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Post by diamonds39 on Nov 15, 2010 19:55:40 GMT 10
Hey guys,
Just wanted some advice, I have a Male and a Female canary that have recently had 3 babies. The babies have recently left the nest but I came home today to find blood on the top of his/her beak and he/she was sitting at the bottom of the cage. When i moved him/her up to the top the father proceeded to attack him/her. I now have moved the baby to his on cage but i am worried that I will have to feed him/her to keep it alive.
Should I instead move the father out?
Any suggestions would be great as this is my first clutch of canaries to get this far and I want them all to survive.
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Post by avinet on Nov 15, 2010 20:28:43 GMT 10
Yes - move the father out and the mother will look after the babies just fine.
A lot of serious show breeders will let a good male mate with several females and then let the females alone raise the babies.
Others, even if they are only breeding one to one will remove the male before the babies leave the nest - the one attacked is probably a young male.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by diamonds39 on Nov 15, 2010 20:36:21 GMT 10
Cheers, This is a bit of a learning curve for me, my quails both parented their little fella and the budgies and finches i had were pretty carefree. Ty for the advice  |
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Post by avinet on Nov 16, 2010 11:13:27 GMT 10
Cheers, This is a bit of a learning curve for me, my quails both parented their little fella and the budgies and finches i had were pretty carefree. Like canaries, male Quail can sometimes be a problem, especially if they have sons. Some are fine, some cause trouble, but since quail babies feed themselves from hatch, like chickens, if necessary both parents can be removed. Most finches are good parents, but watch out for Cuban finches - the male can turn aggressive against his sons. cheers, Mike |
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 18, 2010 10:07:15 GMT 10
My pair of canaries only ever managed to successfully raise one baby to fledging.......all others died not long after hatching.......but the one that did survive was attacked not long after fledging....probably within a few weeks and I had already guessed he was a male and removed him and gave him to my daughter in law......where he lived for a few years singing happily.
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Post by norwichfinchman on Mar 18, 2011 10:27:09 GMT 10
You will find that your Cock Canary is ready to breed again and wants the youngsters out the way. As what has already been said - remove the cock bird straight away. The hen will look after the chicks.
(What type of canary are they?).
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Post by anzac on Mar 18, 2011 12:09:35 GMT 10
Isn't that weird, I never have this behavior from my male canaries. Even when I introduce strange males into the aviary my dominant male, Rocket, leaves them alone and he has never attacked his sons. Yep there are squabbles but they sort it out. I bred Rocket so maybe he just happy in his domain that he grew in?
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Post by avinet on Mar 18, 2011 13:27:15 GMT 10
It's not that unusual for the male to attack his male babies. Many canary breeders will routinely remove the male after eggs are laid - the hen can perfectly well look after the brooding and the raising of the chicks and the male is more a hindrance than a help. Disclaimer:- this only applies to the canary world and not the human world - everyone knows that us male humans are never a hindrance  cheers, Mike |
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