How do you raise canary chicks? What food is good to feed them?

SummaryTemperature: should be kept above 25°C; the brooding nest can be placed in a wooden box or cardboard box to prevent the chicks from catching cold and getting sick. Environment: clean the water container every other day to keep the drinking water clean; wash the birdcage once every half month; do not bathe during brooding. Feed: mix millet with 3-4 raw eggs and let it dry, then add an appropriate amount of rapeseed or peanut butter, walnut kernels, hemp seeds, etc. Disease: when a canary is found to have symptoms, take it to a doctor promptly.

The canary is also known as the “hibiscus bird.” It is an ornamental bird that is both good at singing and pleasing to look at, and canaries are very popular both at home and abroad. According to the editor, the price of canaries is not cheap either, so how should such a lovely canary be fed? What do canaries like to eat most in daily life? Today let the editor take everyone to learn about it together.

How to raise canary chicks

1. The temperature should be kept above 25°C. To make it easier to keep warm, the chicks can be raised in a chick nest, and then the brooding nest can be placed in a wooden box or cardboard box, heated with a hot water bottle or saltwater bottle, so as to prevent the chicks from catching cold and getting sick. From hatching to full feather growth, chicks need about 25 days of warmth keeping, and should be fed egg yolk every day.

2. Clean the water container every other day to keep the drinking water clean. The birdcage should be washed at least once every half month; during breeding, wait until the chicks are separated into their own cages before cleaning. Water and food must not be lacking; feed a little bok choy or apple every few days, and be sure to wash them clean. In summer and autumn, around noon, put in a small water dish and let them bathe freely; after bathing once a day, take the water dish out. In winter and spring, bathe once a week; do not bathe during brooding.

What canaries eat

1. Ordinarily, mix one pound of millet with 3~4 raw eggs and let it dry, then add 15% rapeseed or peanut butter, walnut kernels, hemp seeds, etc. for feeding (among the oily foods, just choose any one; use 10% in spring, summer, and autumn, 20% in winter, and 15% on average annually). Do not feed too much; too much makes them fat, and when fat they do not sing, which will cause failure to breed.

2. During the feeding process, attention should be paid to nutrition; calcium must not be lacking. Oyster shell powder, cuttlebone powder, or eggshell powder can be added, along with an appropriate amount of vitamins. Chicks hatch in 14 days, can be separated into cages at 25~30 days, learn to sing at 50 days, sing loudly after 5 months, and can breed after 8 months; during this period, attention should be paid to their diet.

Points to note when raising canaries

1. Once this bird is found to be sick, it should be taken to the doctor as soon as possible. Often, just because of a delay of one or two days, the condition may rapidly worsen to an unmanageable point, and by the time it is sent for treatment it is already beyond help. The body temperature of birds is about 39.5°C to 42°C. For young birds whose feathers have not yet grown out, the ambient temperature should be kept between 32°C and 35°C.

2. The environment should not be too crowded or unventilated, and the temperature should not go cold and hot all at once. If a sick bird is found breathing with its mouth open, or its breathing movements become more labored, immediately check whether the bird's environment is excessively stuffy and hot. Therefore, pet owners should learn the correct way to hold a bird. Generally, ones such as the white ones have better ornamental value.

The above is the complete introduction to canaries. I hope that after reading this article, everyone can raise canaries with ease. After canaries grow a little, they can even imitate sounds, and among the people there are also some tricks about “canaries wearing masks.” I hope today's introduction from the editor can help you.