tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79471882016612800202024-03-17T21:01:15.939-06:00Savoy Singers AviaryWelcome to my canary website. I love to share photos of my birds, information about breeding and enjoying canaries, and links to educational and interesting canary websites. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-79628468190771334672023-11-02T20:25:00.001-06:002023-11-02T20:25:10.388-06:00Canary Games THIS WEEKEND!<p>This is late notice, but a last minute idea to keep myself occupied while the IFFCA National Show is being held... and I made the last minute decision to STAY HOME! Oh, dear. I needed something to occupy myself with this weekend, so HERE ARE THREE CANARY GAMES, coming Friday, November 3, Saturday, November 4th, and Sunday, November 5th! <i> <b>NOTE:</b></i> I am testing our first ever Canary Chat Zoom meeting, to talk canaries, with a guest <b>Tom Cubbage, of <a href="http://birdconnection.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bird Connection</a>, from Great Falls, MT!!! </b>Tom is an exotic bird breeder, Manx cat breeder, beekeeper, and a nationally recognized educator.... and more. Saturday November 4th at 2 p.m. Montana time MST is the day and time of the chat.... please message my Facebook page @SavoySingersAviary for an invitation! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p7qWhFe3wgQ1HbQuoH0lVoeophgQSD6ou7GQtJNIv91vBmwNGNdpbvnKeXPH_L_5D7StZHhq7EA1LN2lwRZUjtN6hqsqMX3bZeIju-8Nw5Zqo_mldU7ZG-g8R8wQamIzNgjjUWVisdfdufM4zt_JgWzcpQ4Imdj0y6xYRaoNHLdrD6gEqdnXvjvxhPKu/s940/Stay%20Home%20Games.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5p7qWhFe3wgQ1HbQuoH0lVoeophgQSD6ou7GQtJNIv91vBmwNGNdpbvnKeXPH_L_5D7StZHhq7EA1LN2lwRZUjtN6hqsqMX3bZeIju-8Nw5Zqo_mldU7ZG-g8R8wQamIzNgjjUWVisdfdufM4zt_JgWzcpQ4Imdj0y6xYRaoNHLdrD6gEqdnXvjvxhPKu/s320/Stay%20Home%20Games.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGQz-nywejd3_XANB5q5N8YAvIQyHPaiI3Ex6kBnwZCz81vYzy8AZtjLm-GDbZb1eVOspoO6KOeAsVMKhFL_QfaYfVGnuUze1yBJ_I_aLJ5N3OGJgjo5maVhTwZFQnMjs0JtBw7n45M1SQpXYZl0B3L1MymRaGQ3EDg0ViULGjZCnwcIUQfIpPwqCUQm3/s940/Cubbage%20Canary%20Chat%20message.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGQz-nywejd3_XANB5q5N8YAvIQyHPaiI3Ex6kBnwZCz81vYzy8AZtjLm-GDbZb1eVOspoO6KOeAsVMKhFL_QfaYfVGnuUze1yBJ_I_aLJ5N3OGJgjo5maVhTwZFQnMjs0JtBw7n45M1SQpXYZl0B3L1MymRaGQ3EDg0ViULGjZCnwcIUQfIpPwqCUQm3/s320/Cubbage%20Canary%20Chat%20message.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-8579142851571423602023-09-29T01:15:00.004-06:002023-09-29T01:15:29.958-06:002023 IFFCA Fife National Show November 4th in Fall River, Massachusetts<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The International Fife Fancy Club of America (IFFCA) will host their 2023 Fife National Show alongside the SEMCC (Southeastern Massachusetts Canary Club) in Fall River, Massachusetts on November 4, 2023. This show is in the Heart of the Fife Fancy in the USA! Plus, there will be a full show of other canary types/colors, plus a section of finches and mules. It is a one day, open show, with sales tables, silent auction birds, and some of the best Fife breeders in America entering birds! We are happy to have Michael Major, from England, as our judge for the Fife Fancy. Details on the club website, link below photo.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF10CyojuxqwkMMcpmcQPr1XJJD2QQWzHMQs9fd9zUDPtlHp6v09_0RIcEFaaef3m3wJ37fGLwopehLueQOfSeeg8AXU_H4UfnWZhOE-FB2r-94zsstrlnMVhqBhR1ZE2gOr11HxyX4IzysI9BU6f_pVWf1s8rO1X1I5iuGBsiYXinxODRawUB36l8BG-/s940/announcement%20with%20bird%20small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwF10CyojuxqwkMMcpmcQPr1XJJD2QQWzHMQs9fd9zUDPtlHp6v09_0RIcEFaaef3m3wJ37fGLwopehLueQOfSeeg8AXU_H4UfnWZhOE-FB2r-94zsstrlnMVhqBhR1ZE2gOr11HxyX4IzysI9BU6f_pVWf1s8rO1X1I5iuGBsiYXinxODRawUB36l8BG-/w400-h335/announcement%20with%20bird%20small.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.internationalfifefancyclubofamerica.com/2023-show" target="_blank"> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.internationalfifefancyclubofamerica.com/2023-show</span></b></a></span><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-91379070602828983742023-08-13T19:30:00.004-06:002023-08-13T19:30:30.843-06:00<p> Various canary clubs will soon be publishing their show booklets! I will help by purchasing an ad in their catalogs!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RAFBE5GJsNXYys9Hqdx6Lvi-DMgdiQfR8C7AEmmCXlIHv4rWoun2SGfN6xhRPM9_VVmdfifCVVg49eZAZhad_er83AIYCu5PkZxfdRS93Oq8sso1DUfBDuHveCEiSIFWVbjgbz7u5rdsxjn3_e9qaJgDxlPsxFShY4uAHr12-pAUxas0PStI9G-DwHbS/s2000/HappinessBirdscolorful2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RAFBE5GJsNXYys9Hqdx6Lvi-DMgdiQfR8C7AEmmCXlIHv4rWoun2SGfN6xhRPM9_VVmdfifCVVg49eZAZhad_er83AIYCu5PkZxfdRS93Oq8sso1DUfBDuHveCEiSIFWVbjgbz7u5rdsxjn3_e9qaJgDxlPsxFShY4uAHr12-pAUxas0PStI9G-DwHbS/w309-h400/HappinessBirdscolorful2.png" width="309" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-42193385862936712712023-05-01T11:32:00.059-06:002023-08-13T19:32:56.439-06:00Join a Canary Club --- the benefits may surprise you!<p>The birds themselves are the reason I own canaries!<b><i> </i>But </b><b><i><u>two things have given me great JOY</u></i></b> since I began keeping canaries.</p><p><b>NUMBER ONE</b> is finding a mentor.... an experienced bird keeper who has wisdom to share and patience to keep helping you for several or many years. A Huge THANK YOU goes to Bruce Thompson, of <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><a href="https://canaryoneaviary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Canary One Aviary</a></i></span>, Tom Cubbage, of <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><a href="http://birdconnection.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Bird Connection</a></i></span>, and Susan Bergel, of <a href="https://susanscanaries.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Susan's Canaries</i></a>.<br /></p><p><b>NUMBER TWO is JOINING A CLUB!</b><br />There is not a local bird club within driving distance here in Montana, so I chose several out of state clubs to join. I chose several breed-specific clubs, and a 'local-but-not-local-to-me' club, based outside my state of Montana, in the Portland OR to Vancouver WA area. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">I
HIGHLY recommend joining this, or other club, even if you are unable to
attend physical meetings. Do a little homework, email or call a few
members, and ask if they have a regular newsletter. You will get a feel
for their attitude by their responses.</span></b></p><p><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWGCSeO-WJfiUVzl8P1cHHiaA3a378DcIJ6mW45vd6DPC_3D5Uy5nY5asHotKTH6jJyEN900jtB8U0zWP0Mtipr5AlERs3g5LJ4LnwrMMcvUMfpe_XvZ8XiTHRGxkTezXerLrmj4EMQg4FfLsPYi8y13M-jdwlTWAcJg5-ARjpE0VE55HAohrXEewsA/w640-h288/343598707_1595000117652134_4287713142884912703_n.jpg" width="640" /></u></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u>LOCAL or REGIONAL CLUBS:</u></b><br /></p><p>The<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <a href="goog_1553564640"><span><b>Columbia </b></span></a><a href="goog_1553564640"><span><b>Canar</b></span></a><a href="goog_1553564640"><span><b>y </b></span></a><span><b>Club</b></span></span> has members outside their immediate area, with most members sharing the 'bond that binds them' in their November Show and several Sales throughout the year. I was encouraged to join by Lori who owns <a href="https://www.facebook.com/YellowstoneFinches" target="_blank">Yellowstone Finches</a>, after she told of her trips to the CCC show with a car load of caged birds! :) </p><p>The club made a decision to continue their monthly meetings even through Covid restrictions and began Zoom meetings. This was great for me as I was able to join in their Zoom meetings! I have been so fortunate to learn a little about the members that attended. They are a group with genuine friendships among the group. They are a large group of people who celebrate their common love of birds. They are interested in YOU and YOUR birds, and listen to YOU. I have found them welcoming! :)</p><p>They are dedicated to their show, and exhibiting their birds. Many members attend the National Bird Show as a group, with many also exhibiting their birds... and winning. They are serious, knowledgeable bird owners, willing to learn about your birds and to help with questions or problems you may have.</p><p>On a 'normal' year, I would not be attending meetings since there are many, many miles between Montana and Oregon! And, in the foreseeable future, I will not be able to exhibit or attend a CCC show. But, I am so enjoying being a member of the Columbia Canary Club!</p><p>I volunteered to help 'from a distance' and was given an opportunity to help with their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2800430980270060" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>. <br /></p><p><b>They have an amazing monthly newsletter that is worth the price of membership.</b><br />There are interesting articles, many written by club member.<br />There are cartoons, humorous tidbits, and ads of birds for sale.<br />The club has an active Facebook group.<br />The obvious membership benefit of club leg bands is also available.<br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><b>BREED-SPECIFIC CLUBS: </b></u><br /></p><p>I am finding help, advice and encouragement from members of the <a href="https://www.internationalfifefancyclubofamerica.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">International Fife Fancy Club of America</span></b></a>. This is a 'specialty club' with members from across the USA, who share a common love for the Fife Fancy canary. Their annual meeting is in person at the National Bird Show. This is my third year as member, and am currently serving as Secretary and Director on their Board. Thanks to the supportive and encouraging members who have answered my questions, I am planning to attend a national show in 2023 with birds to exhibit!</p><p>The club traces it's first meetings back to the early 1960's and is dedicated to providing valuable information about care, breeding, and exhibiting Fife Fancy canaries. Both experienced breeders and first time pet owners are on the membership list. There is a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2405918049536277" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>, newsletter, and current website to provide good information to both champion and novice breeders as well as addicted pet owners. Breed specific leg bands are sold to members.<br /></p><p>I am involved in the Facebook group of this club as well as helping with the newsletter. This group amazes me with the list of ideas/activities they are hoping to begin over the next year. Wow, there is energy to spare in this club! In the recent past, the club has hosted the Fife Fancy Division at the NBS. I am so happy to be involved in their new goals. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><u><b>OTHER CLUBS of which I am a member: </b></u></p><p>The <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://americansingercanary.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Singer</a></span> breed-specific club I joined is the only source for bands of this specific breed, and maintains a breeder registry. I have found members with show cages to sell (which are no longer being manufactured and impossible to find new). I feel I would be able to find help with specific problems if I asked. There are affiliated local chapters around the USA, and these clubs may be an appropriate place to find a mentor, advisor, or fellowship at local meetings. I have been a long-distance member for seven years, and unable to attend a song contest, but all members are welcome to attend with birds or just to watch/learn. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ascdragon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dragon Chapter 22</a> of the ASC is one regional club located in Michigan.<br /></p><p>I am also a member of the <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.floridacanaryfanciers.club/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Florida Canary Fanciers Club</a></span>, just for the opportunity to attend their virtual meetings and to be aware of the news of shows and various activities they may be planning. They also have a Facebook group for members to ask questions. </p><p>A club that may seem unusual for me to join is the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/londonfancycanary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>London Fancy Club</b></a></span>. It is a UK based breed specific club. I am a member for two reasons: 1) I love <a href="https://finespangledsort.com/london-fancy-show-standard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the look of the London Fancy canary</a>. I have one family line that has 'matched variegation' although not of the type as the London Fancy. 2) I would love to own a few London Fancy canaries, and I am anxiously watching the breeders' efforts and results. Maybe someday, there will be London Fancies in Montana, USA! