New Canary Hen Nesting

[ranchnanny]

Hi I purchased this Varigated Yellow (Pied) Canary 2 weeks ago and placed her in a cage with my Red Factor. They have been very busy. I couldn't find a nest big enough in my area so I resorted to using a strainer. I lined it with felt but the hen removed it
Tonight is the first night she is sleeping in the nest as she usually sleeps on a perch next to Peeps.

[lovemyfinch]

She looks so pretty sitting on her throne

[L in Ontario]

Sweet pic. Best wishes for a full clutch!

[6finchfriends]

Great idea for the nest and she seems to like it! have you seen any eggs yet? What color babies do you think you will get? I'm trying to learn more about genetics. It can be a little daunting for me.

[ranchnanny]

Thanks all for the comments. I am very new at raising birds.
I love canaries and if she lays eggs if not oh well. I have really enjoyed watching both of them building this nest. I don't get much done as I find myself walking by the cages then stop and watch. They are like little magnets.

[L in Ontario]

Yes finches are like magnets! Just wait til your Owls and OCW's start getting 'spring fever'!

[ranchnanny]

I Love it

[annague]

What a cute girl in her little strainer nest! Keep us informed!!

[cindy]

A friend of mine just got about 15 American singers and a pair of Glousters...I go over and drool!!!! and try to figure out a way to sneek a few into the house!!!

I love canaries!!! Good luck with your pair!!! Liz is right, you just wait until your Owls and OCW's have young. My husband catches me gazing in a trance at the owls from across the room....he is like "hello....how many times a day to you just stand there and watch them?"

"ALOT!!!!"

[ranchnanny]

LOL!!!!!! Its something how those tiny little birds take over our lives. They depend on us to care for them. I just can't help myself its hopeless...

[kenny]

hi
it is really hard to say,what colours you will get ,for a start you have a variagated so its quite possible that the majority will be like her,but with the other one being colourfed its hard to say they may be just one colour yellow,that doesnt mean that they will be plain yellow...i am dreading to venture in to this area because a lot of people are not interested.but here goes when you say yellow in canary it could be that vivid bright yellow with tight feathers that is a true yellow but you can also get a yellow that looks as if it is covered in a layer of frost on the feathers that is classed as buff....seriious breeders always put a buff canary with a yellow,because if you put 2 buffs together you would end up with birds that look like pufffballs,because the feathers are much looser.to illustrate what i mean ,take a roller canary the majority of them are yellow feathered because the feathers are always tight,but if you look at a norwich canary the feathers are mostly buff

if you didnt understand any of this dont worry i was a bit stunned when it was first explained to me...the whole reason they do the buff to yellow thing is so the birds dont end up with feather lumps which ruin the look of a bird and look unsightly OMG i am getting worse,please disregard this as to much knowledge at once but i have been reading my old notes and came across this info and thought it would be worth passing on ....decide for yourselves

ken

[L in Ontario]

Never too much info Ken - it's always appreciated and I for one look forward to posts from you.

[ranchnanny]

Thanks Ken for that information it will take a bit to digest but I get your meaning.

[Mozelle]

She does look quite settled

Good Luck!!
(and good luck trying to get anything done around the house in between bouts of bird-watching... )

[ranchnanny]

Yipeeee!! I put a mirror up on top of the cage and I found 1 good size egg in her nest....How cool is that!!!! Here we Gooooo.