New Red Factor Canary

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New Red Factor Canary

Post by BigBear0007 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:30 pm

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This my new male canary, his name is Mango!
He is 8 months old and just starting to sing!
He literally cost me just a song!

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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by FeatherHarp » Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:50 pm

Oooohh....he is a real beauty BigBear! I have never seen one with such deep coloring before. :shock:

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Post by ranchnanny » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:00 am

=D> =D> you will love his singing my red factor is a wonderful singer.... Congratulations =D> =D>
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by BigBear0007 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:21 am

FeatherHarp wrote:Oooohh....he is a real beauty BigBear! I have never seen one with such deep coloring before. :shock:
Is all in the color feeding.
I will have to keep it up especially during his next molt.
It's a powder that is made from an algae and shrimp and its
mixed into his soft food or egg food.
If I don't he will be very light in color.

I read somewhere that they have to feed it to flamingoes that are in zoos because if they don't fiend that shrimp they turn white.

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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by lovemyfinch » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:05 am

Stunning Jerry =D> =D>
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by Nipper06 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:36 am

Wow!! Great color!! I wonder if you will have to color-feed him to keep him so bright? He will really attract the lady canaries... you may have a flock outside your window soon! He may get those Button Quail laying!
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by ac12 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:11 pm

Very nice color :D

Be careful, not too much color supplement, as it can be bad for their liver.
The breeder that I got my wife's red factor from said to feed him red and orange veggies (red bell pepper, carrots, yams, chilli, etc) for natural color supplement.

You have to catch the molt just right.
We have been missing the start of the molt and as a result have not started color feeding my wife's red factor early enough. So...the leading edge of the wing, which seem to molt in first, is white/light orange. Next year we plan to start color feeding in March, so when he molts in May we hope his wings will be ALL orange.
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by G8love4finches » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:27 pm

You are filling up your aviary aren't you?.....Did you get him at a store or a breeder?.....he is gorgeous!
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by cindy » Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:16 pm

Very pretty, congratulations!!!!

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Post by CandoAviary » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:23 pm

Beautiful! I love his name :D

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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by summert85 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:20 pm

HE is bright! & Beautiful! Very pretty. Congratulation.
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by ranchnanny » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:14 pm

I feed my Red Factor Quicko Red Egg Food for Red Factors and its in a feeder in his cage all the time I don't use the powder or anything else that mixes with water. I fed it to him all thru his last molt and he maintained his color.
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Re: New Red Factor Canary

Post by BigBear0007 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:20 am

ranchnanny wrote:I feed my Red Factor Quicko Red Egg Food for Red Factors and its in a feeder in his cage all the time I don't use the powder or anything else that mixes with water. I fed it to him all thru his last molt and he maintained his color.
Quicko adds the powder to their mix.
The shop was out of Quicko red, so I will have to get more powder.
The powder is around $20 per little jar but lasts a good long time
Also it can be mixed with water or egg food.

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