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyw601_3ktgrvJxw9yRXcFv9WbeZb99OeoA0JebEFaC0XNGqc4wud9yjX2LmOh4iSJeJevUMigcmZr3dTIq2nolNY3kUW9goMJ3rV07qTxcbYAtN6umzXezozg0OuKLnERtz2pwn5PPRkeKpuinkOBT0KoS8DaMhi_9pX5pt6eLE7OEAss655ArP1tA/s2472/London%20Fancy%20Club.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2472" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyw601_3ktgrvJxw9yRXcFv9WbeZb99OeoA0JebEFaC0XNGqc4wud9yjX2LmOh4iSJeJevUMigcmZr3dTIq2nolNY3kUW9goMJ3rV07qTxcbYAtN6umzXezozg0OuKLnERtz2pwn5PPRkeKpuinkOBT0KoS8DaMhi_9pX5pt6eLE7OEAss655ArP1tA/s320/London%20Fancy%20Club.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">If you are able to attend a club near you, please do so!<br />If you cannot find a local club, please consider joining a regional or national club!</span><br /></span></b></p><p>Here is a list of clubs, most within the USA, both national and regional. Some clubs are cage bird associations, not limited to canaries. Others are dedicated to a single breed.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/p/clubs.html"><b>https://www.sscanaries.com/p/clubs.html</b></a></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-10798700189221993782023-04-25T08:38:00.002-06:002023-05-01T08:39:39.128-06:00Questions and Answers #3 -- I don't want to breed, just have a group of colorful birds to watch!<p><i>"I don't want to breed canaries; I just want a colorful group to watch!"</i><b><br />When I hear this comment, it sends chills up my spine. </b></p><p>Most often people who start out by saying these words end up coming back for more birds in a year or two! <i>"I don't know what happened.. they just seemed to die one at a time. Oh, it was heartbreaking! It will be so much fun to have a cage full again! I want to buy another dozen!</i>"</p><p><b>There go the chills again! I am learning to say NO to these people. </b></p><p></p><blockquote><p>One local lady had a very pretty corner acrylic-enclosed aviary, medium to small sized. She owned larger birds such as Amazons and cockatiels, each in their own cages with lots of space and play tops. But she put 8 canaries, one hen and seven males, in her 'small' acrylic 'aviary'.... and watched them chase that poor hen mercilessly, continuously. One by one the males were found dead or fatally injured. Finally, the lone survivor at the end of a year's time died too.</p><p>When she came back for more canaries, the first time, I dropped some very obvious pointers that maybe a bachelor's-only house would be best suited. Nope, she wanted that little hen too. </p><p>A year passed, and when she came looking to buy again, I told her no. And I didn't sugar coat it with half truths about not being ready to sell. I told her I was not sending my birds home with her to their certain death.</p></blockquote><p></p><p><b>LET ME TELL YOU THIS TRUTH: Even if YOU have made the decision not to raise young canaries, your birds will not understand! Instinct, as Nature intended, tells them to nest, lay eggs and all of the other behaviors of reproduction, including territorial fighting!</b></p><p>These behaviors include building nests, laying eggs, and mating with the opposite sex. These behaviors are perfectly harmless... even laying eggs. A hen is so happy and content building a nest, and then incubating eggs. She won't mind at all if you replace her real eggs with any type of small fake egg or marble. You can leave the nest and fake eggs under her for two or three weeks or until she decides the eggs won't hatch. She will be a little thin after sitting on the nest with no activity. But, that is just the cycle of nature and she will gain weight soon enough. If she wants to nest a second time, put the nest back in and swap the fake eggs for her eggs. She will be happy, doing what she was born to do. :)</p><p><u><b>However, some behaviors of birds in a group are destructive!</b></u><br /></p><p>Canaries, both males and females, are <b>territorial by nature</b>, in the wild. Wild song birds are also. We see wild birds flock together for migration, but nesting adults are separated by yards, often miles in some species. We've all seen robins dive bombing cats, dogs and other birds that get too close to their chosen nesting space.</p><p>So, multiple males together in a flight will fight! Even hens will tear into each other over a favorite nesting spot or perch. And no cage or flight, no matter how large, can duplicate the wide outdoors in allowing space to get away from competing birds.</p><p>Because they are COMPETING! Nature provides an instinct for survival, for defense, and for aggressive behavior to scare away other birds that would compete for a mate, for food, for that quiet hidden perch on which to relax and sleep.</p><p>These instincts, natural urges, will vary with the seasons. A group of mixed sex canaries may co-exist calmly during the winter, when they are in their natural rest period. But, as soon as the longer days of spring come, their hormones will switch to breeding mode. Males will begin chasing the hens and fighting with each other. Hens will fight with each other over nesting spots or to be first at the seed dish.</p><p>Canaries chasing each other all around the cage or flight are NOT playing tag!</p><p><u><b>The answer?</b></u> Rather than debate and wonder about how to build the flight larger, it is WISE to <b>BUY a colony species, such as finches that prefer the comfort of a group all together.</b> If you must have canaries, a group of all hens or all males MAY (?) get along better if they are the same sex. A pair MAY (?) get along most of the year, but not necessarily always. <b>Be prepared to remove any aggressive bird, male or female into a separate cage.</b></p><p><b>Temporary solutions include: </b>put in MANY perches, at different levels, so competing birds do not have to look at one another. Put in fake greenery to subdivide the space, allowing one male to be quietly eating out of sight of any bird looking for a fight. Use multiple feed dishes, also at different heights or out of sight. Use multiple water dishes and bath dishes. </p><p><b><i>I repeat: Birds of the same sex may co-exist peacefully together during the winter and during the molt. But keep an eye on their behavior: as soon as their hormones say it is Spring and time for breeding, there will be fighting, serious fighting!</i></b><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-56366698622758092722022-04-15T15:09:00.005-06:002022-04-15T15:11:08.263-06:00Softfood and Birdie Bread Recipes<p> I was recently asked what I fed for soft food during breeding season. I like my homemade mix and birdie bread, but also feed a commercial egg food mix for saving time. I have found the commercial mixes are similar, but after testing three readily available brands, I prefer the Higgins brand. The birds seemed to like it, the chicks did well, and it's price was in the middle.<br /> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvXQUDzt7AFNBzuXed5nlQ69Y_Y0Zwkg/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here is a pdf of my Soft Food and Birdie Bread Recipes!<br /></a></b></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvXQUDzt7AFNBzuXed5nlQ69Y_Y0Zwkg/view?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="726" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEwEFl_6CcKiJvOxxFHjT7Ut99FOPRlLKaYDZzTXRKuWH7wIu1zpT2It8HnSKVsbSmDGDifVV9dtf2QMJjVZfMC0bMj4LvIYPns7ybddGkNg2Q3xzkFULEktoB8L7lUFBzoDSDGYSz9zOi7R88oaQgboA0BmgcV9XOL0bMVfh0r2SBOPdV0-Gzpoo8w/s320/softfoodbreadhandout.jpg" width="303" /></a></b></i></div><i><b></b></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-90611470015340889882022-01-05T12:55:00.002-07:002022-01-05T12:56:07.266-07:00My Record-Keeping Forms, with working links!<p> If you are looking for my RECORD-KEEPING forms, and found broken links, here is a list of the forms, with proper links! </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yXP1xt2KE52K89N8ipA-n8x2PHDmUSph/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pairing Worksheet</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary)<br />a record of date set/due to hatch/number of chicks</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wGXHwkWx_Qb3BDUGNlUHpZTmM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-pwPdr01g-KkPO6tuAB1GZw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simple Pair Record</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary)</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wGXHwkWx_QY3Ftd2hDWEdYWms/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-jvzbBAVgMYcq0WTKFGNIxA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pair Record for Year</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary)</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VIOu3nGuFsORScCpr2ZWfCYaoLUA90XO/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hatch Record</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary)</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wGXHwkWx_QUlk1R1ZkNk9CbWc/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-0vNKS1NGUqy1R8Zsz0tScg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parent Pedigrees</a> 2 per page (by Savoy Singers Aviary) </li></ul><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wGXHwkWx_QN2pISFctZ0VRbXM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-jpew8icwfxP3RTlpqhFF3w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hatch Record</a> from old MASCOT canary club website</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aEbGX-PsV5LFsJTQBuhXMHhBpS8UIk3G/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soft Food Recipe and Instructions</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary 2021 adaption)</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4wGXHwkWx_QMWVIeGQzLUhGLU0/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-iXaGwiCSyb3ASIgiphtFaA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canary Care Sheet</a> (by Savoy Singers Aviary 2016 version)</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-76291759663192220662021-12-15T16:42:00.002-07:002021-12-15T16:43:30.849-07:00Questions and Answers #2 --- What color will the chicks be?<p><u><b>Q ) </b><b>This is a very common question: If I put this pair of canaries together, what color will the chicks be?</b></u></p><p> This is a question posted online many times: what to expect (variegation) from
pairing two birds... such as clear, self or variegated. This is a
fairly basic subject.... <i>without definite answers if the birds are not
of your own breeding.</i> The grandparent birds' appearances do influence
future generations. So, these basic guidelines are simply a starting
point in guessing what the offspring will look like. <br />
<br />
However, <i><b>these guidelines are a good place to start! </b></i>They are quotes from several of the best books there are! The photos below are from <u>The Practical Canary Handbook: A Guide To Breeding & Keeping Canaries </u> by Marie Miley-Russell and <u>Canaries and Related Birds </u>by
Horst Bielfeld. These books also cover other aspects of pairing two
birds, such as color, feather type/quality, and other traits.<br />
</p><center><table style="background-color: lightyellow;"><tbody><tr>
<th>TOPIC</th><th>BOOK QUOTE</th>
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<td>predicted variegation<br />
in chicks ➞</td><td><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</tr><tr><td>predicted variegation<br />
and color<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I cannot stress strongly enough:<br />Please LEARN all you can about canaries!<br />Please purchase and read at least one really good canary book.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>If you are serious about breeding canaries, these are the best of the best!</div><div>All can be found on Amazon or Ebay.<br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"> <span><u><b>Canaries and Related Birds<br />By Horst Bielfeld</b></u><i><br /><span>Feeding and housing of canaries in the European tradition, but is good, solid information.</span><br />Good, detailed descriptions and breeding tips of a complete list of breeds, colors, and types! <b>Includes many helpful photos </b>of
good examples of breed/color standards... photos as simple as comparing
hard/soft feather birds, and as advanced as comparing subtle
differences in breed standards!</i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><u><b>Coloured, Type and Song Canaries:<br />A Complete Guide to Keeping, Breeding and Showing<br />by G.B.R. Walker and Dennis Avon
</b></u></span><br />
<span><i>Descriptions
of the various breeds, types and colors of canaries, as well as notes
on standards for showing, guidelines for breeding and examples of
care/feeding of canaries. <b>You will find answers to most of your
questions in this book.</b> The practical aspects of the genetics of breeding explained. Contains only basic explanations of showing. Some new color mutations are not included.<br /></i></span></i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><i> </i></span></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span><i><span><u><b>The Practical Canary Handbook: A Guide To Breeding & Keeping Canaries<br />by Marie Miley-Russell </b></u></span><span><i><br />
<span><i>Covering many subjects, this book describes the methods and the practices of an experienced breeder.
