A Yorkshire canary is one of the most prized birds to add to your home. It is one of the favorite birds in shows, and for display around the world. What makes the Yorkshire so special?
Breeding is the secret to this exciting bird. The Yorkshire canary is not a naturally occurring bird. This breed was developed over many years around the mid 1800’s. This canary was bred to take the best aspects of the Norwich, Lancashire, and Belgian canaries creating an exciting new breed. …

There in no sound quite like singing canaries. They have a large range of notes, learn new songs readily, and fill your home with beautiful music. Before you run to the pet store and buy just any canary, you need to make sure you are going to buy the right one.
Walking into a pet store and hearing all the singing canaries you are going to believe every one of them is adding to the noise. Make sure you watch the birds closely and visit with the store …

The red canary has become one of the most popular breeds. With their bright red orange coloration, beauty in flight, and pleasant songs they are great for both shows and for your home.
The red canary is not a natural canary. This is a bird which has been specially bred to have this unique coloration. You will not find any red colored canaries in the wild.
The history of the red canary starts back in the 1920’s with a geneticist, Han Duncker, who only theorized you could …

Would you love to see a flaming orange fire flitting through your bird cage? This is exactly what you will have with an orange canary. They are a beautiful sight, and almost as pleasant to hear.
The orange canary is another of the specially bred varieties of canaries. Their solid orange color was first captured in the early 1600’s by monks. They were very careful to protect their rare birds by only selling the males. Eventually a group of Italians began breeding the orange canary, …

Did you buy a couple canaries because you hope to breed them? Do you have any idea which is the female canary and which is the male? Are you sure you have one of both?
Canaries present a major challenge for most owners. You can go to a pet shop, buy from a long term canary owner, and even good breeders and still end up with the wrong birds. Canaries are very difficult for anyone to determine their sex except for a trained veterinary. Even …

How would you like your canary to act? Are you wanting a happy energetic, singing canary? Canary seed can make the difference between having a bird you enjoy watching and hearing, to one who sits in their cage sulking all day.
You do not believe their food can make so much difference? Then try this, for the next week eat only oatmeal. See what your mood is like at the end of one week. You can eat plenty of oatmeal to have adequate calories, but your …

Are you just starting out with your first canary? You bought a nice cage, you have the water bottle, you bought a box of bird seed. You are ready to bring the bird home, right? Not even close, you are just getting started with the proper canary food for your bird.
Did the person in the pet supply shop tell you the bird seed contained everything your canary would need? While many types of canary food contain a mixture of ingredients it still is not everything …

You walk in the pet store and look for food for your canary or finch and all the boxes are labeled Canary-Finch food. You start scratching your head wondering what this close relationship truly is. Is your bird truly a canary, or is it really a finch?
You can relax, if you purchased a canary you are almost certain you did receive a canary. When you bought your canary, you also purchased a finch. Canaries are a subset of the finch family of birds. The combination …

Do you believe all canary cages are created equal? If they can keep the bird caged inside they are adequate? It might be true for you, but for your canary it makes a big difference on what type of cage you select.
When you watch television you often see birds in round cages. The cages are decorative, and look like the perfect idea for displaying your bird. It is not the perfect idea to your canary. They are not wanting to fly around in circles. …

It sounds so simple, breeding canaries. Before you jump to the conclusion it will be easy to just jump into becoming one of the canary breeders you need to look a little deeper.
The starting point to all challenges for canary breeders starts with discovering which birds are male and female. If someone tries to tell you they can tell simply by looking they are full of hot air. A male and female canary look identical. The only items which will help you separate your birds is …