Hey everyone, I have a young male canary who we rehomed last summer. He's been an absolute delight and I hope he'll remain part of my family indefinitely. I wanted a male canary because of their song, but it turns out this puffy ball is a Carbine Commando! As lovely as he is, my living room is filled daily with the sounds of war from dusk until dawn and it is driving me crazy. I can't hear myself think! I can't take phone calls in the same room, concentrate on work or home-schooling my son, and worse, the family now needs to shout at each other to be heard over the bird! It has become chaotic and ridiculous.
I don't want to stop the little guy's song, it's beautiful (when it's periodic). But 12 hours on repeat is too much for me. I've tried many things to refocus his attention such as lengthy out of cage times, mirrors, toys, attention, no attention, food, foraging, music, videos of female hens chirping (which definitely reduces the singing but also my phone battery), and covering him with a blanket (which works but is absolutely not an answer). Nothing so far has worked, he just sits and sings and sings and sings and sings!
I know this sounds funny and even hypocritical of me to write this message after purposefully homing a male, but if anyone knows how I might get him to take a few breaks here and there I will be so grateful. I'm certainly open to getting him a female (would I keep them separated or in the same cage?). I don't want to rehome him, (or live my life upstairs in my bedroom), so please help me if you can, I am desperate.
Many thanks
Charlotte and Sunny
I don't want to stop the little guy's song, it's beautiful (when it's periodic). But 12 hours on repeat is too much for me. I've tried many things to refocus his attention such as lengthy out of cage times, mirrors, toys, attention, no attention, food, foraging, music, videos of female hens chirping (which definitely reduces the singing but also my phone battery), and covering him with a blanket (which works but is absolutely not an answer). Nothing so far has worked, he just sits and sings and sings and sings and sings!
I know this sounds funny and even hypocritical of me to write this message after purposefully homing a male, but if anyone knows how I might get him to take a few breaks here and there I will be so grateful. I'm certainly open to getting him a female (would I keep them separated or in the same cage?). I don't want to rehome him, (or live my life upstairs in my bedroom), so please help me if you can, I am desperate.
Many thanks
Charlotte and Sunny