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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 1, 2004 16:20:12 GMT 10
I put my 3 new canaries in with my 2 male canries
one of the new ones and my 2 old males have done nothing but fight , after watching them It seemed they are fighting over this one bird but not attacking it
so I have removed this bird
they are now singing to this bird and the fighting has stoped
would this mean the one I removed is a hen ?
tanya
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Post by AussieBirds on Dec 1, 2004 17:27:35 GMT 10
I would say that it is a real good bet you have Tanya, looks like you had better get another lady for the boys  John |
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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 2, 2004 18:13:28 GMT 10
thanks for your help , they have convinced me more today I put the new male in the cage with the one I thought was female and today he seems to be feeding
her with his beak and being very sweet lol
so if its not a hen he's making a big mistake
tanya
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Post by AussieBirds on Dec 2, 2004 18:17:12 GMT 10
The one that is doing the feeding Tanya is a male thats a sure sign, good luck with them.
John
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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 2, 2004 19:08:49 GMT 10
your right about the one doing the feeding being male lol
thay have taken the nest step
so how long after they have mated will it be befor she lays ?
and how long do canary eggs take to hatch ?
this is so exciting as the male is the one with the crest and the hen
is plain headed
tanya
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Post by AussieBirds on Dec 2, 2004 19:41:30 GMT 10
Once mating has taken place it wont be long before she lays, she will then lay an egg a day, usually in the mornings, and after 13 or 14 days they should start to hatch, for the next 16 days they will be totally dependant on the hen.
As they hatch you might like to introduce nestling food to the hen,for instance milk soaked bread, hard boiled egg yolk and pieces of apple or carrot.
Keep an eye on the male birds as they can attack the babies when the hen is not sitting on them and you may have to remove him from the cage.
Around 18 to 20 days old the young will start to show feathers and they will leave the nest and sit on a low perch place a dish of rearing food on the floor so they can get at it. They are still dependant on the parents for nutrition at this age but wont be too long before they start to eat seed.
John
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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 2, 2004 20:06:41 GMT 10
thank you will let you know how things go
tanya
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Post by fischer on Dec 3, 2004 2:12:35 GMT 10
Hi Tanya,
Theres also a prepared egg and biscuit mixes available, you can feed it dry or wet in the form of a paste, one thing to watch is whichever method of supplementry feeding you choose, is that you remove the food after a couple of hours as it goes sour and can cause botulism in the chicks, especially if it contains fresh eggs. If you feed the prepared mixes dry, its not necessary to remove it. If you use carrot in the soft food it's best cooked, or soft.
I start to feed a soft food mix as soon as the first egg is laid, this gives the Hen more time to get used to the extra food being available.
Another thing to watch if you keep the Male in the cage with the Hen is that she gets off the nest a day or so after hatching to feed the young, some Hens will just keep sitting if the Male is feeding them on the nest, and let the young starve. If the Hen won't get up and feed them, remove the Male from the cage.
Hope this helps, Cheers Tony
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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 3, 2004 20:27:04 GMT 10
thanks for your help tony
I normaly feed them sprouted seed ,meal worms, cooked vegies,
canary mix , fruits and fresh grass seed , cooked lentils, beans etc
the same as I do the cockatiels
is the same diet ok for canaries
tanya
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Post by fischer on Dec 5, 2004 8:50:23 GMT 10
That all sounds fine Tanya, a great diet, though Iv'e never actually fed Lentil's to my bird's  , Do they eat much of it  ;D |
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Post by tielkeets04 on Dec 5, 2004 21:30:46 GMT 10
you have to cook them more for canaries so long as they are soft they eat them
tanya
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, Do they eat much of it 
;D