tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post5952057641388591311..comments2024-03-05T11:38:41.279-08:00Comments on Canary Tales: Questions and Tips for Big Bird!Linda Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-26355578428403804652011-02-23T08:02:23.088-08:002011-02-23T08:02:23.088-08:00Hello Linda,
Thank you for the response. I'm...Hello Linda,<br /><br />Thank you for the response. I'm happy to report that she stopped the feather plucking and new feathers are already growing back. Her skin was not dry at all -perfectly healthy looking. I'm not really sure what happened for this hen. One thing for sure is that she was much further along in breeding readiness then my own birds. When I gave her the nestling material she just went nuts with it, flying back and forth quickly with pieces in her mouth. The other factor that might have played a part in this was that I'm sure she got stressed from the 4 day drive back from California where I got the hen to my home in MO. During the trip she was in a show cage in the show cage box with 3 other males just signing wildly. Now I know that's probably a bit much for one little lady to handle! Lesson learned. Thanks again! LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-55455836064181192432011-02-20T08:59:51.844-08:002011-02-20T08:59:51.844-08:00Owain,
The blog is where I share what is happenin...Owain,<br /><br />The blog is where I share what is happening in my aviary all year. If you want to look ahead read the first and second year posts for the time of year you are interested in.<br /><br />My method is to work with my birds. I have a few basic principles but I constantly assess the birds and work on ways to make them even healthier.Linda Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453591933437696987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-61648996085737392402011-02-20T08:46:09.529-08:002011-02-20T08:46:09.529-08:00Thank you linda for the reply. i find your very in...Thank you linda for the reply. i find your very interesting!! in uk now im conditioning the canarys to breed on the 1st april, right now its getting dark at 5.30pm so nights are getting longer. at the moment im giving conditioning seed and softfood mon,weds,fri and lettuce, carrot, peas every other day. today i started giving the birds fertility gold its wheatgerm oil i gave a finger draw to the hens and little extra to the cocks. <br /><br />I looked to see the tails and all birds are piped as you say. I did have my 4 cocks in seperate cages but i now have put them into 2's to encourage a little aggression. <br /><br />I would love to know a detailed plan of how you feed your birds in breeding season and rest of year, it interests me alot because ive never heard of some of what you talk about here in the uk!owainhttp://owain-price@hotmail.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-84266367126349467602011-02-19T15:11:54.199-08:002011-02-19T15:11:54.199-08:00Hello im from the uk. i breed canarys thi year is ...Hello im from the uk. i breed canarys thi year is my second time breeding them. <br /><br />I've read through your blog with great interest! <br /><br />You talk greatly about vitamin e for bringing birds into condition what foods are vit e in?<br /><br />Thank you,<br />OwainOwainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206760154173299151.post-13960525911272816932011-02-18T06:16:21.064-08:002011-02-18T06:16:21.064-08:00Hello,
I have recently acquired a new hen about a ...Hello,<br />I have recently acquired a new hen about a month ago. Was very excited about the possibility of her improving the quality of my waterslagers. I have about 40 birds who have always been very healthy and problem free. As soon as I got this new hen I noticed soft down feathers on her cage bottom. I thought it strange but figured she was starting to lose her brooding patch feathers. I've been keeping a close eye on her and have her separated from my others birds. Turns out more by more she is actually pulling out her chest feathers. She seems healthy in every other way, eating and pooping normally, normal activity, no signs of mites, not fluffy, just very bothered by her chest feathers, messing with them constantly. Chews them up and then spits them out, turning her chest into sad looking bald patch. I've giving her some nesting material to see if that will stop the feather plucking, so hoping that will help. Any tips or comments would be greatly appreciated. Love the blog - has helped me and by birds tremendously!<br />Thank you,LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com