Great video. I have a white male canary who was born in the last breeding season and a female (black, yellow and white mixture) canary born 2 breeding seasons ago. They always fight and I notice that my male has a lot of anxiety and he get very jumpy when we put our hands in to change the water or food. I feed them boiled eggs, apples, lettuce, and seeds primarily, sometimes other foods too, and I give them 13ish hours of light. But I noticed that when I let them out of their cage they flew together with the male following the female everywhere. But they had been fighting so much I thought it might be better to separate them until they're ready to be together (like male calling to female and trying to be closer together). What should I do? do you think they'll be ready to mate this season or will I have to wait until next season? And what did you mean by "exercise" do you mean letting them fly around the house?
Hello Thank you for this great video. I am wondering about my hen. She seem ready to breed and has a very swollen, egg shaped, vent area. It appears like the egg is just sitting inside there waiting to pop out. I has been 2 or 3 days like that. Should I be concerned about it.? Otherwise she seems happy and is busy building the nest.
I have a pair of cannaries she started nesting on three eggs I let her sit for 10 days I candle the eggs and found they were non-fertile I removed the nest but now she’s sitting in her food dish can you help me figure out what I can do thank you really enjoy your videos
Hi Chris, Good to see your video. I hope all is well. I wrote you sometime ago about my Gouldians. I was in Saudi Arabia at the time. I am back home in New Hampshire. Where are you located in US. Thanks
I like that they are picky about their mate. My 2 definitely like each other but only meet during free flight time so far. 2 and 1 1/2 years old, they should be ready. I am the hold-up but am thinking about giving them a chance this year.
Hi when do I put the nest in.I have my hen in the breeding cage and the male in his cage a about 2 ft apart from each other.The male chirps and the female chirps back like they are calling each other.Do I put the nest in and put some nesting material in her cage or do I have to put the male in first with her?
Hi I have recently welcomed into my home 2 canaries . I am not sure if they are male or female. one of them is starting to rip up the newspaper at the bottom of the cage and putting it in the water bowl I have for them. I am not sure if I should put the nesting basket and stuff in yet or not as I was told only to put it in, in September. What do you suggest?
Hi, question, when exactly do you pair the male with the female. I have seen my female shred paper and I have placed both birds together and I keep getting non fertile eggs.
My hen canary kept fighting with her mate and layed eggs but never hatched. We changed her mate and she layed one egg but still didn't hatch. These canaries we adopted from a friend of mine.
Hi, i have a canary that has lay an egg today, not sure what is the next steps to take care of the canary and the eggs if you can give me some info. Thanks
Leave it bee. The hen will take care of the eggs and should lay an egg a day until 4-5 eggs are laid. Then she will sit on them and hatch them out. try not to disturb her and she wont get stressed out.
I just got a pair of canary's they are 9 months old, can I breed them this winter? I got them in one cage can I do thet? or I have to separate them first for while?
If you plan on breeding around Jan, Feb time they should be old enough to breed for you. I would separate them for right now and get your male singing really loud to help your hen come into condition and then put them together when they are both showing signs of breeding.
After making a beautiful nest, my hen laid 2 eggs. I actually saw them mate a few times, so we assumed the eggs were fertile, and we've been anxiously waiting through the 14 days incubation time. It's been 16 days now and no babies. What do you think? What should we do with the eggs?
More than likely they are not fertile or the chicks died in the shell. You can candle the eggs to see if there are any signs of movement in the eggs. If not I would throw the eggs out and let the pair try again.
Thanks. We removed the bad eggs and the nest for a few days. Then we put a new nest pan in with new nesting material on the bottom of the cage, and HE insists on sitting in the empty nest. So, we moved him to another cage to see if she'd be interested in building again. What do you think? Is it too late in the season?
It's always worth a try, if she builds a nest again she is letting you know that she wants to breed again. If she doesn't build then it's probably best to give them a break until nest breeding season.
My female canary is sitting separated from the male. They are singing to each other all day long and the're moving the're head up and down. Is it a sign that they are ready to breed? They are sitting in cages in the livingroom.
Those are good signs. can the male reach the female through the bars? If so does he try to feed her? Or does she make little consecutive chirping noises towards him? If so then they are showing signs that they are ready to breed.
