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Tweety is one of my canaries. He doesn't like his picture being taken! He is green and brown, and he is a beautiful singer!
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Canaries - both real light yellow with pearl white in them. I hope they're females. One is crested. They are some of the birds who came home with me August 16th.
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I will have more photos of my canaries coming soon!
Breeding starts here in Michigan anytime after Valentines day. I try to wait till in March so there's enough light in A.m. and later in the P.M. I watch the female and when she starts to carry things in her mouth for a nest that's the time to get her nest ready. When the nest is ready which take's time because she will build and tare down more then once, I then put the male in. The first nest can be infertal if she's a young new hen. She will lay about 4 eggs, one every other day, then sit tight till they hatch which takes about 21 days and the babies will leave the nest at about 14 days old. It is so amazing to watch them grow and feather out to color. You wonder where that color came from. It goes way back. I sure get some beautiful ones.
When they are done with two hatches they are put in flight cages til next years breeding. This gives them flying room.
I have very good results with my canaries and their babies and would not change what I'm doing. I listen and read everything I can and yes I will try new things, but as long as I'm getting great results I'll stick with my way of raising them.
Two pictures of my first baby canary just out on the perch. First picture is with the daddy to the right. Born April 2000.
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Second same baby but from the other side of him and mommy up in the nest with more eggs
