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Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / October 2007new canary slave
Hi everyone. I just purchased a wonderful male canary on Friday. He's been singing away so I hope that means he's happy. I've had parakeets in the past and decided to try something different. I also have 3 cats so I had to wait until a time when I had a place to put a cage that was inaccessible to the felines. He seems to eat a lot. He goes back and forth from his canary mix to his millet spray. But I provided a slice of apple and some kernels of corn and he didn't touch them. Is that normal? Can canaries be picky eaters and maybe he just won't like certain things that I've read canaries like? Thanks, Lydia >Hi everyone. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >eaters and maybe he just won't like certain things that I've read >canaries like? My canary loved corn kernels and apple. Do you leave the millet in the cage at all times? My birds get millet only a couple times a week as a treat. You might try providing only his seed at all times, then clip the apple to the side of the cage and see if he'll give it a try. Don't give up. Keep trying and he may surprise you. Becky > My canary loved corn kernels and apple. Do you leave the millet in > the cage at all times? My birds get millet only a couple times a week > as a treat. You might try providing only his seed at all times, then > clip the apple to the side of the cage and see if he'll give it a try. > Don't give up. Keep trying and he may surprise you. > Becky I did have the millet in the cage and he ate it all. The next day when I put another apple slice and some red leaf lettuce and celery leafy tops he really munched on it and seem to like it. Ate all of the apple and as much of the leafy stuff as he could from around the treat clip holding it in. So maybe that was it - taking away the millet. I'll try corn again one of these days. Thanks! Lydia > Hi everyone. > > I just purchased a wonderful male canary on Friday. He's been singing > away so I hope that means he's happy. Your hope is unfounded. It means he is advertising his presence; most likely trying to attract a mate or marking out his territory. With kind regards Chu |
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