I'm in love....

[Jamm972]

slwatson I have 2 canaries, they feed each other all day. Both chirp 1 tries really hard to sing. I cant confirm that either of them are male or female but my guess is there prolly female. I'm just aggravated that neither of them are attempting to build a nest.

I am thinking of separating them for the summer molt and pairing them up with a different canary next year. I would take them to the Vet and get them checked/tested but that can be pricey.

[slwatson]

Jamm972

I think you can send off for dna testing too, but I've never done that before, and I'm not sure how much it costs.

[Paul's Amazing Birds]

Using the needle test, this one does appear to be a female. Her eye is clearly above the beak line.

Paul

[Jamm972]

slwatson I haven't hurd of sending out a DNA test. I think I might google more information about that. will check into it and see what I find out

[debbie276]

Jamm972

check out http://www.avianbiotech.com/SexingCenter.htm

[slwatson]

I think I finally caught my canary singing...so it's a boy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psn4jdPz-hI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc9e3H_uFIg

Please excuse the quality of the video...I had to shoot it from far away because he would stop singing when I got close

[Jamm972]

slwatson
that sure sounds like a singer to me. He will be nice and loud when his song get to be full bloom have you tried any training YouTube videos ?

[Babs _Owner]

slwatson

Hahaha! Look at you sneaking! So Cute! At least now you know he is just a youngster and that's very good news

[slwatson]

Jamm972@Babs

When I play videos of canaries singing from youtube, he starts chirping but doesn't sing. I probably just need to give it more time.

Babs

I felt like an FBI agent or something....I had to pretend like I was watching tv and hold the phone barely up over the couch so he couldn't see me

[Babs _Owner]

slwatson

I remember doing that when I caught CackleJax doing his aweful song. At the end he of the video completely busts me!

Would be even funnier to take a video of us sneaking around our birds like little creepers.

[slwatson]

Babs

Yes it would!!!

[lovezebs]

slwatson

I'm glad your little one turned out to be a boy.
Once he gets more confident, he'll sing up a storm for you. Find out what his favorite foods are, as that generally gets them to sing like crazy.

At some point t in the future, when he's singing non stop (and driving you nuts), you'll look back to this time and smile (between the SHUT UP ALREADY!!! comments).

[slwatson]

lovezebs

LOL! I noticed last night he was signing more. He just needs to get comfortable and then he'll be driving me nuts soon!

[Jamm972]

I'm going to have this experience in a few weeks trying to figure out if I have males or females with the young chicks that were just born. this is a fun hobby

[slwatson]

OK....so I discovered last night that HE is in fact a SHE There was an egg cracked at the bottom of the cage when I got home, and she hasn't been housed with anyone else. So I apparently have a red factor soft feather female who sings! Glenn is now officially Maggie!