New Member- Male Gloster Canary general advice sought
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:40 am
Hi all,
I'm a new member, this being my first post.
A few months ago I bought a male Gloster canary, he's still quite young, I believe he hatched Jan-Feb 2019. My father kept canaries and finches when I was young but this is the first I have had on my own.
He is quite a happy bird, he sings most days and is very inquisitive but he HATES any kind of human interaction. Really I think it comes from his last owner, they clipped his wings slightly and the child would hold him quite a lot which I think he probably disliked quite a bit. He isn't too bad with people being near the cage, but as soon as hands are involved, anything from being near the cage or changing his food and water etc he starts to warn me off by spreading his wings and opening his beak.
I just wanted to know if there is any way to help him be more comfortable around people/hands. I've been feeding him by hand through his cage which he is either weary of or he just attacks the food, it changes day to day how he will react but at best he will take it with a lot of caution.
Also he is going through what I would think is his first moult, I have given him plenty of space and haven't disturbed him too much. I've been feeding him eggfood and crushed oyster shells along with his normal diet. Any tips about how to best care for them during a moult?
I'm a new member, this being my first post.
A few months ago I bought a male Gloster canary, he's still quite young, I believe he hatched Jan-Feb 2019. My father kept canaries and finches when I was young but this is the first I have had on my own.
He is quite a happy bird, he sings most days and is very inquisitive but he HATES any kind of human interaction. Really I think it comes from his last owner, they clipped his wings slightly and the child would hold him quite a lot which I think he probably disliked quite a bit. He isn't too bad with people being near the cage, but as soon as hands are involved, anything from being near the cage or changing his food and water etc he starts to warn me off by spreading his wings and opening his beak.
I just wanted to know if there is any way to help him be more comfortable around people/hands. I've been feeding him by hand through his cage which he is either weary of or he just attacks the food, it changes day to day how he will react but at best he will take it with a lot of caution.
Also he is going through what I would think is his first moult, I have given him plenty of space and haven't disturbed him too much. I've been feeding him eggfood and crushed oyster shells along with his normal diet. Any tips about how to best care for them during a moult?