Hello
I moved into my new home on July 6th to discover the previous tenants had left 2 canaries and 2 rabbits. Ive had rabbits before so I get the care for them. I have an Orange Winged Amazon so know the basics of bird care (i know amazon care but canaries seem to be a different set of rules totally!).
day 1 canaries (and rabbit!) escaped. rabbit I found a whole in its run. easy sort. canary I thought i did the cage up wrong so after the dog nosed the poor bird i popped it back in in shock. Covered the cage to allow it to settle and recover. It seemed fine. 2 days later i discovered it wasnt me with the cage when i saw the cat carrying the poor thingt up the stairs!!!! Again it was in deep shock but a few hours later seemed fine after the same care (all animals removed incase they escaped again!!) 2 days after i carried the cage upstairs to my bedroom because the kids kept letting the cats in by accident. It was impossible to keep them safe until i could source a new cage.
Cage found a day after them going into my bedroom! Fantastic it thought. Poor little canary died from delaid shock. Im heartbroken that this poor bird died because I didnt know what I was doing!!!
Sooo, this left 1 canary all on its own and me in and out all day so not fair on its own. Another canary was needed fast! Finally found 1 for sale. Drove over an hour and brought home 2 beautiful canaries. the 3 (after a quarantine period) are now in together and the best of friends. So there is a sort of happy ending.
my question is as a rookie canary owner is, 1 of the new canaries (Twinkle) was bright yellow when she arrived, shes now pale yellow almost white. What am i doing wrong please?
they get canary seed along with the same chop my amazon gets (usually veg finely chopped up) and they love it. Its clear they havent had it before by the look on their faces
They are adorable and Im smitten with them and just want to do right by them
Anything else i need to know would be fantastic as well.
Thank you
Susi
I moved into my new home on July 6th to discover the previous tenants had left 2 canaries and 2 rabbits. Ive had rabbits before so I get the care for them. I have an Orange Winged Amazon so know the basics of bird care (i know amazon care but canaries seem to be a different set of rules totally!).
day 1 canaries (and rabbit!) escaped. rabbit I found a whole in its run. easy sort. canary I thought i did the cage up wrong so after the dog nosed the poor bird i popped it back in in shock. Covered the cage to allow it to settle and recover. It seemed fine. 2 days later i discovered it wasnt me with the cage when i saw the cat carrying the poor thingt up the stairs!!!! Again it was in deep shock but a few hours later seemed fine after the same care (all animals removed incase they escaped again!!) 2 days after i carried the cage upstairs to my bedroom because the kids kept letting the cats in by accident. It was impossible to keep them safe until i could source a new cage.
Cage found a day after them going into my bedroom! Fantastic it thought. Poor little canary died from delaid shock. Im heartbroken that this poor bird died because I didnt know what I was doing!!!
Sooo, this left 1 canary all on its own and me in and out all day so not fair on its own. Another canary was needed fast! Finally found 1 for sale. Drove over an hour and brought home 2 beautiful canaries. the 3 (after a quarantine period) are now in together and the best of friends. So there is a sort of happy ending.
my question is as a rookie canary owner is, 1 of the new canaries (Twinkle) was bright yellow when she arrived, shes now pale yellow almost white. What am i doing wrong please?
they get canary seed along with the same chop my amazon gets (usually veg finely chopped up) and they love it. Its clear they havent had it before by the look on their faces
They are adorable and Im smitten with them and just want to do right by them
Anything else i need to know would be fantastic as well.
Thank you
Susi