Read this from cover to cover, and you will learn <b>the important principles of successfully breeding canaries!</b>
One of the best! </i></span></i></span></i></span></i><span style="color: red;"><b><span><span><span>NO PHOTOS!! No discussion of color breeding.</span></span></span></b></span></span><i> </i></span></li></ul></div><div> </div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>A list of all my favorite canary books can be found here:<br /><a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/p/books.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Good Canary Books</span></b></a>.</i></span><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-38327859534729152052021-12-15T14:18:00.032-07:002022-11-06T19:14:51.225-07:00Questions & Answers #1 --- Letter to an American Singer buyer<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Topics in this post:<br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hens laying few or no eggs.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Chicks dying at week of age.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Increasing egg laying and fertility.<br /></span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Color Intensity really is Feather Type. <br /></span></p></li><li><p><span style="font-size: medium;">American Singer song varies with individual bird. </span><i><br /></i></p></li></ul><p><i>A customer searching for American Singer canaries had a few questions and I am sharing my thoughts with my blog readers. I reference articles and show results found on the American Singer Club website.</i></p><p>Dear M---,<br /></p><p><b><u>Q #1) When I asked WHY you wanted American Singers, you said you wanted yellow birds.</u> And you were disappointed when a breeder sold you dark birds including heavily variegates and a green self.</b></p><p>First, American Singers are not predominately yellow. The American Singer canary is a cross between a German Roller and an English Border Fancy.<b> </b>The American Singer canary comes in all colors and melanin, including clears, variegates, and self birds in yellow and white grounds. There are provisions for red factor colored American Singers and I have seen cinnamon birds on winners lists in the past 20 years.</p><p>The point show score system points does not give points for color, and there is to be no preference by judges for color. If you look over the list of recent show winners, you will see a few clear birds, but many more self or variegated birds. You may be interested in looking over the <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://americansingercanary.org/win2021.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">current year's list </span>of winners</a></span></b> at the ASC song contests in 2021.</p><p>Second, there is the term of 'yellow' being used for hard feather type, or it may be called intensive. 'Buff' is the term for the soft feather type. Traditionally, most canary breeds and types are bred with a yellow (or hard feather) bird paired with a buff (or soft feather) bird. </p><p>The purpose of breeding 'hard/intensive' to 'soft/buff' is to produce the best possible feather qualities. A hard feather bird carries color to the very edge of the feather, and produces a tight smooth line. A soft feather bird will have a paler edge to the feathers, and produces a more fluffy, rounded outline. Pairing one of each type does keep a very nice feather and carries good bright color in both feather types.</p><p><i>I think this is one important aspect of breeding that is most often ignored by novices and more experienced breeders alike, of all canary breeds!</i><br /></p><p>An article on the American Singer Club website is quoted as "Some breeders claim we have bred the yellow out of our American Singers..." and goes on to describe a buff - rich description of feather. I agree with this, and have seen the buff - rich effect in my own American Singers. For a good, short article on this topic, see <a href="https://americansingercanary.org/yellow.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Yellow Ground Color</span> in Canaries</a>.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitX4veHE31FT38aRemyi3MGgSL3vu9_MGQEhtNVJuhjai9Se3CelVg_BeGozhVtWekZtfRHhu3_9YMaX26EFxSU93-oPP1RnK6cOFCqk6OvLgmkl3mxolUNgw2FhmaSuqL5AghR8GSE-2A86W3W1YE08xeXSN5IY02BS9sY6GtQasTSIvaerAHyrH9lQ=s2207" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2207" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitX4veHE31FT38aRemyi3MGgSL3vu9_MGQEhtNVJuhjai9Se3CelVg_BeGozhVtWekZtfRHhu3_9YMaX26EFxSU93-oPP1RnK6cOFCqk6OvLgmkl3mxolUNgw2FhmaSuqL5AghR8GSE-2A86W3W1YE08xeXSN5IY02BS9sY6GtQasTSIvaerAHyrH9lQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buff/Soft Feather</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFn0FBeJt01nPa3IOnzM_CBDWT6mm80y1kHHbCPfZBgdyLs3MHbWwiRqspXJJXfxmPj77j0jA1iJX0YkmMZ80u263y-Q3qef9Zqhk0hmrshWMxWWxoLJ6uRAEsSnhTjssHwDdA72rYLn5MBH3kPYEj53iAFKT7Y5Nt1BvBkbS46ZAyw-IlzGWkPfmvEA=s1162" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFn0FBeJt01nPa3IOnzM_CBDWT6mm80y1kHHbCPfZBgdyLs3MHbWwiRqspXJJXfxmPj77j0jA1iJX0YkmMZ80u263y-Q3qef9Zqhk0hmrshWMxWWxoLJ6uRAEsSnhTjssHwDdA72rYLn5MBH3kPYEj53iAFKT7Y5Nt1BvBkbS46ZAyw-IlzGWkPfmvEA=s320" width="276" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Intensive/Hard Feather<br /></div><p></p><p>All breeders have personal preferences for different song notes... AND for birds with certain appearances or color. Of course , that is as it should be. But to say: 'American Singers should be yellow' is not a part of the American Singer Club constitution. At the very beginning in the 1950's, song contests were divided into color classifications, but within a few years, the classes in song contests became Old and Young.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV1GoOGZ8JJMsqLslbaio8o8boE3wDK_z1SKMqDMA78eWVlZoRKfHj4gJFeRyGinrRcTNjOdaHg_uhb_7YJCekUb46f8x7Kzukl-DWQl1_60iln77O5xzysd7br5_68F2aIRgx48WjasHZ8xKiVhlsKMoFpPnoh91tByudXbl0QsRO1wQSb3DM1wgy4g=s1530" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1530" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV1GoOGZ8JJMsqLslbaio8o8boE3wDK_z1SKMqDMA78eWVlZoRKfHj4gJFeRyGinrRcTNjOdaHg_uhb_7YJCekUb46f8x7Kzukl-DWQl1_60iln77O5xzysd7br5_68F2aIRgx48WjasHZ8xKiVhlsKMoFpPnoh91tByudXbl0QsRO1wQSb3DM1wgy4g=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow Variegated Buff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a name='more'></a><u><b>Q #2) You mentioned purchasing birds from a certain breeder, and being disappointed by their color.</b></u> <p></p><p></p><p>I want you to know, I have been wishing to get birds from this breeder! <br /></p><p>All I can say to this is: if you breed those birds together, I would be interested in buying from you! His reputation is established by his numerous, repeated show wins. His Facebook page has great videos of his young males in training for the song contests. It will be worth a look at his videos; you will be glad you did. <i>(Please send me a Facebook PM for a link to this breeder's page. I am not publicly mentioning any names.)</i></p><p><u>American Singers do NOT naturally all sing the same song.</u> The ideal song has tones/notes sang with a closed beak, as the Roller canary does..... and open beaked notes, as the Border canary sings. There are aspects of freedom, variety, creativity and volume, for which points are scored during judging at a song contest.<br /></p><p>I have purchased from 5 AS breeders and each one's birds are different in song. <br />And there are GOOD points and BAD points.... so <i>don't assume all American Singer males sing alike. </i>American Singer males' song is influenced by what they hear as well as what they inherit!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvr0ONi_gRHKKg_6I1fuzKkEHILH0yfqrlAN0DFhqrzinEVTFJza1DLfuM7c5xd2FEd4ywDLBS0b4x9LikMXk1qkhWrdkXZFtOlcVnAWQs_ADcydrKacHomRLPElHT-J6a4-a4plei_vn40GpTf30fN4FHlVtkiNp3D_PLoTSHzwjkZBaXNt_T4A9JQ=s2134" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2134" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUvr0ONi_gRHKKg_6I1fuzKkEHILH0yfqrlAN0DFhqrzinEVTFJza1DLfuM7c5xd2FEd4ywDLBS0b4x9LikMXk1qkhWrdkXZFtOlcVnAWQs_ADcydrKacHomRLPElHT-J6a4-a4plei_vn40GpTf30fN4FHlVtkiNp3D_PLoTSHzwjkZBaXNt_T4A9JQ=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self blue (all dark white) Intensive<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><u><b>Q #3) A breeder told you to use young birds.... the reasoning being that they will produce more birds.</b></u> </p><p>Nothing wrong with using young birds, but I like to keep the very <u>best</u> birds... the ones that produce the best chicks, for multiple years. As long as they produce chicks and are good parents, I will keep good birds.</p><p>I breed by a line breeding plan grouped by families... and without keeping some of the best older birds, I could lose a good trait in a matter of a year or two! Continually selling year old males and replacing them with young males could completely change the song, or other trait, in my birds within several years! I've seen it happen in other breeder's birds!</p><p><b>I am breeding toward a goal... for quality birds. <u>I don't plan for quantity.</u> </b> Usually, your motivation, your reason for being a canary keeper, will show itself in the QUALITY of your birds. If you continually plan for improvement, you will have better and better birds. If you are breeding for larger numbers to sell, and not paying attention to what the birds produce, your birds will be less than an ideal representation of the American Singer canary.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifJ3GW0D3pMMopfxZM1Fy0LjdOQxvafql3LUbywJ54kXCv1x870Vz346iS4PfkbV1nIPi9KIbCcKB_W4FhRawh4L45eCUFz0x2iuojrYNCYhnxr9-t8CFwXAbwezWLpdazY-hiF3wZq7h9eHfAmETQ8wRR2JTTBV9qiRyDwPHXc7fTSQ4DbZL3k1cc9Q=s1461" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1461" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifJ3GW0D3pMMopfxZM1Fy0LjdOQxvafql3LUbywJ54kXCv1x870Vz346iS4PfkbV1nIPi9KIbCcKB_W4FhRawh4L45eCUFz0x2iuojrYNCYhnxr9-t8CFwXAbwezWLpdazY-hiF3wZq7h9eHfAmETQ8wRR2JTTBV9qiRyDwPHXc7fTSQ4DbZL3k1cc9Q=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear Yellow (all light) Buff<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><b><u>Q #4) You feel your pairs didn't produce as many chicks as you expected this past season.</u> Some chicks died at about a week of age, and some hens didn't lay any or many eggs.</b></p><p>I am sorry you didn't have a great breeding year! I am always ready to find 'WHY' for my own problems and I do have several suggestions for you. I am just talking breeder to breeder, as I realize you have bred many birds for many years. I do not believe anyone can say: This is wrong, for sure! Nothing is 'for sure' and there will always be things that happen that cannot be explained.</p><p><b>First, let's talk about the chicks dying.<u> </u></b> Usually, by the time the chicks are a week old, I can give a sigh of relief as they are well on their way to growing up! But, I have received many questions by people who are worried about dead in nest. So, this is a frequent problem.</p><p>Many people say it's because a hen is sitting too 'tight'. This doesn't mean the hens sat too heavily on the chicks or suffocated them. It means they sat in the nest too long, without feeding their young. </p><p>When I see dead chicks in nest, I first think the hen/parents may not be feeding well. <br /></p><p>Always check the chicks' crops to see how well the hen/parents are feeding. And sometimes the late afternoon check is the most important. Most hens will feed well first thing in the morning, if they have fresh soft food set before them. They are thirsty and hungry and after satisfying themselves, they will pack breakfast to their chicks.