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We've owned a number of canaries, and our latest one is a beautiful white with blue American Singer breed male. He's a singing canary, and has a melodic song. We let him fly around the house freely and keep his canary cage open all the time, except for nighttime, when we lock it for the night. Our canary is a very social, inquisitive bird. We've also owned a Red Bronze (breed) male canary.
What we feed our canary: We follow a strict diet for him, as well as a strict day/night schedule.
He's up around 5-6am and we cover him for the night at 8pm. He eats canary seeds in addition to greens, eggS, and other seeds.
Where can you purchase a canary? We purchased our American Singer from a canary breeder, local to us. I would never recommend purchasing from a pet store. I think finding a breeder, while it may take some time and effort (they are NOT EASY to locate) will be beneficial in more ways that one. First, you'll have a direct contact to ask any questions. This person will be extremely knowledgeable in canary care, and lastly, he will have good birds, which were not inbred or otherwise abused.
canary feeding tips!
I've compiled these canary feeding tips from message boards I visit and advice from our breeder.
- Give distilled or purified water for drinking and bathing (they are extremely sensitive to chemicals)
- Wash all fruits and vegetables very carefully (cucumbers need to be peeled because they have wax on them)
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Canary forum: I found this GREAT canary forum. It's very active (for a pure canary forum!) and a great team of knowledgeable canary breeders and showers who will answer a question quickly! It's called The Song Type Canary Forum.
red bronze canary: This is our cute bird - the canary is about 1.5 years in this picture.
Red bronze canary
american singer canary
Canary Cage: A canary cage should be big enough for the bird, and also allow the bird to at least jump on two horizontal perches and one bottom/top perch. This canary cage has a water feeder, a canary treat, a mite protector disk and two feeder cups. Not all cages are good for canaries. Make sure the spaces between the bars are small enough so that he canary will not get stuck.
Canary flying: Our canary flies around the house unobstructed. Here he is on the kitchen window.
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