A Little Worried about my Canary

[finchly]

Yes, that’s normal. Pellets change the color exactly as you described.

 

[arayabd]

Thanks Finchly! You are the best !!

 

[arayabd]

Hi @Monaco and @finchly - she's now taken to sitting in her food dish for the entire day unless I bring her cage outside with me in the backyard. Her feces also has a slight musky smell which makes me a bit worried, but could just be the pellets. She's also incredibly aggressive. Are these behaviours normal while nesting?

 

[Monaco]

Can you please describe the aggression? I'm not sure I will have any input, but I'm very interested.

Have you tried rearranging her cage? Even changing the dishes might help (swap water and food location) and offer some flight time.

I would say it's time for more in depth investigation about why there's not much movement.

 

[finchly]

Sometimes they do get aggressive while nesting. I would not be worried about that. As far as sitting in the nest, i don't really have your answer. I want to say "some birds do that" but then again, it could indicate a problem.

I tend to just let them be, so unless I saw a further issue like fluffing up, lethargy etc. I would probably not worry about it.

 

[arayabd]

Can you please describe the aggression? I'm not sure I will have any input, but I'm very interested.

Have you tried rearranging her cage? Even changing the dishes might help (swap water and food location) and offer some flight time.

I would say it's time for more in depth investigation about why there's not much movement.

I've rearranged her cage a bit! Even swapping in some cotton puffs over the dish she's usually sitting in so she can sit comfortably, while offering more food at another part of the cage. I also keep her door open but she's just not interesting - UNTIL the moment I set her cage down outside. Then she'll sunbathe and hop all over, taking baths and singing like normal. It's like she's throwing a tantrum!

 

[arayabd]

Sometimes they do get aggressive while nesting. I would not be worried about that. As far as sitting in the nest, i don't really have your answer. I want to say "some birds do that" but then again, it could indicate a problem.

I tend to just let them be, so unless I saw a further issue like fluffing up, lethargy etc. I would probably not worry about it.

Thanks Finchly! She's not particularly fluffed up, more just "chilling." I can tell the difference because she fluffs up like usual when she's going to sleep!

 

[Monaco]

@finchly how long can it go on without eggs?

@arayabd I would be a wreck, I am glad you can get her moving if only to check for eggs or any other issues. Maybe take her outside daily, it sounds like she has a great time in the sunshine.

 

[finchly]

@finchly how long can it go on without eggs?

Sitting? As long as she wants I guess! Who knows what she is thinking. Maybe she is playing at being a momma.

@arayabd seems to be very attentive, surely she will notice if there’s a problem... however I did see a mention of tail bobbing in another thread. Did that get resolved?

 

[arayabd]

Sitting? As long as she wants I guess! Who knows what she is thinking. Maybe she is playing at being a momma.

@arayabd seems to be very attentive, surely she will notice if there’s a problem... however I did see a mention of tail bobbing in another thread. Did that get resolved?

Thanks Finchly! No more tail bobbing, just straight chillin'