</p><p>You mentioned the soft food was usually gone by noon. Do you feed more soft food in the afternoon? The chicks need to go into the long hours of nights with full crops. Don't forget to have soft food in their cage throughout the day.<br /></p><p>If you do have a hen that does not seem to be feeding as well as she should, simply adding something new to the soft food, or in addition to the soft food, will encourage her to feed chicks. Broccoli is hard for a hen to resist. If you are using a commercial soft food mix, adding a real hard boiled egg (either as a quartered egg or mixed in the commercial mix) will make them feed more often. If you are making your own recipe of soft food, adding a fruit flavored/fragrance commercial mix, will make them happy. I add ground anise seed to my homemade mix.. they really go for it!</p><p>And I've had several hens who did not like any soft food I tried and preferred feeding seed centers to their chicks. It doesn't happen often but I have seen it. These hens will usually nibble on pieces of whole wheat bread... but mostly they hull seed to feed their chicks. And it can go well, as long as they always have a fresh, simple canary mix in their dishes.</p><p>Another possible reason for the hen to stay on the nest is the male may be harassing her every time she gets off. How is his behavior?</p><p>And there may be some other environmental factor that causes the hen to feel she has to protect her chicks. One year, I had a fan in my bird room... that was blowing onto one hen's nest. I suppose she felt she had to protect the chicks from the wind! Luckily, I noticed her feathers moving in the draft, and turned the fan's face away from her cage, and she resumed feeding.</p><p>Occasionally, I have seen breeders losing chicks when they are mixing their own soft food recipe and there is not enough protein in the food.<br /></p><p><i>So, my advice here is to check the chicks' crops, and if they are empty, you should watch the male's behavior and try feeding a new food. </i><br /></p><p><u><b>Q #5) How to increase egg laying and fertility?</b></u></p><p>This doesn't have a simple answer... some people say you just need minerals. Most often, a lack of minerals will be seen as a soft shelled egg or an infertile egg. </p><p>To produce an egg requires more than minerals. The hen's body must be screaming It's Spring and time for mating season! A hen must be 1) healthy, 2) stimulated by environment, 3) stimulated by diet, and 4) stress-free.</p><p>I firmly believe in seasons for our canaries. In Nature, song birds have a winter rest, then as their environment turns to spring, so do their bodies. I have written about this in other blog posts.</p><p>The 'freedom from stress' is a factor most people do not think about. Maybe they are in a group aviary without privacy. Maybe there is some distraction like barking dogs, vibrations of public transit nearby, or maybe they are not happy with their mate. </p><p><i>So, my advice here is to make sure your hens are healthy, which does include vitamins and minerals... and then make sure they have had a winter rest before Spring conditions which are longer days, richer diet, and introduction of a mate.</i></p><p><b>Q #6) You asked where to buy supplemental minerals and granules that you often see included in a canary seed mix.</b></p><p><u>There are so many companies producing good supplements.</u> In fact, there are entire websites selling thousands of bird supplements. European products are available here in the US. New research has introduced herbal supplements, oils and health stimulants. Commercially packaged soft food mixes and many seed mixes contain vitamins and minerals coated on the seeds/oat groats or as added colored granules.<br /></p><p>Most breeders do not agree on which is best. Everyone has found this or that product that works for them. <br /></p><p><i>Personally, I found several products that my birds just love, and those are the ones I use.<br />When my birds get so excited for the Ilford/DufoPlus supplement in their water, I feel there must be some ingredient they need. </i></p><p><b><u>Here is a list of the supplements I have found produced a good response in my birds:</u></b></p><p><u><b>Ioford/DufoPlus:</b></u> I combine the two in drinking water for consecutive two days, 1x - 3x each month.<br /><i>If anyone wished to use a single supplement, this combination is my recommendation.</i><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span><a href="https://ladygouldian.com/DufoPlus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">DufoPlus</span></a></span></b></span> is a basic vitamin supplement without sugar so it may be left in their water tubes for two days.<br /><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://ladygouldian.com/content/health-stimulant-all-birds-which-contains-iodine-iron-calcium-zinc-magnesium-and-vitamin-d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Ioford</span></a></span></b> contains iodine, iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium and vitamin D3.</p><p>I use <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://ladygouldian.com/Megamix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Megamix</span></a></b></span> or apple cider vinegar once a week during breeding and molting seasons. <br />Our water is alkaline, hence the acidifying additive.<br /></p><p>I do not add mineral/vitamin powders to the soft food. I feed any powders in a separate dish.<br /></p><p>I am testing<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://usbirds.mercasystems.com/index.php/vanhee-van-minvit-8000a-1kg-vitaminised-mineral-mixture.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Van Min-vit</span> powder</a></span></b>. So far, they look at it and may peck at it a bit. Consumption varies by season. Time will tell how it works.<br />I have used<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://ladygouldian.com/F-Vite-mineral-supplement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">FVite powder</span></a></span></b> in the past. The birds seem to enjoy it on a regular basis. </p><p>For intestine health and immune response, this year I used <a href="https://www.newyorkbirdsupply.net/collections/pantex/products/pantex-pantochol-cagebird" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Pantex Pantochol</span></a> just before breeding, after any antibiotic treatment, and once a week during the molt.</p><p>You asked about crumble supplements: A breeder recommended offering our birds <a href="https://www.newyorkbirdsupply.net/collections/zupreem/products/zupreem-fruit-blend-very-small-bird-canaries-and-finches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">ZuPreem FruitBlend pellets</span></a>. I find my birds will often toss them around and waste them if I include them in the seed mix. If I include them in the soft food, they will eat them. However, I do not feed soft food every day all year. I feel I do not need them for health, since I am using other supplements.</p><p>The vitamin-mineral biscuit crumbles may be found in seed mixes such as:<br /><a href="https://www.newyorkbirdsupply.net/collections/volkman-seed-factory/products/volkman-avian-science-canary-40lb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Volkman Avian Science Diet</span></a><br />custom mixes such as<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span><a href="http://www.hermanbros-seed.com/canary_seed_mixes.htm#FORTIFIED%20CANARY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Fortified Canary Mix</span></a> by Herman Bros Seed</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-31928544466755416812021-10-05T11:09:00.002-06:002021-10-05T11:09:10.270-06:00Photos of Extra Birds are ONLINE!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H6hGz_AzvWFILnzCzD1v4zAfe7kEmzGny0H9fea7Oc1xRD23zVCt47dUKQJptVlDF2I5OGtZvc02zpPYXRcuk_OVCbNJDqFAspGxpG16npJ8_TbO0MBrQ-mtcbYi92Ms5UQ5c-IPU7b_/s1385/32LL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1H6hGz_AzvWFILnzCzD1v4zAfe7kEmzGny0H9fea7Oc1xRD23zVCt47dUKQJptVlDF2I5OGtZvc02zpPYXRcuk_OVCbNJDqFAspGxpG16npJ8_TbO0MBrQ-mtcbYi92Ms5UQ5c-IPU7b_/s320/32LL.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://montanacanaries.blogspot.com/p/bird-photos-1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><b>*** Photos of Birds For Sale ***</b></u></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Please read : <a href="https://montanacanaries.blogspot.com/p/sales.html" target="_blank">TERMS of SALE</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">Don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-81192730736702107512021-08-21T14:30:00.008-06:002021-08-21T19:37:33.420-06:00It is time to begin thinking of NEXT YEAR! 😍<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOkoD07Zhffbg2OMS5T1R54vVn6S5ljgcVBqw52PbJv2NkfC_qG3UnrTkxZk8EYHpAMEMUEbOdr7VR7niKrKbU8ElFTGDH6fUso6aTGdLq95UV5hVPjZ4V942XGylq_iSXeGV5vOQJPQn/s964/2021+shipping+FB.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="964" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOkoD07Zhffbg2OMS5T1R54vVn6S5ljgcVBqw52PbJv2NkfC_qG3UnrTkxZk8EYHpAMEMUEbOdr7VR7niKrKbU8ElFTGDH6fUso6aTGdLq95UV5hVPjZ4V942XGylq_iSXeGV5vOQJPQn/s320/2021+shipping+FB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Now is a <b><i>GREAT TIME</i></b> in the bird room, as I am watching the youngsters and will soon begin to make my plans for next year's breeding season! I am also receiving messages from people looking for a singing companion or new birds for their breeding plans next year. <b>All inquiries about new birds are welcome.</b> Stay updated about available birds by following <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="http://facebook.com/SavoySingersAviary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my Facebook page</a></b></span> or visiting <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://montanacanaries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Montana Canaries</a></b></span> where I will post photos of all individual birds beginning the first week in September!<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-60964460230708046912021-06-16T15:06:00.003-06:002021-06-16T15:10:12.222-06:002021 has been a GREAT year, so far!<p> I have not taped any videos from the birdroom in 2021, and these blog posts have been few and far between. I post a few things to my Facebook page, so make sure you follow Savoy Singers Aviary on Facebook. :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4S3i-6HOAlimD49SPdWLYOQSH0fZNI7_PFw849Nz_GrfomrHvJNzj92ybOha7y7-z03qDzBmOgG_pc_LbzuknKlNzU3wgQSsoSSFSyMi8-eFvANe-6ncwuRo4rxA_6E2epBgHKA29IYA/s2048/opalhen2blur22best.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4S3i-6HOAlimD49SPdWLYOQSH0fZNI7_PFw849Nz_GrfomrHvJNzj92ybOha7y7-z03qDzBmOgG_pc_LbzuknKlNzU3wgQSsoSSFSyMi8-eFvANe-6ncwuRo4rxA_6E2epBgHKA29IYA/s320/opalhen2blur22best.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am on the down hill side of breeding season, with GREAT results so far. There are three favorite hens that have produced chicks that are just what I wanted! Two new hens have not given me a single egg, even though they seem to love building nests. The remaining twenty hens did well. Nearly every hen laid a good number of eggs, with nearly a 100% hatch... I lost only one little chick when he was tossed out of the nest.<p></p><p>Another chick faded away after being rejected by his parents. He was eating on his own, but not enough I suppose. I tried hand feeding, but he was not willing. I forced in a little formula, but he only lasted a couple of days.