I don’t know what to do, I have a pair of canneries, when I got them she layed 3 eggs, but she broke and thy just disappeared I think thy ate it. Now she does not go near him, and she is blown up all the time and she looks bored. Should I separate them, who must come out him or her...? We are in winter , so there breading will be around March I think..... she doesn’t jump around and sleeps at the bottom of the cage in the corner...? What is the problem here pls advice..🙏🏻😪
Sorry for the really late response. It sounds like your female is egg bound and not ready for laying eggs. Or she has an underlying sickness and it is stressing her body too much to lay eggs. I would take the male out and put some heat on the female. You can add liquid calcium to her water and see if she perks up.
birdnerd hi, well she died ... I took her out thinking she is perhaps stressed. She was raming the corners to get out but the next day in the morning I saw her dead on the floor. I should not have took her out I think 🤔 I am learning but have bought a replacement and hope this time it would be better. In what temperature should thy be in. I have them indoors but my home is cold and I have about 18C inside ... I am to scared and the cost to put a heating on day and night as dropping temperatures can also let them die . I close them day behind all the time and close them with blankets at night 🤷🏼♀️ I live on the north of our island 🌴 and it’s more fresher and humid. 👍
Hello am impressed with your video but will like you to give me some insight about how I can bring my (serinus Mozambique) yellow canary bird into breed at home
What time should I separate male from female..As have young hen,and a last year's male green canary..he is a this year's bird would she be ready..and will they pair up..male is singing like mad..controlling the cage...not fighting but hes boss..my hen is ripping paper up pulling straw back to cage..but not nest..any advice
I have a male canary 12 months recently hes the only one i have how can i get him a female because if i directly put them in 1 cage my canary (named Oskar) his heart will blow up of happiness he cant fly for long or he dies pls is that normal
I have just started breeding my two canaries. They are mating and feed each other, have built a nest. The male sometimes takes bits of the nest out and puts it either in the food or water bowl. The female watches this and picks up as many of the pieces she can and puts them back in the nest. Surprisingly I saw her try to mount the male! He got scared, is that normal?
It could be that your male is still too young and hasn't quite figured out how the process works yet. Or it could be that the male isn't quite ready to breed yet and the female is ready to breed.
I have 2 canaries 1 male and female and they had 3 eggs which broke but I’m gonna be careful next time also I just got them in March and I saw them Quarting with each other and I also go them grit and hours of sunlight so if anyone has bought canaries that are too young be careful
hi i brought two canaries one male one female 2 months ago from a breeder they are the same type of canaries, they are always by the the corner of thier cages the male is like trying to kiss the hen through his cage, and the female keeps jumping from one perch to another in her cage, ive been giving them fruits like apples and oranges also boiled eggs, the male prefers apples,also ive been giving them 13hours of sunlight daily,my question is are my canaries ready to breed
Yes they are ready. If the birds are kissing through the bars then they are ready to mate. You can let them be together and you need to put in a nest and nesting material for the hen to build.
Really liked the video just what I was looking for have a beautiful fife hen have her paired but shes more interested in food.... have introduced a nest pan no interest removed the cock no interest ....should I give her a few more weeks without pan & cock and just watch for signs ? Any help greatly appreciated.....thank you
Hi bro, i hvae canaries pair and they mating for last two days but fighting also... Male all the time aggressive and fight with hen but female always call him for mate. Please advice me what should i do?
It could be that they aren't quite ready to breed yet. Or one is ready to breed but the other isn't. I would separate them for a week side by side and see if their behavior changes. Look for the male feeding the female. The female building a nest, and no aggressive behavior towards each other
The general rule of thumb is that the birds especially the females should be at least 12 months old before breeding them.It's recommended that you breed siblings together there could be several genetic issues that happen to the chicks if siblings are bred together.
Males will sing vigorously when they are in breeding condition. Females will respond to the singing by chirping back to the males and they will call to the males with little sequential chirps. Many times females will start gathering materials to build a nest of will start plucking her breast feathers. These are all signs that they are ready to breed.
When you say nothing in them are you meaning that they aren't fertile? or there is no yolk inside the eggs? If they are not fertile it would mean that the male if having issues fertilizing the eggs. That could mean that he is overweight or that the female is not allowing him to mount her properly.
