Pet Canary Bird

[finchman]

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This thread is dedicated to those who have interest in knowing how to care a Canary in your home. This may also help those who are still planning or have already started their new Canary Bird hobby. Let's all be open minded and share our thoughts and personal experiences in giving good care, good diet and giving the necessary requirements of this beautiful bird specie that is given to us by God.

So let's share our thoughts to everone who finds this thread interesting and worth subscribing.

Finchman

[finchman]

Canary

Scientific Name: *(Descendents of) Serinus canarius
Common Name/s: *CANARY
Sub Species in country / area of origin: *Not applicable
Origin / Distribution: *Original wild stock from the Island of Madeira, off the coast of Africa. *Modern Canary is a domesticated version of Serinus canarius. *"Canaries" have been bred and domesticated for over 500 years. *The wild birds have been bred for over 2000 years.
Habitat In Wild: *Not applicable
Status In Wild: *Not applicable
Status In (Australian) Captivity: *Common
Age To Sexual Maturity: *About 10 months of age (Cock birds will start to sing at this age).
Adult plumage: attained at about *3 - 4 months *
Best breeding years (estimate): *12months - 5th year. *Best years for hens is about 4 - 5 years, and cock birds about 6 - 7 years.
Lifespan (estimate): *Breeding birds often achieve approx. 7 - 8 years. *Non-breeding pet or companion birds should achieve about 12 - 15 years with good nutrition, housing & husbandry & a bit of luck. *Record lifespan is 32 years.
Sexing: *Monomorphic / Dimorphic *Sexing can start at about 10 months of age.
Colour mutations: *Many. *Basic yellow is the most popular. *Colours include rose red, scarlet, brown, fawn, & cinnamon.

[finchman]

Up nato kini!!!

[finchman]

Up up up!!!

[finchman]

Up nato kini!!!

[Ken-Ken]

up up up up up up.hehehe

[chiuandy76]

my canary update>>>> hen making nest gave feathers para sa iya nest materieal together with grasss, lingaw kaau ko tanaw, and outer layer make nya grass ang inner layer place nya ang feathers.
gi pa hinay hinay nako re entroduce ang cock karon ill observe kiung d nasad cya i paksit sa hen hehehe.

[finchman]

What are the natural stages of a canaries breeding cycle?
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· * * * *Restlessness
o * * * Males vigorous singing
o * * * Hens frantic paper tearing
o * * * Hens setting in the food dish
· * * * *Searching for a nesting site
· * * * *Choosing a mate
· * * * *Male feeding the hen
· * * * *Nest building
· * * * *Mating
· * * * *Egg laying
· * * * *Incubating

[finchman]

When should the male join the female?
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The female will not mate until she is building her nest. If she is ready there should be no fierce fighting. A little bickering/ fighting can be expected but if she is not ready it is important for her safety to remove the male and try again until she does accept him. If it ends up that he does not suit her try another male. Typically though if she has begged for food from him she will usually accept him.

[zalcruz]

higher level na kaayo ni para sa akoa ang canary sir jon, hehehe. maybe 2 years from now .