</p><p>Two casualties and 73 lively and healthy chicks makes me happy! My final number may not reach 100, but anything over 65 gives me enough to chose ones to keep for next year!<br /></p><p>The weaning flights are filling up. Most of the hens have either hatched or will soon hatch their second nests. It won't be long and I will be sorting and evaluating the youngsters.</p><p>Hope everyone has some promising youngsters! I'll be back with a video soon!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEszYB38iVFNmhVyWjJn5vZJmi7dB6HpHtscQVtjlRjpTVGgZWDCaDFN2mJ9cxg4ZwETs15Qe4NQrSs3PqQf6WbYVidi0x7tylLDGOXFw6xxHJNi4ZqXnjRYDfETYMghRl_9fIWyup4gcn/s1846/row+of+brotherstext.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1846" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEszYB38iVFNmhVyWjJn5vZJmi7dB6HpHtscQVtjlRjpTVGgZWDCaDFN2mJ9cxg4ZwETs15Qe4NQrSs3PqQf6WbYVidi0x7tylLDGOXFw6xxHJNi4ZqXnjRYDfETYMghRl_9fIWyup4gcn/w400-h169/row+of+brotherstext.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-65005546891367525952021-05-13T12:55:00.002-06:002021-05-13T13:00:06.333-06:00Breeding Season 2021 is Well Underway!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNLk6Tx6oFsIvwVr5SzSK2f0BzRp6lSOd2WWflurAFV3iZxGiH14AyiJWQNdwVjxJ-XRpNo6muP8RcGaH0odpAejEXvN8gmfdvWkq4ur0t9_lP0Pr_zh6HdNs-y5OB0UIz4UTdGG0Fv8n/s1000/2chicksbest4logoxxsm.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieNLk6Tx6oFsIvwVr5SzSK2f0BzRp6lSOd2WWflurAFV3iZxGiH14AyiJWQNdwVjxJ-XRpNo6muP8RcGaH0odpAejEXvN8gmfdvWkq4ur0t9_lP0Pr_zh6HdNs-y5OB0UIz4UTdGG0Fv8n/s320/2chicksbest4logoxxsm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There are nests of little chicks hatching all around the bird room! So far, most pairs are producing fertile eggs, hatching normally, and seem to be feeding well. <br />I set a small group of hens in early April and a second larger group the very end of April, which are hatching this week. A third group of hens are due to hatch next week. A fourth small number of hens are building nests, or beginning to lay eggs.<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2QOQ82DtxpyCDUDyQjxBGbKS-4fuTUaRWme_wqOdluUu7LJ0mCNsiNZ8RukHwqe2C6AjsD5NQ4bu5vBtNNjxu1dICMGmb56_Ob-8xmA0D_ZEDIr8_kfMBNWG_ODszs0FzxFNC2-yGDJZ/s2048/youngAShen4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2QOQ82DtxpyCDUDyQjxBGbKS-4fuTUaRWme_wqOdluUu7LJ0mCNsiNZ8RukHwqe2C6AjsD5NQ4bu5vBtNNjxu1dICMGmb56_Ob-8xmA0D_ZEDIr8_kfMBNWG_ODszs0FzxFNC2-yGDJZ/s320/youngAShen4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For 2021, I have roughly 31 hens, most of which are set up as pairs with a male. Most are birds of my own raising. There are 13 American Singer pairs, 3 Fife hens, 6 pairs of the Thompson line of yellows, 1 pair of bronzes, and 8 agate or opal hens. <p></p><p>For the past 8 months I have worried about some way to keep my total numbers down. I had too many birds last year... too many pairs, and too many youngsters. Oh, I had FUN! And I raised so many really NICE youngsters!</p><p>I proved several theories about the various families in my bird room. Plus, I met some wonderful people as I sold my extras last fall and this spring! But, I did not have as much time for leisurely observation of the birds, seated in a rocker in the bird room, and sipping a coffee drink! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKbBvpzgBKdF3wqYY9uaO7qilkOQLSCqLrCJxvdKwS5hh93FZvz-ym38fMwCTfHeBKmG_2wfRB9s_3CPNgsQyYnT39__xeA9UMKPPPs29t9rkuAMLoVDLNDV073ahkDWzicPuautR5oHm/s2048/ASdkyvhen.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheKbBvpzgBKdF3wqYY9uaO7qilkOQLSCqLrCJxvdKwS5hh93FZvz-ym38fMwCTfHeBKmG_2wfRB9s_3CPNgsQyYnT39__xeA9UMKPPPs29t9rkuAMLoVDLNDV073ahkDWzicPuautR5oHm/s320/ASdkyvhen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My goal is to maintain approx 20 pairs, with only a little wiggle room for extras! :)<br />At the moment, I have no idea how to drop approximately one third of my plans!<p></p><p>But that problem can be postponed until later this summer! :)<br /></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-63162034686314152912020-12-31T20:37:00.155-07:002021-01-11T07:39:52.044-07:00Lessons Learned In 2020<p><u><b>2020 was a good year in my bird room. </b></u> </p><p>1) I increased the number of birds in my oldest two American Singer families.</p><p>2) This was the second year for a new bloodline, and it gave me several good birds.</p><p>3) The newest family line is still in testing stage, but no terrible trait has appeared so far.</p><p>4) I expanded into a second canary area in another room... so I was able to separate the hens to another room when I wanted breeding season to end.</p><p><b><u>2020 also had some lessons to learn.</u></b></p><p>1) For the first round of all hens, I left each egg under the hen as she laid them. Some breeders I trust do this with success. I found it depended upon the ability of the hen.... good mothers had no problem with a late hatching chick. First time mothers, and nervous mothers, didn't do as well, and I shuffled hatchlings around to foster parents. <br />>>> <b>I will take out each egg as laid and put in a small numbered cup,</b> as I have done in years past.<br />*** I did try Julian's (of Julian's Bird Room) Top Tip ( in <span style="color: #0000ee;"><b><a href="https://youtu.be/KyPTtAOyrf4" target="_blank">episode 5 of Season Three</a></b></span> of The Canary Room) to take the nest out after the hen laid each day's egg, hang it on the outside of the cage, and return later in the day. I will do that again. HOWEVER, be careful not to knock off the nests! I would not recommend it in small bird rooms or if someone is as clumsy as I am!</p><p>2) There were two pairs in the same family line of Opals/Agates that did not produce any keeping youngsters. Feather quality was off, size and shape were poor. I had no idea they would produce such inferior kids. They were culled late summer... and that is the end of that family. </p><p>3) I did lose my two oldest American Singers .... but I was consoled by the fact I do have many nice sons and daughters.</p><p>4) I did have some thin shelled eggs, so will be adding a calcium supplement to my schedule. <br /></p><p>5) I am questioning my use of bread crumbs in my softfood mix... definitely will not be using as much, and not until they are weaned. <b>I think I will be keeping a higher level of protein in the soft food for the youngsters all the way from hatch to end of molting.</b> <br />>>> The frequency or time of day that I fed eggfood may have been a contributing factor, but I think I did everything okay, even if not on a schedule. Somehow, I wasn't happy with the final size/shape of some of the very last hatches. This will be an area for more notes and thinking over this coming year. I have notes on overuse of bread crumbs in my journals from years past.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SJG4DA9kdiYq6dK7K-T9wKnbnFWfsH45EnQmxlGWkP6VRN42qsfPxuLEhFlv5THIstCJg06xf3PBf8-ghmxIi-WCuxTzbei2MhHiTPm1W548LzC-DD3p_Q0vFQ8AS17mwAaackP0UFBL/s2048/Secod+Area.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SJG4DA9kdiYq6dK7K-T9wKnbnFWfsH45EnQmxlGWkP6VRN42qsfPxuLEhFlv5THIstCJg06xf3PBf8-ghmxIi-WCuxTzbei2MhHiTPm1W548LzC-DD3p_Q0vFQ8AS17mwAaackP0UFBL/s320/Secod+Area.jpg" /></a></div><br />6) <b>I am also questioning the correct use of artificial /LED lighting.</b> As well as the newest sets of cages. The cages are enclosed except on the front and each section can be lit with LED cage lights. <br />>>> I have not proven this theory yet, but I feel the bright light within the cage, resulting in a darker world on the outside .... led to birds not as aware of me/what I did outside their cages. Results were that the youngsters were not as tame, friendly and calm as the youngsters who grew up in a more open wire-only cage.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszmeZ4HoUHNfrwmvy0MURo16s5OFJ5DR4V_s5agMgAlA1AmgUBNEK76MgPOroKD88Q6hMc1Pl9gKH3L_ALUlH9B2rwLjC-EpJ_nRBMsR975cBdhn8L_ctzRrfzQDJQ1nXbE6zlkvO_lDh/s2048/Transition.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszmeZ4HoUHNfrwmvy0MURo16s5OFJ5DR4V_s5agMgAlA1AmgUBNEK76MgPOroKD88Q6hMc1Pl9gKH3L_ALUlH9B2rwLjC-EpJ_nRBMsR975cBdhn8L_ctzRrfzQDJQ1nXbE6zlkvO_lDh/s320/Transition.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here are several photos of my bird room and the new expanded area with the new enclosed cage units... taken as I transitioned from 'After Molt Rest' to 'Winter', with cages for sale birds, the hens together in some type of flight, and males in individual cages so I can make notes on their behavior. </div><p></p><p><u><b>My Pairings --- Past and Future:</b></u></p><p>I did alot of reading and thinking about my Breeding Goals, for both now and in future years.<br />I will write about this in a post in the very near future, with photos of my most promising keeping youngsters! </p><p><i>I have updated the Canary Links page... there are now over 140 web links to good, interesting, and useful information.</i><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-92026203216725881212020-12-30T18:59:00.002-07:002021-02-20T11:49:22.195-07:00Shipping is over for 2020!<div>More bird photos will be listed in Summer 2021!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beginning in July 2021, my extra canaries will be listed on:<br /><b><a href="http://montanacanaries.blogspot.com">montanacanaries.blogspot.com</a></b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-86853048870042637322020-11-02T20:41:00.005-07:002021-01-04T09:04:43.296-07:00 Canary Games Begin -- Look at these prizes! (CLOSED)<p><span style="color: red;"><b><i>UPDATED 1/4/2021:<br />We are planning Summer 2021 Canary Games.... stay in touch with my Facebook Page!</i></b></span><br /></p><p>November 3rd is the day we begin out November 2020 Canary Games! There will be four games, each open for play for one week, ending on Mondays before midnight, Montana USA time. There are actually 6 prizes... and they are GREAT! Join the fun by visiting my Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SavoySingersAviary/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/SavoySingersAviary/.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Read our <a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/p/blog-page_1.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><b>RULES and HOW TO PLAY</b></u></span></a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3jUeW8QM0EaH2RPt5n-v8kQvo7y_rwCK8L1ylRwtBTvBzZ76aKrCIxTrCZ4F6LRSC8-qGBNPHIjhpgErHN96FeqwTgFNWqQY-tlVQzuiZRWoU-k9ycDVpT2n99dURlY8saNNHK97nP0l/s2048/Book+PrizesYorkiewwords.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3jUeW8QM0EaH2RPt5n-v8kQvo7y_rwCK8L1ylRwtBTvBzZ76aKrCIxTrCZ4F6LRSC8-qGBNPHIjhpgErHN96FeqwTgFNWqQY-tlVQzuiZRWoU-k9ycDVpT2n99dURlY8saNNHK97nP0l/s320/Book+PrizesYorkiewwords.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSMalxOJfMDwdzhUC-ijymHjZdpWys5cmDTHHr7l96qZlTNDtHjegp5cFlSliJH6nxJTaFwykAFVpaNckLURhLkInCUqX0I_IGkUPo2NC5N1b1RsByXXuuJpS1MkQtoiKiafc5MUwBVqX/s2048/Best+Guess.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSMalxOJfMDwdzhUC-ijymHjZdpWys5cmDTHHr7l96qZlTNDtHjegp5cFlSliJH6nxJTaFwykAFVpaNckLURhLkInCUqX0I_IGkUPo2NC5N1b1RsByXXuuJpS1MkQtoiKiafc5MUwBVqX/s320/Best+Guess.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQpnob05jtltAskL9mNMGPRZ8kgQmjnCNYXtPpPA57FtANyOFEB-ZeFYfx2kGrK8qHhLnEURNi-XwWidvZO3YU8rCk2Y3JdHMaxDRPKHIQzPcs5YxiuMX0trrM7v7dYgrWVcsnQ_tp9eU/s2048/Book+PrizesCanaryHealthwords2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQpnob05jtltAskL9mNMGPRZ8kgQmjnCNYXtPpPA57FtANyOFEB-ZeFYfx2kGrK8qHhLnEURNi-XwWidvZO3YU8rCk2Y3JdHMaxDRPKHIQzPcs5YxiuMX0trrM7v7dYgrWVcsnQ_tp9eU/s320/Book+PrizesCanaryHealthwords2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KQyjWekcbH51Z9kQcRjAluL4h-kC2sodqrYOmZlWb6PX4QuKxMig8taZwEJBJwUgN2JXIoj9OV5tma2U5Gdj2YcrYEg36s0Q9tadvVsiy58ilMCrVQ36O3dHHcT2ZiwDV5ZjuuRH07pn/s2048/ComboPrize.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9KQyjWekcbH51Z9kQcRjAluL4h-kC2sodqrYOmZlWb6PX4QuKxMig8taZwEJBJwUgN2JXIoj9OV5tma2U5Gdj2YcrYEg36s0Q9tadvVsiy58ilMCrVQ36O3dHHcT2ZiwDV5ZjuuRH07pn/s320/ComboPrize.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFQGGZ4voSq_lLg97XBlWY9AdaW8NXTiWeRTD8VrKPIuUlWKuY13jKiGMfh8sDWa6ZfFUG796vhNopxpIprfjgVEsOZZjwc-3Psm30vqNL5ELmWtoN-N4NPVGqanfcBpZlxwXZvfMzJPd/s2048/linersPrize4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFQGGZ4voSq_lLg97XBlWY9AdaW8NXTiWeRTD8VrKPIuUlWKuY13jKiGMfh8sDWa6ZfFUG796vhNopxpIprfjgVEsOZZjwc-3Psm30vqNL5ELmWtoN-N4NPVGqanfcBpZlxwXZvfMzJPd/s320/linersPrize4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-53390205418967561652020-10-06T09:27:00.006-06:002021-06-02T06:55:25.740-06:00WHERE I Buy Seed Mixes<p></p><p>When everything in my canaries' diet must be shipped into my state, COST EFFICIENCY becomes very important.... especially when the number of birds in my home is nearing 200!!!<br /></p><p>It is a 200+ mile one way drive to the nearest feed store that would order