@@kathysega2783 I wonder if her calcium levels have depleted from laying eggs every month. This may be the reason why the eggs haven't had yolk in them. you could separate them for a while to let the hen rest and replenish her calcium levels.
Hi how are you? I'm alli from south Africa and i have a pair of zebra finch and they are done with their nest how long would it take for them to lay eggs, they took about a week and a half to. Build it please help me
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Great video. I have a white male canary who was born in the last breeding season and a female (black, yellow and white mixture) canary born 2 breeding seasons ago. They always fight and I notice that my male has a lot of anxiety and he get very jumpy when we put our hands in to change the water or food. I feed them boiled eggs, apples, lettuce, and seeds primarily, sometimes other foods too, and I give them 13ish hours of light. But I noticed that when I let them out of their cage they flew together with the male following the female everywhere. But they had been fighting so much I thought it might be better to separate them until they're ready to be together (like male calling to female and trying to be closer together). What should I do? do you think they'll be ready to mate this season or will I have to wait until next season? And what did you mean by "exercise" do you mean letting them fly around the house?
Hello Thank you for this great video. I am wondering about my hen. She seem ready to breed and has a very swollen, egg shaped, vent area. It appears like the egg is just sitting inside there waiting to pop out. I has been 2 or 3 days like that. Should I be concerned about it.? Otherwise she seems happy and is busy building the nest.
I have a pair of cannaries she started nesting on three eggs I let her sit for 10 days I candle the eggs and found they were non-fertile I removed the nest but now she’s sitting in her food dish can you help me figure out what I can do thank you really enjoy your videos
Hi Chris,
Good to see your video. I hope all is well.
I wrote you sometime ago about my Gouldians. I was in Saudi Arabia at the time.
I am back home in New Hampshire. Where are you located in US.
Thanks
Where do you buy your nesting cage ( the holder for your nest ).Or what is it called...ive been searching for 1 with no luck
I like that they are picky about their mate. My 2 definitely like each other but only meet during free flight time so far. 2 and 1 1/2 years old, they should be ready. I am the hold-up but am thinking about giving them a chance this year.
Let me know how it goes if you do. Thanks
Hi when do I put the nest in.I have my hen in the breeding cage and the male in his cage a about 2 ft apart from each other.The male chirps and the female chirps back like they are calling each other.Do I put the nest in and put some nesting material in her cage or do I have to put the male in first with her?
top video mate
Thank you
Where did you buy the “thing” for nesting material. I also don’t know what it’s call. Thank you.
I bought mine at a local pet store. I'm sure amazon would have them
Yes please
How can you tell if your bird has mites?
Hi I have recently welcomed into my home 2 canaries . I am not sure if they are male or female. one of them is starting to rip up the newspaper at the bottom of the cage and putting it in the water bowl I have for them. I am not sure if I should put the nesting basket and stuff in yet or not as I was told only to put it in, in September. What do you suggest?
Yes I would put the nest in. It seems that your hen is ready to breed if she is ripping paper and trying to build a nest with it.
My female tries to keep male away seems not ready to breed?
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thanks verry interestig i have breeding my birds started with 2 now ihave 5 and still going strong
Good to hear best of luck with your birds.
Do you sell canaries? And if not , could you recommend a breeder in the USA? Thanks
How did u know your canary was pregnant?
Hi
Could you please advise me where did you get the nesting material?
www.ladygouldianfinch.com sells the nesting materials that I use.
Hi, question, when exactly do you pair the male with the female. I have seen my female shred paper and I have placed both birds together and I keep getting non fertile eggs.
It could be that your female is ready but your male is not and that why the eggs are infertile
A video on breeding, nest and nest matiral will be great.
Ok I can do that
My hen canary kept fighting with her mate and layed eggs but never hatched. We changed her mate and she layed one egg but still didn't hatch. These canaries we adopted from a friend of mine.
Hi, i have a canary that has lay an egg today, not sure what is the next steps to take care of the canary and the eggs if you can give me some info. Thanks
Leave it bee. The hen will take care of the eggs and should lay an egg a day until 4-5 eggs are laid. Then she will sit on them and hatch them out. try not to disturb her and she wont get stressed out.
I just got a pair of canary's they are 9 months old, can I breed them this winter? I got them in one cage can I do thet? or I have to separate them first for while?
