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Keeping Canaries Free FREE KEEPING CANARIES PDF Brian Keenan | 160 pages | 01 Oct 2012 | The Crowood Press Ltd | 9781847972996 | English | Ramsbury, United Kingdom Canary — Full Profile, History, and Care They are active, cheerful, beautiful, and have a delightfully lovely Keeping Canaries With such a busy world today, pet canaries can make an ideal companion for many people. Canary pet birds are colorful and have pleasing personalities. There is nothing like a peaceful, pretty canary song to unravel nerves at the end of the day. Most types of canaries can sing, though they may not sing all the time. A canary singing is entertaining in itself but they Keeping Canaries some other very desirable traits as well. Adding a pet canary to your home doesn't add an unwelcome burden. They are Keeping Canaries, so keeping canaries takes up very little space. They are also less costly to purchase than many of the larger parrots and some of the other soft billed birds. Canaries are hardy and undemanding, so the canary bird care is pretty easy. They don't pout like a parrot might if you are unable to play with them. And of course, being 'bird-oriented' rather than 'people-oriented', they are unlikely to become finger tame birds. You can simply sit back, relax, and enjoy the antics of these little charmers, and a pretty canary song as well. All domestic canaries originated from the Island Canary Serinus canaria. There are basically three types Keeping Canaries domestic canary today; the Color Canary bred for various canary colors, the Song Canary bred for their canary song, and the Type Canary bred for distinct characteristics of shape, feathering, and size. Though there are many varieties of canary from which you can choose, some breeds that were Keeping Canaries at one time are no longer be available, Keeping Canaries made way for new varieties and the varieties that are currently popular. Distribution: Domestic pet canaries are distributed throughout the world. There are some very fascinating canary bird facts Keeping Canaries the development of these birds and the Keeping Canaries canary breeds of both yesterday and today. The ancestor of the domesticated canary we see today can be found in the Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. Sincewhen they were first imported into Europe, the domestic canary breeds have changed. Actually there have been many changes in the canary breeds over the Keeping Canaries, with changes occurring based on Keeping Canaries commercial popularity of some breeds over others. Canaries were introduced to Spain in when the Spaniards conquered the Canary Keeping Canaries. For over years, until the 16th century, the Spaniards maintained control of these delightful little birds, selling only males to other European countries. Then, due to a shipping accident, a large cargo of canaries escaped and flew to the Island of Elba. They soon were sold all over Europe and many different canary breeds began to be developed. Some countries specialized in breeding canaries for their song, while others bred them for color, body type, or feathering. Thus Keeping Canaries canary breeds are named and classified by their shape and the geographic areas in which they were developed while others are named and classified for their plumage, song, or color. Different countries became known for the classification they bred, for example, Keeping Canaries Germans bred for the canary song Keeping Canaries the English and French bred for canary colors. Their plumage is very bright starting in the yellows, yellow-greens, greens, shades Keeping Canaries orange to shades of red. The canary life span varies somewhat from bird to bird. The average life span of a Keeping Canaries female canary is 5 - 6 years and for a male canary, up to 10 years, though there have been canaries that have lived up to 20 years. Types of Canaries: There are basically three selectively bred canary types available today. The types of canary breeds, along with some Amazon birds that are commonly available in the pet industry include:. Care and feeding: The bird food in a canary diet consisting of a good seed mixture vitamin coated supplemented with sprouted seed, various fruits, green foods, and commercial pellets are generally regarded suitable. Bird Food: Fresh food and water must be provided daily. Canary Seed: Fresh canary seed is their everyday Keeping Canaries and vitamin coated seed mixes are readily available at a pet store. A single canary will eat about one teaspoon of seed a day and Keeping Canaries will rarely overeat, though they may need to eat a bit more when the weather is cold or during their moult. Pelleted Diet: Pelleted diets are also available Keeping Canaries contain vitamins and more protein than seed, making additional supplementation unnecessary. However birds not raised on a pelleted diet may