large bags of canary seed. But, UPS and FedEx come right to my door!
:) So, of course, I have 'shopped around' for the online shops with the best prices and the freshest seed. Besides seed, I also order oatmeal, rolled wheat flakes, poppy seeds, and powdered kelp for my soft food mix, as well as medications and vitamin/mineral supplements.</p><p>I am sharing my favorite suppliers. Prices on each item and on shipping costs vary week by week, but these are the ones I recommend. :)</p><p><i>NOTE: Quality depends upon the seed used and storage conditions. There will be good and bad of both manufactures and sellers. Several of these I have used for 3 years or more; others I have only ordered for a year. These have been the best FOR ME, at this time.</i></p><p><u><b>My favorite basic seed mix is a Royal Feeds Roller Canary Mix produced by Leach Grain and Feed. </b><i>(large and small bags) </i></u> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC8Oqt89wZT3GAOVjz6lYHc7elcbbkKZ1V9_ix_OQqf86B55oEVoFjAVJK6CfyL8WdVvGFuwbP5HSkDBnLEV_xnhBJTzp-QWHdLBQM5lrYqnVtRFQ7cAvv955kJzEfmk4ZB2768RDn1vm/s800/mix-canary-roller-800px-32.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC8Oqt89wZT3GAOVjz6lYHc7elcbbkKZ1V9_ix_OQqf86B55oEVoFjAVJK6CfyL8WdVvGFuwbP5HSkDBnLEV_xnhBJTzp-QWHdLBQM5lrYqnVtRFQ7cAvv955kJzEfmk4ZB2768RDn1vm/w200-h133/mix-canary-roller-800px-32.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>In three years, I have not gotten a stale or dirty bag. I have ordered from several places, but <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://www.wingzstore.com/food-diet/leach-seed-mixes/roller-canary-mix.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Wingz Store</span></a><u> </u></span></b>often has the best price including shipping. They don't ship immediately every time, but do pack the bag well and it's always fresh. They also sell other canary mixes as well as individual seeds.<br /><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiUdgb311Z44f6fhw5JEUHATE9HrUwmRexGWkid9QkRB2urdpl_QBgKCPLCVUUGuuleHa56IAolQqZuzs8QAg-qYbRuHosrs6u3JHFkrMh-tIhCv56LRx4ubFCpbqzQwq8Clnevp9to3S/s130/Leach-Grain-Milling-logo-seal-full-color-150px-e1545947658433.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></u><p></p><p></p><p><u><b></b></u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8MGNrIqwTJpBa9SC_cA6g_KoKe0kHSA_sKA3wX2yj5FvW2Wq6u9Ooy9BLPd6Tbbpv_TMVTJ7FkLYzkehHfwykHnTzoSALuRx142cfAsUlWDWiYVjK39fL6rppSdby7fyxPMhFxMcT-_A/s593/Ssong20wbowl012531136202.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="593" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8MGNrIqwTJpBa9SC_cA6g_KoKe0kHSA_sKA3wX2yj5FvW2Wq6u9Ooy9BLPd6Tbbpv_TMVTJ7FkLYzkehHfwykHnTzoSALuRx142cfAsUlWDWiYVjK39fL6rppSdby7fyxPMhFxMcT-_A/w200-h198/Ssong20wbowl012531136202.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></u></div><u><b>I supplement the basic mix with the Sleek & Sassy Song Treat</b></u> during molt and in pre-breeding conditioning. It has a slightly different combination of seeds than the traditional song mix.<u><i> (large and small bags)</i></u><br /><p></p><p>I have used <a href="https://www.myparrotfood.com/index.php?action=products&sub=1&subcat=30&pid=312#" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">My Parrot</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Food</span></b></a> for over three years. It has been very clean and fresh, with no pests... also arrives quickly, and well packed. They also produce Garden and Standard Canary mixes, as well as individual seeds.</p><p><b><u></u></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCNor8zQ1FZE-Zj6F7T5YOgiiafxiZVAmENCbQhpEUOaejCqh1v5npGT0ZSNvruN1a-L2b6zgXE-hw-0oKreSOzgF37W6Qb_Muz7e-L61xVKjOZizz8_XzzHvSrNPUBKCroX7IhoRhtQr/s400/volkman-avian-science-canary-40lb-806776_400x400.webp" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCNor8zQ1FZE-Zj6F7T5YOgiiafxiZVAmENCbQhpEUOaejCqh1v5npGT0ZSNvruN1a-L2b6zgXE-hw-0oKreSOzgF37W6Qb_Muz7e-L61xVKjOZizz8_XzzHvSrNPUBKCroX7IhoRhtQr/w200-h200/volkman-avian-science-canary-40lb-806776_400x400.webp" width="200" /></a></u></b></div><b><u>Volkmann Science Diet for Canaries</u></b> is a good mix... enjoyed by young chicks beginning to feed themselves... and seems to be a good one for any time of the year. It is usually expensive, but I found Grange Co-op and New York Bird Supply carry it<span style="color: #2b00fe;"><u><b> </b></u><span style="color: black;">in small to large bags. I have ordered from </span><a href="https://shop.grangecoop.com/products/volkman--avian-science-super-canary-20-lb-98852.html#.X3xua-17nIU" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Grange Co-op</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://shop.grangecoop.com/products/volkman--avian-science-super-canary-20-lb-98852.html#.X3xua-17nIU" target="_blank"><b> </b></a></span>for a year, and <a href="https://newyorkbirdsupply.net/collections/volkman-seed-factory/products/volkman-avian-science-canary-40lb" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">New York </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bird Supply</span></b></a> for about 8 months. So far, it's been good seed from both retailers. <u><i>(large and small bags)</i></u><br /><p></p><p><i><b>Of course, I have other favorite suppliers for the bird room needs. Below are a few that I have used at least once in the past.</b></i></p><p><b><u><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Sources of Seed and Supplies</span></u></b><br />
</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://myparrotfood.com/index.php?action=products&sub=1&subcat=8" target="_blank">My Parrot Food (Sleek & Sassy Canary Food)</a></li><li><a href="http://shop.krusefeed.com/Canary-Roller-Mix-50-lb-1848.htm" target="_blank">Kruse Feeds (Royal Feeds Roller Mix) </a></li><li><a href="https://www.wingzstore.com/food-diet/leach-seed-mixes/roller-canary-mix.html" target="_blank">Wingz Avian Products</a> (Royal Feeds Roller Mix, with cheaper shipping, to me at least)</li><li><a href="http://www.hermanbros-seed.com/" target="_blank">Herman-Bros Seed</a></li><li><a href="https://birdseed.com/" target="_blank">BirdSeed.Com </a></li><li><a href="https://newyorkbirdsupply.net/" target="_blank">New York Bird Supply</a> </li></ul>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span style="color: black;">Medications, Supplements, Breeding Supplies:<br /><span style="font-size: small;">(may also include seed and feed)</span></span></u></b></span><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://ladygouldianfinch.com/" target="_blank">http://ladygouldianfinch.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://ladygouldian.com/" target="_blank">https://ladygouldian.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://glamgouldians.com/index.php" target="_blank">http://glamgouldians.com/index.php</a></li><li><a href="http://redbirdproducts.com/" target="_blank">http://redbirdproducts.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.birdsupplynh.com/catalog/" target="_blank">https://www.birdsupplynh.com/catalog/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.abbaseed.com/" target="_blank">http://www.abbaseed.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thefinchconnections.com/" target="_blank">http://www.thefinchconnections.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.allbirdproducts.com/" target="_blank">http://www.allbirdproducts.com/</a> </li><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://foyspetsupplies.com/" target="_blank">https://foyspetsupplies.com/</a> </span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://usbirds.mercasystems.com/index.php/" target="_blank">https://usbirds.mercasystems.com/index.php/ </a></span></li><li><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://winsomepetsupplies.com/" target="_blank">https://winsomepetsupplies.com</a>/ </span></li></ul><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-55146324529699073062020-09-08T16:22:00.004-06:002020-09-08T17:22:43.180-06:00I Learned Something Very Important .... So Exciting!<div><i></i></div><div><b>ALL</b><b> my young birds</b> look so nice!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: red;"><i><b>The problem: since I cannot keep them all,<br />how do I choose which ones to save for my future plans?</b></i></span></span></div><div>Last year's breeding season was a good one.</div><div>This year's season has been a GREAT one!</div><div>Last year increased the number of birds in each family line.<br />This year, I was able to make up pairs within and between the three families.</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-MtgjJXAFUJHEDomHlnXiE9D7TiP0hhNUYR3eGly5H6T9JbsM3B0mGUNf5CaMfJ1G9-DN5i8br0ze5NgxtcBMSzKog8IfG2KKeDpJEl5civlbkA5P3TsWpfrDFNRWJ0kCxCoG095bzaj/s2017/1x1foundation+male.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="2017" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-MtgjJXAFUJHEDomHlnXiE9D7TiP0hhNUYR3eGly5H6T9JbsM3B0mGUNf5CaMfJ1G9-DN5i8br0ze5NgxtcBMSzKog8IfG2KKeDpJEl5civlbkA5P3TsWpfrDFNRWJ0kCxCoG095bzaj/s320/1x1foundation+male.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I PROVED the VALUE of a male which I have loved for 6 years. He is getting older, and while I am hoping to keep him in good health for one more year, I have some great sons and daughters, plus grandsons and granddaughters. With the <i><b>Important Things</b></i> I recently learned, I discovered he has been my 'foundation cock', and I didn't even realize it!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(He was ASC closed banded as a chick, but I removed the band<br />as a precaution three years ago after losing several favorites to a faulty cage!)</i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote><i></i></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">In years past, I have read about genetics, buying good stock, pairing and selection of birds for the next breeding season. I knew I had important things to learn. I had the WORDS which 'great stock-men' had written. What I did not have was a clear idea of the <u><b>WHY</b> behind the RULES</u>, and only a foggy vision of <u><b>HOW</b> to use them</u> to reach my idea of the perfect canary!</div><blockquote><i><b><i> I was paying too much attention to PEDIGREE. I was not
<u>honestly</u> SELECTING, and buying too many new birds while ignoring the