If you plan on breeding around Jan, Feb time they should be old enough to breed for you. I would separate them for right now and get your male singing really loud to help your hen come into condition and then put them together when they are both showing signs of breeding.
After making a beautiful nest, my hen laid 2 eggs. I actually saw them mate a few times, so we assumed the eggs were fertile, and we've been anxiously waiting through the 14 days incubation time. It's been 16 days now and no babies. What do you think? What should we do with the eggs?
More than likely they are not fertile or the chicks died in the shell. You can candle the eggs to see if there are any signs of movement in the eggs. If not I would throw the eggs out and let the pair try again.
Thanks for the reply. Is it common for the male to lay on the eggs along with the hen? We often find them both sitting in the nest at the same time.
Yes that is common and a good sign that both parents are in breeding mode and want to help raise the chicks.
Thanks. We removed the bad eggs and the nest for a few days. Then we put a new nest pan in with new nesting material on the bottom of the cage, and HE insists on sitting in the empty nest. So, we moved him to another cage to see if she'd be interested in building again. What do you think? Is it too late in the season?
It's always worth a try, if she builds a nest again she is letting you know that she wants to breed again. If she doesn't build then it's probably best to give them a break until nest breeding season.
My female canary is sitting separated from the male. They are singing to each other all day long and the're moving the're head up and down. Is it a sign that they are ready to breed? They are sitting in cages in the livingroom.
Those are good signs. can the male reach the female through the bars? If so does he try to feed her? Or does she make little consecutive chirping noises towards him? If so then they are showing signs that they are ready to breed.
I don’t know what to do, I have a pair of canneries, when I got them she layed 3 eggs, but she broke and thy just disappeared I think thy ate it. Now she does not go near him, and she is blown up all the time and she looks bored. Should I separate them, who must come out him or her...? We are in winter , so there breading will be around March I think..... she doesn’t jump around and sleeps at the bottom of the cage in the corner...? What is the problem here pls advice..🙏🏻😪
Sorry for the really late response. It sounds like your female is egg bound and not ready for laying eggs. Or she has an underlying sickness and it is stressing her body too much to lay eggs. I would take the male out and put some heat on the female. You can add liquid calcium to her water and see if she perks up.
birdnerd hi, well she died ... I took her out thinking she is perhaps stressed. She was raming the corners to get out but the next day in the morning I saw her dead on the floor. I should not have took her out I think 🤔
I am learning but have bought a replacement and hope this time it would be better.
In what temperature should thy be in. I have them indoors but my home is cold and I have about 18C inside ...
I am to scared and the cost to put a heating on day and night as dropping temperatures can also let them die . I close them day behind all the time and close them with blankets at night 🤷🏼♀️ I live on the north of our island 🌴 and it’s more fresher and humid. 👍
Hello am impressed with your video but will like you to give me some insight about how I can bring my (serinus Mozambique) yellow canary bird into breed at home
Is your canary by a window or in natural sunlight? What is the diet that you are currently giving?
What time should I separate male from female..As have young hen,and a last year's male green canary..he is a this year's bird would she be ready..and will they pair up..male is singing like mad..controlling the cage...not fighting but hes boss..my hen is ripping paper up pulling straw back to cage..but not nest..any advice
I have a female in smaller cage. Can I put her in a flight cage with male to bread?
Is it a canary? You can put her in the flight cage for them to breed. I have had better success with breeding them in individual cages.
I have a male canary 12 months recently hes the only one i have how can i get him a female because if i directly put them in 1 cage my canary (named Oskar) his heart will blow up of happiness he cant fly for long or he dies pls is that normal
I would not recommend putting them together they may fight if they are not in breeding condition.
I am thinking to make canaries aviary.can you tell me please what 's the best way to buy bird food (wholesale)
Wholesale is definitely cheaper if you have that option available to you.
I have just started breeding my two canaries. They are mating and feed each other, have built a nest. The male sometimes takes bits of the nest out and puts it either in the food or water bowl. The female watches this and picks up as many of the pieces she can and puts them back in the nest. Surprisingly I saw her try to mount the male! He got scared, is that normal?
It could be that your male is still too young and hasn't quite figured out how the process works yet. Or it could be that the male isn't quite ready to breed yet and the female is ready to breed.
The hen laid five eggs, in a few days I'll likely know if any are fertile or not. Thanks for your response!
