Do you keep canaries in pairs or alone?

Question

I am thinking of getting canaries but don't know if they do well in pairs i am thinking of getting two female canaries good idea or not?

Answer 1

you can pair them up it wont hurt them.

Answer 2

it is ok if you only get one and it is ok to get two

just if you have one you need to give it more attention than if you had two

2 females will get along with eachother

and 2 males as well

as long as you have a big enough cage for two

Answer 3

I have 2 canaries, male and female, and outside of breeding season, they do not get on together.  The male, like most male canaries, is quite aggressive and protective of his cage.  Canaries are quite solitary little birds and often prefer to live alone.  Mine are caged separately for this reason.