FOUNDATION birds that were already my favorites in my own bird room!</i></b></i></blockquote><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-AOFyV9uWoWoqagJ5cN-mupVQGDq0FyS2KWaDsAcSif3w-nsgL8tGARDYEndNelx8WokkFbIt4oXDatUc1_FGf6OZZLppR9u3aSUBjI09iCUYihPw3wDkEFXJSrOBUvjsB0efdVKi0w2/s2048/workingon+Next+Year.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>This fall, I purchased a new book <u>A Vision of the Perfect Yorkshire</u>, by Stephen R. Dominey and Robert Pepper, which make up the Yorkie Supreme team. I have included a full book review,<a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/2020/09/book-review-vision-of-perfect-yorkshire.html" target="_blank"> here</a>. <br /><b>Somehow, this book made some important things click in my head!</b><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-AOFyV9uWoWoqagJ5cN-mupVQGDq0FyS2KWaDsAcSif3w-nsgL8tGARDYEndNelx8WokkFbIt4oXDatUc1_FGf6OZZLppR9u3aSUBjI09iCUYihPw3wDkEFXJSrOBUvjsB0efdVKi0w2/s2048/workingon+Next+Year.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-AOFyV9uWoWoqagJ5cN-mupVQGDq0FyS2KWaDsAcSif3w-nsgL8tGARDYEndNelx8WokkFbIt4oXDatUc1_FGf6OZZLppR9u3aSUBjI09iCUYihPw3wDkEFXJSrOBUvjsB0efdVKi0w2/w400-h264/workingon+Next+Year.jpg" width="400" /></a>I had read many good articles, written by respected knowledgeable canary breeders, including American Singer breeders. I could recite the basic guidelines for breeding and training song birds, but 'really UNDERSTANDING' how to use those guidelines to reach my specific goals was hard for me to put down on paper! <br />After reading this book, and looking at all my past hatch records, I am so excited!<br />I have a very clear idea of what to do next! So exciting! </p><p><b><i>I repeat: I was paying too much attention to PEDIGREE. I was not <u>honestly</u> SELECTING, and buying too many new birds while ignoring the FOUNDATION birds that were already my favorites in my own bird room!</i></b><br /></p><p>👇 Read the end of this post; I will list my plans/results from last year and this year. </p><a name='more'></a><b>👉 </b><u><b>Last winter,</b></u> I studied my past hatch records, comparing the different 'families' of the American Singers and opals/agates. <p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><u>The first objective was easy: Do not bred birds based on pedigree only.</u>
I eliminated two hens that were poor mothers ( I do believe parenting
traits are inherited from either parents!). I also moved out several
hens that did not produce chicks of the quality I am looking for. <br /><u>The next step was also easy: Newly purchased 'out-cross' birds </u>were
paired with each other and a small number of my birds. I had a rule of
not mixing in their blood to my established families until I clearly
see what qualities they have. <br /><u>The last step made me hesitate: How to best pair my best birds?</u>
I have read all the methods used by song, type and color breeders. I
decided to pair 'best to best', approximately within families. I also
decided to NOT repeat pairings that had not performed well in years past.</p><p><b>👉 </b><u><b>This year,</b></u> I paired within families... to 'save' the bloodlines of my best birds and to increase the number of birds in each family.<br />After looking over all the youngsters produced in 2019 and 2020, I gained two very important things!<br />1) I am satisfied the birds I thought were the best ARE actually the best.<br />2) I had thought to slowly introduce the new bloodlines... of which I am now grateful I did not mix them in too much! The adults of the newer bloodlines gave an idea what they can produce. One
family will be eliminated from my bird room, and another family will be
tested one more time next year, before I make the final decision to
retain them or to let them go.</p><b>The past two years of pairing has
proven I was correct in my assessment of several bloodlines in my bird
room</b>..... and I now have a very clear path to higher quality birds in
the years ahead. Oh, what a great feeling! I am happy that the youngsters produced this year, and last year will provide the stock I need to get the results I am looking for in my forward plans!</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">👉 <u><b>Next year,</b></u> I will follow a breeding plan following the guidelines of <a href="http://www.stevedomineycanaries.co.uk/selection-pedigree/4594274282" target="_blank">the Yorkie Supreme breeding plan</a>! I am in the process of selecting the youngsters I will soon be keeping to use for the next several years. Their photos will be included in a new video with news of everything in my bird room --- coming this weekend!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-15065983856222474072020-09-08T15:37:00.012-06:002023-06-15T21:28:24.300-06:00Book Review: A Vision of the Perfect Yorkshire<p> It has been a few years since the publication of a new canary book for serious canary breeders. 2020 will be The Year, with one valuable book already released, and a second coming this fall.</p><p><b><u>A Vision of the Perfect Yorkshire</u></b>, by Stephen R Dominey & Robert Pepper, is for sale NOW and I have read my copy three times! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfliw05HENxYmp2dLJZxnWfBfDMcNUtKFKXZPzSW9sJcf_j9CIWxfGNUMthMWPxWiqc6LmeBjU_meP263ZQicy18jgvoTFXZAyGD87x5D6fcHzbKVjOt603M3FUKz_BVofgIh1807wbq0/s768/book+page.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfliw05HENxYmp2dLJZxnWfBfDMcNUtKFKXZPzSW9sJcf_j9CIWxfGNUMthMWPxWiqc6LmeBjU_meP263ZQicy18jgvoTFXZAyGD87x5D6fcHzbKVjOt603M3FUKz_BVofgIh1807wbq0/s320/book+page.jpg" /></a></div><p><b>First:</b> this book is not for a pet canary owner looking for soft food recipes.<br /><b>Second: </b> the book is specifically concerned with the Yorkshire canary. However, anyone with a standard model for their type/breed will find <b>the Yorkie Supreme BREEDING PLAN </b>helpful. For someone seriously beginning breeding work, the section on FOUNDATION provides guidance for selecting and purchasing the birds which will become the basis of your future birds.<br /><br />Although I had read the basics of their plan from Steve's website, and have researched similar opinions, somehow, in some way, after I closed the back cover of this book.... I UNDERSTOOD. <br />Instead of <i>"methods of pairing</i>, <i>pedigree charts</i> and <i>genetic inheritance tendencies</i>" floating around my head, I had a clear picture of MY breeding plan for MY goals! <span style="font-size: x-small;"> (More on my personal goals in a future blog post.)</span></p><p>The book begins with an introduction, stating the authors' purpose for writing the book:</p><p></p><blockquote><p><i> "... Our intention is to cover our breeding methods through the creation of a stud, together with our selection process which we trust will be of interest to both the newcomer and the experienced breeder of Yorkshire canaries and indeed we consider that our words can be carried to cover all varieties of type canaries.<br /> We are also pleased to touch upon some of our personal experiences within the fancy and give respect to some of those who have influenced our thinking over past decades. ...<br /> The production of top quality Yorkshires is a challenge but a challenge that is worthy of your best attention. You will need a degree of patience and you will need to develop an eye for the breed. The remainder we trust we can provide within these chapters. ..."</i></p></blockquote><p>The book's dedication is to three breeders. Their biographies explain how they earned their place at the beginning of this book. The authors also include 'Memoirs': of The Great Men, which they thank for their friendships, and The Great Birds, which they thank for the memories. I appreciated these respectful tributes, as PROOF that excellent stock can be obtained, and MOTIVATION that hard, proper work with our birds has benefit.</p><p>I must admit that I felt sadness as I closed the book and looked at it sitting in my hands. The book contained wisdom of the men gone from the hobby, and of men currently at the top within the Yorkie world. As I saw it, a great deal of their purpose for the book was to prod those in the hobby to 'strive for greatness'. The biographies of their mentors painted pictures of kindness, patience and generosity toward newcomers. The book also points out common courtesies and gracious behavior toward other exhibitors/breeders at shows and contests. In this social media age when 'Joining An Online Bird Group' has replaced 'Going to a Club Meeting', there are many things celebrated in this book I will never experience. <b>May this be a reminder for everyone reading, that the canary itself is the proper goal, not rosettes, monetary awards, or how many comments can be made to Facebook posts!</b><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>The book may be purchased directly from the authors: <span style="color: #2b00fe;">🕮 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yorkiesupreme">Book Sales</a> 🕮 </span></b><br />Steve's website also contains information about the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yorkiesupreme" target="_blank">Yorkie Supreme</a> partnership and the enduring friendship of these two 'stockmen'.</p><p><b>I am looking forward to re-reading the advice of other successful breeders, with my new-found understanding!</b><br />There are many good, accurate and respected articles available online... on various topics that serious canary breeders may find useful. The authors of these articles are knowledgeable and respected breeders, exhibitors, or judges of all types of canaries. I have listed the articles I found most interesting on the <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/p/info.html" target="_blank">Canary Seeds List of Links</a></b></span> page. I have listed some of my favorite <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.sscanaries.com/p/books.html" target="_blank">Canary Books, here</a></b></span>.</p><p>Matt Eld, of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MattsFifeCanary" target="_blank">The Canary Room</a>, is also working on a book, with plans for publication later this year. I can not wait for it's release!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-6701636250908383052020-08-31T11:09:00.000-06:002020-09-08T11:10:02.306-06:00June, July and August In The Bird Room --- Month By Month Journal<p>The past three months have flown by so fast. Sorry, I haven't kept up to date on this Bird Room Journal!<br />Breeding went well, and I ended up with 100+ chicks. <br />There are many absolutely beautiful youngsters!</p><p><b>I also have a NEW BIRD AREA! <br /></b>Here are several photos as it looked in June.... before it housed any birds!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9575R7__kvvI8DDAT_-yJjjTKp4EnnKr-ZPESwMHfGoXo-63sWWU85wGEKry_1-wQfxsSIl-WFAC12zmyfJZde5nzlRQNfpW52NGgyP6nE5jd8O1HR8O5aMQiAvjEZldFeu5Q1t_UjbF/s2048/new+area2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ9575R7__kvvI8DDAT_-yJjjTKp4EnnKr-ZPESwMHfGoXo-63sWWU85wGEKry_1-wQfxsSIl-WFAC12zmyfJZde5nzlRQNfpW52NGgyP6nE5jd8O1HR8O5aMQiAvjEZldFeu5Q1t_UjbF/w400-h225/new+area2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6TmvsAsauZPO0nZRlWjUB_tDByID55cy_4L5Vkir12eavaaFbptNb7akMObjV8RgDz_qqjIYHcSNJj_Tvu_IrMjFW73yL58K3qOUj9ZC6uswU8y6vHWO2AwWfw3hPhONZon4_X0pJ75M/s2048/new+area.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6TmvsAsauZPO0nZRlWjUB_tDByID55cy_4L5Vkir12eavaaFbptNb7akMObjV8RgDz_qqjIYHcSNJj_Tvu_IrMjFW73yL58K3qOUj9ZC6uswU8y6vHWO2AwWfw3hPhONZon4_X0pJ75M/w256-h144/new+area.jpg" width="256" /></a> I have not MOVED the Bird Room, simply added MORE CAGES so everything will have more elbow room!<br /> This second area will be used as space for youngsters, and an area for my keeping adult hens. This will also be the area for any color bred birds with song habits I do not want in the Bird Room with my young impressionable males. :)</div><p></p><p><b><i>I also learned something very important! I will include a <u>book review of a newly printed book</u>, and a blog post about how I came to my NEW UNDERSTANDING of my breeding goals of the future. </i>😎</b></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-20883138373681085022020-07-29T09:55:00.002-06:002020-07-29T09:55:30.331-06:00Is It Safe To Ship Birds This Year?<div class="widget-content">