Best of luck
I have 2 canaries 1 male and female and they had 3 eggs which broke but I’m gonna be careful next time also I just got them in March and I saw them Quarting with each other and I also go them grit and hours of sunlight so if anyone has bought canaries that are too young be careful
I have a hand and make the Ness and lays on it and gets off of it for a whole month and she hasn’t not late one night at all
have you got any for sale
hi i brought two canaries one male one female 2 months ago from a breeder they are the same type of canaries, they are always by the the corner of thier cages the male is like trying to kiss the hen through his cage, and the female keeps jumping from one perch to another in her cage, ive been giving them fruits like apples and oranges also boiled eggs, the male prefers apples,also ive been giving them 13hours of sunlight daily,my question is are my canaries ready to breed
Yes they are ready. If the birds are kissing through the bars then they are ready to mate. You can let them be together and you need to put in a nest and nesting material for the hen to build.
One thing it was sead in English
All that information. I would hope we would have more interaction on the subject of canaries. (In English ).
Really liked the video just what I was looking for have a beautiful fife hen have her paired but shes more interested in food.... have introduced a nest pan no interest removed the cock no interest ....should I give her a few more weeks without pan & cock and just watch for signs ? Any help greatly appreciated.....thank you
I’m not happy with my mate... and my house is messy... I need someone to switch him out of here!
Hi bro, i hvae canaries pair and they mating for last two days but fighting also... Male all the time aggressive and fight with hen but female always call him for mate. Please advice me what should i do?
It could be that they aren't quite ready to breed yet. Or one is ready to breed but the other isn't. I would separate them for a week side by side and see if their behavior changes. Look for the male feeding the female. The female building a nest, and no aggressive behavior towards each other
how old must a canary be to breed, can you mate siblings?
The general rule of thumb is that the birds especially the females should be at least 12 months old before breeding them.It's recommended that you breed siblings together there could be several genetic issues that happen to the chicks if siblings are bred together.
On of my males was riping news paper so i dont get it is a male
Hey chris what to look for if ur canary is ready to breed
Males will sing vigorously when they are in breeding condition. Females will respond to the singing by chirping back to the males and they will call to the males with little sequential chirps. Many times females will start gathering materials to build a nest of will start plucking her breast feathers. These are all signs that they are ready to breed.
after making nest how many days later they lay eggs
@@saleemshezad5644 Anywhere from 2 days to a couple weeks before they lay eggs
@@birdnerd my canary pair is made nest before 30days they kisses and made nice nest but still not laying and not mating
and plz tell me some tips about breeding . and best breeding foods
Mine keep laying eggs but nothing is in them. She lays 2 to 3 the the first of every month.
When you say nothing in them are you meaning that they aren't fertile? or there is no yolk inside the eggs?
If they are not fertile it would mean that the male if having issues fertilizing the eggs. That could mean that he is overweight or that the female is not allowing him to mount her properly.
@@birdnerd 1 had yolk the other did not. He stays very close to her. She lays these eggs every month. Should I put him in another cage next to her?
@@kathysega2783 I wonder if her calcium levels have depleted from laying eggs every month. This may be the reason why the eggs haven't had yolk in them. you could separate them for a while to let the hen rest and replenish her calcium levels.
I don’t want her to breed and I find this all but of trouble and I am thinking of trying to rehome her. I don’t want all this bother
My canary has changed the sound after hairing .help me
I'm not sure what you are asking?
My young male canary not camplate singing after 6 month
It may take longer than 6 months for the young males to sing full songs. Or it may be a hen if it's not singing.@@SajjadAli-yr6pb
@@SajjadAli-yr6pb maybe is not alive 🤔
Wanna have one
I have a.hen that seems to lay 1 egg a season do you think she is done breeding
i need some canarys i m sc
i only sell locally currently
If a canary has one chick, should I leave the father with the mother or let her take care of the chick herself?
If you are wanting to breed the male with another female you can remove him. If not he is fine to stay in the cage with the female
Hi how are you? I'm alli from south Africa and i have a pair of zebra finch and they are done with their nest how long would it take for them to lay eggs, they took about a week and a half to. Build it please help me
They usually start to lay eggs 3-4 days after they finish building the nest.
@@birdnerd though a week later they still did not what must I do