Moving my Canaries

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Harvey11
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Thanks djb,

I noticed today that the male canary gets a bit angry at times when the female canary goes near him.
Forgot to ask,and i should now this. :oops: :oops: What breed of canary are they???????

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djb78
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I would say Harvey that he looks like a standard whistler. A very nice looking bird.
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i am pretty sure they are border fancy, the cock bird is a beauty
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Could be a boarder just that body doesn't seem to have the round shape or the defined round head and it and legs seem to be abit to long, but it might be a boarder.
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Looks like a border to me, but I suspect that a pure Border Fancy (or Fife or other) is as rare as a pure wild-type zebbie these days.
Certainly looks pretty, I like her frosted feathers.
I hope they do this for you soon:
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Unfortunately, they are outside and it isn't really spring yet...
Fortunately, I have found them to be quite tough birds; only the red ones seem a bit soft....

What do you mean 'gets angry' when she goes near him? Does he get agitated, or does he seem to attack her?
I suspect he is just showing off, trying to impress her....
When they fight, it is pretty clearly fighting.
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There is no fighting but when the hen comes and sits on his perch he doesnt let her sit there he looks like he gets a bit angry.
Dad made a wire divider so we might give that a go in a few weeks.
Its not even spring yet so i will just sit back and wait...

Thanks for that pic

Harv
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mattymeischke
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Divider sounds a good idea.
Keep us posted.....
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Not much has happened since i moved them into a cabinet so today i put a wire divider dad made in,hope this gets things going,i have been giving the a boiled egg and winter grass.
The male canary has been tearing up bits of paper i put in there,but no sign of nesting just yet...


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Nathan Morleyy

Brett,
Those canaries look fantastic they are a bright yellow did you color feed them ?.


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No ..

They are great Canaries,fun to watch...... :lol: :lol: :lol:


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