I just was wondering, I have three, 2 girls and 1 supposedly male, but he doesnt sing. I was wondering could he be a girl?
2007-03-04 02:59:55 · 7 answers · asked by ~ Lillie ~ 4 in Pets ➔ Birds
You cant tell physically. Males are not brighter, as someone said. It is possible to have DNA sexing done, but its expensive. If your bird is not singing it may not be a male, but males will not sing sometimes, so its not a sure thing. If he is molting or not feeling well, he wont.
The best thing you can do is make sure that your birds are very healthy. Feed them an excellent diet, not just seed, but add fruits and vegetables, along with hard boiled egg to their diet.
One of the most neglected areas of canary care is making sure your birds get the proper amount of light. If they have too long a day their bodies will think its summer and start to molt. The easiest way to deal with this is to make sure they length of day they have matches what is going on outside. Cover them at sunset or have them in a dark room. Uncover them at dawn.
I wish I had an easy solution for you. I would recommend you find some local canary breeders to advise you. See if there is a bird club in your area. Raising canaries isnt hard, but there is a lot of information they can share that will make it go smoothly for you. Its impossible to give you all the particulars in a few short paragraphs.
2007-03-04 04:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know for sure is that a male generally sings more than a female and of course if after a year there hasn't been so much as an egg... hmmm. Boy, oh boy.
My mom's boy canary, Dudley, didn't sing for almost 8 months. I don't think it's supposed to take that long but having a Yorkie constantly scampering about around the outside perimeter of his cage MAY have had something to do with that.
There are av-ion vets who can sex your bird for you if you want your mystery solved sooner.
2007-03-07 10:05:22 · answer #2 · answered by doormouse72 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HEY DONT WORRY ITS PRETTY EASY MALES WON'T LAY EGGS BUT FEMALES WILL
2014-06-02 13:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by mike M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thank you to tell a hundred% is to have them surgically sexed at an Avian Vet's place of work. that's frequently no longer too costly, yet i could get a suggestion from an area chook club as to a solid avian vet on your section. otherwise, you could make a solid standard wager with the help of reading the pelvic bone of your canary. a much broader pelvis is indicative of a female solid luck.
2016-10-02 08:58:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the males sing.This is why they usually cost more.Put a nest box in their cage and see if that brings out his courtship song.If not then it is probably a girl.
2007-03-04 03:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by good girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the males are much brighter than the females. if he doesn't sing, it's probably a girl
2007-03-04 03:14:12 · answer #6 · answered by The Child 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Watch them mating.
2007-03-04 03:09:05 · answer #7 · answered by David H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