Canary Breeding Help

[vinaykumarbopp]

i have a pair of yellow american singers. They just finished their molt but i dont see male has started singing. The female has become dull and it sleeps more from past one month but it eats nicely and sings sometimes. I feed them greens , fruits , very good canary mix and egg food

When they will start to breed...I have offered nesting material but female show no interest in building nest.

[jonvill]

They just finished their molt? Why are they molting in Dec/Jan?
Over here, our canaries molt from late July to September then they rest for five or six months and begin breeding in February, March and April.

How many hours of daylight do your canaries receive?
in order to get into breeding mode, they must receive at least eleven hours a day.

The diet sounds appropriate for breeding so that shouldn't be a problem.

I hope you can get your canaries to breed soon.
John

[lovezebs]

vinaykumarbopp jonvill

Different parts of the world, that's probably why the moulting cycles are different.

If your boy isn't singing yet, then they are probably not quite finished with their moulting. Sometimes it takes them a little longer to get back into good form.

I would keep supplying them with good food, and build them up.

When you breed them, you want them to be in the absolute best physical condition. You really don't want them to breed, when they are just over their moult. It takes a lot of energy and reserves to grow all these new feathers.

I would not offer nesting materials at this point.