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Post by zena on Nov 29, 2012 14:00:25 GMT 10
Hi everyone,
my red factors are breeding ;D i didn't expect them to start breeding so soon (as i've only have them about 3 to 3 1/2 weeks) but the female made a nest and now she has one egg (i think) and the male was feeding her ;D how long before the eggs would hatch?
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Post by zena on Nov 30, 2012 17:21:00 GMT 10
today i checked while she was off her nest and she has two eggs! ;D i know which bird is the father (he's been feeding her lately, and he helped the hen to build her nest)
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Post by anzac on Dec 3, 2012 13:18:53 GMT 10
Ok your hen should lay a few eggs over a few days and then she will sit on them. 5 apparently is the norm but with my canaries there is normally 3-4. Hatching will take place in roughly 2 weeks. I have varying luck with my canaries in my aviary, some are good parents, some aren't and lots of my young don't make it. Sounds like you have a good pair there that are doing all the right things. How do you house them? In aviaries it is not an exact science and may thing influence the survival of the young, that's why "true" canary breeders have breeding boxes or cages to ensure max numbers and can keep an eye on individuals and their young. Leanne
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Post by zena on Dec 4, 2012 14:01:29 GMT 10
i have my canaries in an aviary, and yesterday my hen had 4 eggs ;D
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Post by anzac on Dec 7, 2012 12:19:30 GMT 10
That seems about the norm, check when they hatch and take out any clear eggs as they can go rotten in the nest and when smashed open promotes bacteria etc that can harm the new babies
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Post by zena on Dec 7, 2012 20:55:26 GMT 10
yeah, i'll do that ;D
thanks
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Post by zena on Dec 12, 2012 17:46:44 GMT 10
Two chicks in the nest today! ;D
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Post by blackcobra on Dec 13, 2012 21:45:24 GMT 10
I have bred hundreds of Canaries, I use to breed in Cabinets, I had 24 Cabinets going at one stage, the last few times I bred in aviaries with no problems, just make sure you put enough egg food in there for them
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Post by zena on Dec 14, 2012 19:26:07 GMT 10
i have a medium sized bowl with the egg and biscuit in it, my canary has hatched all her eggs!
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Post by anzac on Dec 17, 2012 17:41:34 GMT 10
She'll also need greens to help feed the little uns as they get older
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Post by zena on Dec 19, 2012 13:29:00 GMT 10
I give them greens everyday... I always do even when they don't have chicks ;D
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Post by anzac on Dec 20, 2012 17:53:57 GMT 10
Sounds like you are doing all the right things, up to the parents now to raise them properly. As I said before some are better at than others
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Post by zena on Dec 22, 2012 20:08:33 GMT 10
Today the two oldest of the babies had their baby feathers had actually come though (Not just the pin fethers), i found one of them had the darker brown-black fethers like my variated canary pair
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