Taking in a Zebra Finch as a budgie owner?

[haylo]

Answers ASAP would be appreciated, but I know you can't rush these things.

Hi all, I'm a budgie owner and was out getting toys for my boys when I saw a Zebra finch for 'adoption' (chain pet store, so I found this odd) for no money. We asked why and they said he couldn't fly, and they had taken him to a vet and they didn't know if his flight was going to come back.

I have one special needs budgie, Benji, who can fly but is blind - he lives inside a 30x18x18 cage for his own good, and him and Bailey sociazlize on the occasion. Bailey is a bit of a bully, part of the bigger reasons they don't live together.

I know very little about finchs, so I'm curious if taking that little guy in is a good idea.

Would he be okay alone? (Same room, but obviously different cages to my budgies.) And, I at least for the time would only have him alone - I don't know how he'd get along with others, I guess it depends on how his wing and flight would develop?

Are there big difference between caring for a finch vs. a budgie?

Pellets + Veggies still okay for a diet? It seems a lot of people feed their finchs seed? And are things like cage setup (in terms of toys, perchs, etc.) similar?

Appreciate ANY and ALL advice, thank you so much. I don't want to rush into getting a bird but I'd hate for that boy to fall into bad care because he's free.

 

[Corkscr.ew]

Budgies and finches can coexist in a room or aviary with enough space, but they probably shouldn't be left alone for long stretches of time because a budgie can easily injure a finch if provoked. You should also give them separate food and water bowls to minimize potentially dangerous arguments.

 

[haylo]

Budgies and finches can coexist in a room or aviary with enough space, but they probably shouldn't be left alone for long stretches of time because a budgie can easily injure a finch if provoked. You should also give them separate food and water bowls to minimize potentially dangerous arguments.

Thank you. Yeah sorry, my post possibly wasn't the most obvious - I don't intend on keeping them together, seperate cages, bowls, and minimal if ANY interaction (and if they do, HEAVILY supervised.)
I more was just wondering if having budgies could give me any basis for taking good care of a finch. And, if they'd be bother living in the same room, interaction aside.

I've started on some research, but took him home to make sure he would be okay. He's making little 'meeps' which I take as an O.K sign? He's jumping around a bit, naturally afraid.
But yeah.
Thank you for the reply