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fffb00;"><span style="color: #d52c1f;"><b>Special Shipping Situation For 2020</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Here are some things to think about!</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 180%;"><u><b>IS IT SAFE TO SHIP BIRDS<br />IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC CRISIS?</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #d52c1f;"><b><i><span style="color: #fbff00;"><b><span style="color: red;">*** Please, read </span><a href="https://montanacanaries.blogspot.com/p/special-shipping-situation-2020.html" target="_blank">the shipping page</a></b></span> <span style="color: red;">completely and think about the unique conditions<br />before you make the decision to ask me to ship birds.</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone has to make the decision that is best for them, and I hope all of you give this serious thought. <span style="color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://postalpro.usps.com/node/8016" target="_blank">USPS states PRIORITY EXPRESS guarantees will not change. (link)</a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #fbff00;"><b><span style="color: red;">(Read about it </span><span style="color: #6633ff;"><a href="https://montanacanaries.blogspot.com/p/special-shipping-situation-2020.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span><span style="color: red;">!)</span></b></span></div>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-25154836890780258362020-05-28T18:25:00.000-06:002020-05-28T18:25:23.961-06:00Canary Talk Videos!After thinking about this idea for nearly a year, <b>TWO Canary Talk videos are ready</b>!<br />
Every ten days to two weeks, I will upload a new CANARY TALK video<br />
to my <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbRl0nGY1UG4I6UHb_Xf9Q" target="_blank">Savoy Singers Aviary YouTube channel</a></b></span>! <br />
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<i>I enjoy other breeders making canary videos, so I am sharing my joy in canaries, as well as some tips and tricks I have learned... and will be asking questions as well.</i><br />
In each video's description, there will be timestamps/shortcuts to the various segments of each video... as well as links to webpages I think contain good information on the topic.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-8136710502794271962020-05-28T17:18:00.002-06:002020-05-28T18:23:07.794-06:00May In The Bird Room --- Month By Month JournalWe are HALF WAY into breeding season in the new bird room!<br />
I did make a Bird Room Make Over video together; watch it below or larger sized on <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbRl0nGY1UG4I6UHb_Xf9Q" target="_blank">my YouTube channel</a></b></span>.<br />
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The 'new' birds I bought last fall were a bit slow to set/hatch, but the hens of my own raising are doing well. I am most excited over the beautiful American Singers! Even a couple of older AS hens have given me chicks. A five year old agate opal-carrying hen is on her second nest! Several older males are also producing youngsters.<br />
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Soon, the FUN of choosing the youngsters to include in next year's breeding BEGINS!<br />
I love to watch the young ones as they mature and begin to show their potential!<br />
This year will be even more exciting as my favorite birds have produced Beautiful Kids!<br />
I will have LOTS of youngsters to choose my own keepers and to sell! (See photo, left, for my Bird Room Numbers!)<br />
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<b>I made THREE decisions:</b></div>
<b><u><span style="color: red;">#1)</span> I will be removing each egg as it is laid</u></b>, and replacing it with a fake egg... storing each hen's eggs in a little cup, and returning them all when she lays the fourth or last egg.<br />
I just left the eggs with the hens, for all the first round of nests. And I lost a few chicks!<br />
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The males behaved similarly: half were skilled, half not so much.<br />
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This was a good learning experience for me.... but for this second round of nests, I removed the eggs as they were laid, and returned them all at the same time! :)<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: red;">#2)</span> When/IF I buy new stock birds</u></b>, no matter how 'well-known' the breeder is, I will carefully, and cautiously, observe them before I mingle them with my own birds!<br />
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Ten years ago, when I first began buying 'new birds' in the fall of one year, I would pair some of them with my own birds the very next spring. And, in the following years, I would pair their offspring with more of my own birds.<br />
Three years ago, I took a critical look at the 'new birds' and discovered some of them produced good offspring, and others did nothing but pass along serious faults!<br />
In the two breeding seasons since, after culling some birds that 'should have been good' but were NOT, and keeping my own lines clean, I am now seeing some great results!!<br />
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<i><b>After the past 10 years of buying birds, I am convinced the best birds are of my own breeding!</b></i> I am learning how to pair birds! :)<br />
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I have found about 6 <i>'good'</i> birds, and several <i>exceptional</i> ones, from various American Singer breeders. I am building the opals from <i>very good </i>groups of birds I bought from two breeders, both of whom I believe are no longer breeding with the same bloodlines. I have several <i>great, solid </i>families of yellows from Bruce Thompson. I am thinking of selling all my bronzes and mahoganies, but they are really <i>very nice</i> birds, from three breeders.<br />
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<u>Long story short: </u> I have LOTS of good families.... with good solid genetics.<br />
From here into the future, I need to remind myself:<b> </b><br />
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<b>no matter how fun it is to get new birds, resist the temptation!</b></div>
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<u><b><span style="color: red;">#3)</span> 36 pairs are too many!</b></u> :) <br />
I have no idea how I will make the decision of which ones to keep, but I am setting a goal of 25 pairs for 2021! I'll keep you all updated on how well I am doing toward this goal!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-57350283006762167092020-05-27T23:44:00.000-06:002020-05-27T23:44:12.269-06:00Cleaning and Disinfecting Things In Our Bird CagesI have always used a very dilute bleach solution to soak watering tubes, feed dishes, nests, and etc.<br /><b>The use of bleach is a topic of debate among bird owners.</b><br />
I have experimented with bleach, vinegar, citric acid, botanical/natural disinfectants and various soaps to wash bird cage accessories.<br />
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<u>My usual method</u> is to pour a few 'glugs' of bleach into a shallow sink of warm water, to a level to cover the water tubes, and leave them to soak for a couple hours or overnight. I rinse each well under the faucet, keeping the original bleach water in the sink and letting the rinse water fill the sink. I then add the feed/seed saucers to soak.<br />
I don't soak the wooden perches, but do use a scouring pad and the bleach water to clean them.<br />
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<li>Actual 'soap' may leave a cloudy residue on the dishes, if left to soak die for longer than an hour.</li>
<li>Rinse well. I don't skimp on running clean water.</li>
<li>I have a complete second set of water tubes and cups. <br />This means I can soak, rinse and let dry one set while the other set is in use in the cages.</li>
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<b>I decided to do a little research to learn more about the proper use of various cleaners and disinfectants.</b><br />
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I first looked for mixing instructions for a handful of common ingredients. Then I found the time needed for effective cleaning. <br />
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<li>Heavily soiled and built up debris should be removed/rinsed before soaking.<u><b> </b></u></li>
<li><u><b>BLEACH:</b></u> <br />1 TB to 1/2 cup chlorine bleach per gallon of water<br />Soaking for 10 minutes is effective.</li>
<li><u><b>VINEGAR (5% white vinegar)</b></u>:<br />1:4 vinegar to water for general cleaning<br />1:1 vinegar to water for heavier cleaning.<br />Soaking/remaining wet for 1 hour is recommended.</li>
<li><u><b>CITRIC ACID:</b></u><br />2 TB per quart of warm water<br />Soaking for an hour is recommended.</li>
<li><u><b>BOTANICAL DISINFECTANTS</b></u>, using thymol oil:<br />Most are Ready To Use products.<br />Keeping wet for 10 minutes was the average time for effective disinfecting.</li>
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I have used all of the above, with success. I have also used hand dish soap, which seemed to rinse off well.<br />
I dump out the 'dirty' water in a water tube <u>every day</u>, and put up clean ones <u>weekly</u>.<br />Unless there is algae growth, or something slimy in the bottoms, an actual disinfectant is not necessary, but it does make all the cage dishes look clean. <br />We have a private septic system, so I am careful to use the strongest 'antimicrobial' cleansers sparingly, to prevent problems with our septic tank and drain field.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947188201661280020.post-20771288424001472062020-05-05T15:10:00.001-06:002020-05-05T15:12:23.718-06:00A Good Website With LOTS Of Information is back online!<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/mattsfifecanarypage/home" target="_blank"><b>Matt's Fife Canary Page</b></a> is back online!<br />
<b><span style="color: orange;">Great!</span></b><br />
<i>This site has lots of information</i></div>
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<i>for anyone looking for guidance to serious breeding of canaries.</i></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MattsFifeCanary" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.youtube.com/user/MattsFifeCanary" border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1112" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL1HQ_KtgBTc6PQIcjyOig5n-4yjAJsopxEDyL6oGZothpQ9U-mGf2-GOyURkRo_Pg1pQSPqyVVH5gispwICChoXIgrH8ZSe2rppZ5EZvUf50Z72FmL_4t0N6LFT2boWZbps0GB6n95VZ/s400/The+Canary+Room.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div>
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Matt also has eight episodes of Season Three</div>
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of <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MattsFifeCanary" target="_blank">The Canary Room on YouTube</a></b>.</div>
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