Richard's housing

Richard had his pairs in normal single cages
Numerous unpaired birds were kept in 5' cages

My pairs are in a variety of cages - all more double breeder size
(two shown on the right)

The pair that has bred so far is in a double breeder with a large
bob-hole connection to a single breeder with a screened front

This set-up is a throw back from Pin-tailed Parrot finch breeding...
so these birds could escape from me and feel secure

Richard didn't have this and it is noticeable that his birds have
become more secretive and less friendly in my set-up

Others report Lavenders being active and needing space

Clearly housing is a major consideration if housing more than a pair per enclosure

Feather-plucking is common even with a few birds in a large cage

Birds living peaceably in a cage can begin serious fighting if a pair forms and decides to nest

At this stage I don't know what is best but who can argue with Richard's cage breeding results