Why should Canaries be seperated about the breeding season is over. Can't I keep the pair together all along?

Question

Would appreciate expert answers or answers from bird keepers rather than point hunters and sub zero brains!

Answer 1

Keep them together if you have a sufficiently large cage but an aviary is preferable at the end of the breeding season to allow them to maximum exercise/ freedom. The birds usually feel like crap at the end of the season due to the moult so they like to get a bit of room to get away from the others if they are feeling under the weather.

Basically you only separate the genders/any bird if it is being agressive/causing trouble with other birds. I have bred exhibition canaries for decades and always run all of my birds together in the off season. I have flights into which fit dividers that cut the flights into a series of breeding boxes. At the end of the season the slides come out and all of the adult birds run together in the flight until about 3 weeks prior to breeding then I repeat the process all over again.
I have a separate small flight for the bad boys or stock up for sale and another for birds in training or ready for exhibition- both males and females happily coexist. I do not know of a other breeders who separate the genders in the off season, the closest any one would go to separating them would be the breeders who prefer their birds to start late and they separate them just prior to the breeding season to prevent any bonds forming/ accidents. As an aside yes ome birds take a fancy to one other and will refuse to mate with any other bird- rare but true and separation would then be used to try to break the relationship.

Answer 2

I am not exactly a bird expert, but every time I leave a female canary in with my male he literally humps her to death. i have lost two females this way. I dont know if she is not able to get enough food and water because of his attentions or what. I do know that if I do not take her out after the eggs, I end up with a dead canary. Little birds are quite sensitive, and will go from looking normal to dead very quickly. Anyways, best of luck with your canaries I love mine!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

May be the female becomes to feel like a debris after a while of the ending of the breeding season. Sounds very familiar.

Answer 5

Hi there. Please try to refrain from calling those that may be trying to help you names. My experience has been that many male birds will copulate a female to death. All females should be given a rest period between broods. This ensures health and longevity. Egg laying is stressful and requires additional nutrients for healthy mom and offspring. Add chopped egg to her diet and crumbled egg shell for extra protein, calcium, and other nutrients.May they also receive a good pellet food, 10%seed and 10-20% fruits and veggies avoiding avocado and chocolate. Have a tweet year.

Answer 6

well if you really wanted to you could but like with all birds, with the exception of maybe 2 or 3, they tend to become aggresive or they become that way with you. For instants my bird (cockatiel) sees me as his mate, because i am the one who interacts with him. But if i was to keep him in the cage with my female cockatiel he would become aggresive towards me and that would defeit the purpose of him being my pet bird. they should be seperated right after breeding. or else he will learn to consider the female is mate and you the outsider

Answer 7

Haha nice! Can you spay and neuter them?

Answer 8

try fitting a condom on a canary and you will see why