Society Finches enjoy sleeping in a nest even if they aren't breeding (and when aren't Societies breeding?), which is why I give them nest boxes even though that can encourage them to breed (and lay too many eggs than is good for the hens). In fact, Society Finsters like to spend time in their boxes during the day, too. Often, all six of mine will pile in together in a four-inch square box — that's why they're called society finches. They pile in and face toward the opening, and we all watch each other. Actually, they seem to get territorial when they're inside the nest boxes, especially when I open the door to take decent pictures of them, and that's why Goober is half out of the box here. There's nothing funnier than the sound of the Societies scrabbling to get out of the box. As you can see, only one can get out of the hole at a time. Maybe I should get a couple of feisty Zebras to chase them around a bit, so they'll lose weight. Click here for a close-up, you can see more birds in the box.