Found this while searching 'canaries'...

Rue · Post by **Rue** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:34 pm

Just a short fun read about the history of pets...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... t=1&f=1007

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:14 am

hi rue
want to know about canaries...here knock your socks off...enjoy!

ken

http://www.top100birdsites.com/in.php?site=215

zookeeper · Post by **zookeeper** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:09 am

That is interesting, Rue. I never thought of canaries as the original transistor radios, ha.

Rue · Post by **Rue** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:45 pm

No! I didn't either!

But if people did take their birds around with them...betcha the birds didn't have such a bad time of it...always something new to look at!

Thanks Kenny...that'll keep me busy for a long time!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:47 am

hi rue
no problem..you may need a translater for some of it

ken

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:28 am

my how they grow these are the chicks that were born on the 3rd of this month

ken

Rue · Post by **Rue** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:01 pm

OMG!!! How cute are those babies!!!

Thank Kenny! They are adorable!!!

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:22 pm

I love canaries!

What type do you have there Kenny?

Thalia · Post by **Thalia** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 4:18 pm

wow Kenny they're beautiful!

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:19 am

hi all
thanks for the kind comments !they are border canaries one of the biggest breeds but i like them they are on there own as the mom has layed another 4 eggs

ken

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:43 am

Ah, I thought they might be Borders. Very nice, I love their coloring.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:48 pm

hi tammie
these are the parents with the feathering being like it is you have to be careful that you dont end up with feather duster type birds...so you have to pair one yellow and one buff so it equals the feather texture out

ken

Hoji · Post by **Hoji** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:27 am

Hi,
I saw some canaries at a local small pet store that were not sexed, many different colours (yellows and oranges, etc, not on one bird of course) and $49.99 each (no promises for singing). The shop girl said she'd heard some singing but doesn't know which one it was.
Ok, so, does breeding canaries make sense for a pip (I know it says I am a hatchling now, but that is being way generous!!) and can canaries live happily together, with zebras and societies (I haven't bought any societies yet, cage not finished)?

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:19 am

hi hoji
does this answer your question about canaries living happily alongside finches...this canary is nesting in the seed hopper base

ken

tammieb · Post by **tammieb** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 6:59 am

Hi Ken, I'm curious, do you have more than one breeding pair of canaries in your aviary?

My two hens get along with all the other finches, but sometimes have little squabbles with each other.