not recognize it as food, so may not accept it. Supplements: Supplements are very important and can be put in an extra dish and rotated for variety. Fruits and Vegetables: Daily supplements that canaries like to eat include greens such as kale, broccoli, dandelions, spinach, celery, peas, and watercress. Small amounts of fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, bananas, and melons can also be offered. Canary treats of seed with honey, fruits and vegetables are fun for your bird too, as well as nutritious. However there are some that feel these treats will contribute to a lethargic or lazy bird that may be less inclined to sing. Proteins: About once a week offer an additional protein supplement such as egg biscuit Canary Song Food: Every few days you can also provide some song food to help develop vocal cords. Colour food for Canary Color Food: For red birds it is important to provide a colour food for canaries. For information on color feeding, and color food for see the: Color Bred Canary: Care and Feeding Vitamins: Most canary seed mixes have vitamin coated seeds. However, if their canary seed is not vitamin enriched, vitamins can be added to the drinking water or the food. Minerals: Provide a cuttlebone or a mineral block. The calcium they provide will give your bird a firm beak, strong eggshells when breeding, and will prevent egg binding. The lime in the cuttlebone also aids in digestion. Grit: Today in the United State the use of grit is being discourage as being unnecessary for canaries because they shell their seed. However in the past, and still in most other countries today, it is considered an important ingredient for the canary diet. It is said to be essential in providing necessary minerals and elements Keeping Canaries well as an aid in digestion. Possibly this change is a result of commercially developed pelleted diets. Water: A canary cannot live without for a 24 hour period without water! Provide fresh water daily. Bird Keeping Canaries Give your canary a bath at least once a week and daily during the summer by placing a dish on the bottom of the cage. A bath with an enclosure will help to keep the water splashing to a minimum. Bathing is very important to canaries during molting and breeding. Bird Grooming : Keeping Canaries nails will occasionally need to be trimmed, but be careful never to clip into the vein as the bird can quickly bleed to death. Bird nail trimmers and styptic powder to stop the bleeding are available at pet shops. Housing: Bird Cages: Canaries like wide open spaces so provide your pet with a roomy canary cage. Also provide dishes for food, water, and treats as well as an area for a bath. Tree branches of a similar size also make good perches Keeping Canaries will help to wear the claws down naturally. Where to Place Finch Cages: Place the cage on a stand or hang it from a wall bracket at eye level or at about 6 Keeping Canaries off the floor. Be sure the spot you pick has good light and is well ventilated, though free Keeping Canaries drafts. It Keeping Canaries be away from doors and windows where direct exposure to sunlight can make it overly warm, but placed close to at least one wall to enhance a feeling Keeping Canaries security. Average daytime temperatures can range from between 60 degrees to 70 degrees Fahrenheit with nighttime temperatures down to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The cage should be Keeping Canaries at night to prevent drafts and disturbances. Aviary: A roomy indoor aviary, a bird room, or an outdoor aviary depending on your area are all good choices. The aviary needs plenty of light and fresh air. Maintenance: Although canaries require very little time, a clean environment as well as fresh food and water daily is a must to prevent disease and illness. The basic cage care includes daily cleaning of the water and food dishes. Every two to three days change the paper on the bottom of the cage. Weekly wash and dry the entire cage, including the perches. Social Behaviors: Canaries are very social with good personalities. They will not harm children, visitors, or other pets. They are, however, timid birds and should not be housed with parakeets, lovebirds, or other hookbills that tend to be more aggressive birds by nature. Pairing up with two male canaries in a cage can cause fights, but canaries can easily be housed in a spacious cage with other canaries, finches, and other hardbills. However, some canaries are allowed out of their cage to perch Keeping Canaries are show canaries and therefore require taming or training. Canaries can some simple tricks such as playing with a toy, but they are quite timid and it takes a lot of patience. If Keeping Canaries are exposed to sounds when they are young, male canaries can also Keeping Canaries to mimic sounds such as a telephone ring or a door bell.
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