only. It may mean trading or buying it from someone who just happens to have so many already that they are willing to sell them for an incredibly low price.
On the other hand, if you want to have a finch and at the same time want to save someone (a finch) by offering your home, then you may simply want to adopt, which is a cheaper alternative. Shelters usually take a history of the animals in their care and examine their health and behavior and takes note of them so you can find a perfect match.
Before buying, though, it is important that you take that extra step to getting to know the bird. You have to find out about its history, whether or not it has been sick before, or displayed unusual behavior. Then you take the extra step to see the bird for yourself.
Finches that are usually quiet or withdrawn and not active maybe ill because finches are not really the silent type. A finch that is responsive and alert is a healthy finch.
Also, finches don’t do well as single birds; in the wild they are found in pairs or in groups of pairs. So do take this fact into consideration and make sure that your finch has another finch bird(s) as a companion at your home.
The bird’s beak is also indicative of its health. An overgrown or crossed beak usually means poor health. It may be necessary to consult a person with some know-how so you know which size of beak is considered normal. Or you may bring this person with you in your finch ‘hunt’!
Also take a look at its nasal passages to ensure it does not have any mucus. Tattered feathers are considered normal and will cease after molting. A neat feather is another indication of good health.
It is also important to understand about the finch diet (they usually like small seeds as their beaks are more designed to crack them), behavior, and current/potential illnesses and make sure these factors fit your lifestyle and financial capability.
And although they sing (the males) particularly in mating activity, they interact very little with people. In fact, when they perceive a threat they are prone to panic attacks which may lead to their death for some of them.
Finding finches for sale isn’t all that hard if you have the right amount of money; mostly it is finding the right characteristics that will fit what you want from a finch pet. Good luck!
