If you would like to start canary breeding you will need to be prepared. Before you start make sure that you are prepared and know how to give them a good environment. The welfare and environment of the birds is a primary concern. If you become successful at breeding you could use it as a way to bring extra money into the home.
The first thing to know is that you will need to provide a lot of space for the cages. Canaries do not like to live together, they are not sociable. In fact the males and the females can kill each other when they are kept in the same cages so provide them with their own homes. You can keep the separately caged birds in the same room or in different rooms depending on the space you have available to you.
Males and females are difficult to sex. The male will sing and the female will nest so in breeding seasons you will be able to work out which is which. If you are buying a bird make sure the breeder is able to sex the bird for you, not everyone can do this.
The canary breeding season can be controlled by the amount of daylight the birds are exposed to. The female hen will make it clear when she is ready to mate. She will begin to shred the paper in the cage or any plant materials. This is her nesting, so provide her with a plastic nest and a nest liner to ensure the nest is up to scratch before the eggs are laid. Avoid using wicker nests as they cannot be sterilized like the plastic or metal ones can.
When you are preparing to breed the birds use a cage designed for the two birds. This will be separated with a solid and a mesh divider. When the female nests be ready to remove the solid divider so the male and female can get to know each other in a safe environment. Once you see them kissing remove the mesh cage separator but watch the birds in case the male fights with the female. He could kill her so if fighting takes place put the cage divider back in.
There are normally no more than eight eggs in each batch. After the female lays her eggs and begins sitting on them you will need to wait for two days. Then you should pick up each egg and look at it against a lamp.
The light will let you see the veins and the embryo inside. Place the eggs back in the best and repeat looking at them in the light in another five days time. If you cannot see an embryo in the egg you should not put it back in the nest.
The chicks will hatch out unaided in about fourteen days. From then on the parents will be able to do all the hard work and will raise the chicks in their own. Canary breeding is so fun and worthwhile and watching the chicks grow is the best part.
The first thing to know is that you will need to provide a lot of space for the cages. Canaries do not like to live together, they are not sociable. In fact the males and the females can kill each other when they are kept in the same cages so provide them with their own homes. You can keep the separately caged birds in the same room or in different rooms depending on the space you have available to you.
Males and females are difficult to sex. The male will sing and the female will nest so in breeding seasons you will be able to work out which is which. If you are buying a bird make sure the breeder is able to sex the bird for you, not everyone can do this.
The canary breeding season can be controlled by the amount of daylight the birds are exposed to. The female hen will make it clear when she is ready to mate. She will begin to shred the paper in the cage or any plant materials. This is her nesting, so provide her with a plastic nest and a nest liner to ensure the nest is up to scratch before the eggs are laid. Avoid using wicker nests as they cannot be sterilized like the plastic or metal ones can.
When you are preparing to breed the birds use a cage designed for the two birds. This will be separated with a solid and a mesh divider. When the female nests be ready to remove the solid divider so the male and female can get to know each other in a safe environment. Once you see them kissing remove the mesh cage separator but watch the birds in case the male fights with the female. He could kill her so if fighting takes place put the cage divider back in.
There are normally no more than eight eggs in each batch. After the female lays her eggs and begins sitting on them you will need to wait for two days. Then you should pick up each egg and look at it against a lamp.
The light will let you see the veins and the embryo inside. Place the eggs back in the best and repeat looking at them in the light in another five days time. If you cannot see an embryo in the egg you should not put it back in the nest.
The chicks will hatch out unaided in about fourteen days. From then on the parents will be able to do all the hard work and will raise the chicks in their own. Canary breeding is so fun and worthwhile and watching the chicks grow is the best part.
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