Information about canaries

Canary, also known as hibiscus, hibiscus, white jade, white jade bird, bluebird and Bai Yan, is a cereal-eating bird in passeriformes. Originated in Canary, Madina, Izuriz and other islands on the northwest coast of Africa, it is a captive ornamental bird with excellent feathers and good singing and dancing. There are 24 species, which are listed as one of the precious caged ornamental birds at home and abroad. Although 19 was introduced from abroad in the 1940s in China, it never paid attention to the maintenance of varieties and strains, and now there are not many pure breeds. There are several genetically stable canaries:

1, Tik Tok canary: German breed. Male birds sing like bells, and their feathers are yellow-green, close to the original species.

2. Orange trill canary: It is mutated from trill canary. Because it only pursues the color of feathers, its call is slightly inferior to that of songbirds.

3. Red canary: The United States is a cross between an orange canary and its own finch, and its whole body is red.

4. Curly canary: It was cultivated in Japan. The whole body feathers are curly and the voice is not very good.

5. crescent canary: cultivated in Britain. The body is slender and crescent-shaped

6. Shandong Canary: It is raised in China, Shandong and Yangzhou. Short and thick, with yellow-green feathers and a loud cry.

7. White canary: It may be a variation of Shandong canary, and its body shape is similar to that of Shandong canary. He has white feathers all over his body and pays attention to red mouth, red feet and red eyes.

Canary in China is mainly composed of Shandong species, Yangzhou species and German Rhone species. Shanghai mainly breeds "Rona species", with slender body and various feathers, such as yellow-white, orange-red, bronze and silver-gray. The crown hair with its head and neck turned outwards from feathers has different colors of wings, and there are symmetrical flowers on both sides, with a long and soft voice. When singing, the upper and lower beaks are closed If it is opened, it means that the species is not pure.

Information: About the origin of canary.

Canary originated in the canary islands in the Atlantic Ocean in western North Africa. It includes seven islands, one of which covers an area of 7273 square kilometers. It is generally believed that the Canary Islands is a dependency of Spain in Africa, but in fact it is only two Spanish provinces overseas.

In Santa Cruz de Tenerife province of the Holy Cross, there are four islands: Lagom La, La Palma, Yero and Tenerife. Las palmas is divided into three islands, namely Futventura Island, Lan Sarot Island and the most prosperous gran canaria. Jose and I live here now.

Together, these two provinces are called Canary Islands, which is also translated as "Canary Islands" in China, because canary and canary are homophonic, which is also the origin of canary. But you can't examine the island name or bird name because of birds.

Although geographically speaking, the Canary Islands is actually the daughter of the African continent, and it is nearly a thousand kilometers away from Cadiz, the nearest port in Spain, but the residents on the island never admit that they are a part of Africa. Even history books say that the Canary Islands are several exposed peaks in the Atlantic Ocean that have long since disappeared. My friends in the canary islands, time and time again, proudly think that they are the only human beings left on the Atlantic continent. That's not quite right. Phoenicians, Canadians and Jagas people came here many years ago. In the 11th century, Arabs also set foot on this land. In the next four centuries, it became a paradise for pirates and conquerors. Whether Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish or British, they all conquered the islands back and forth. At that time, a group of tall, fair-skinned and blue-eyed aborigines were already living in the Canary Islands, and they still lived in the Stone Age model, known as the "Bay Deed". /kloc-After 0/4th century, after several landings, "Coventry Bay" people were killed and taken into slavery, and few people survived. When the last chief of the Gulf Convention fell off a cliff and died, European immigrants moved away from various countries. They got married and now they don't know their real roots.

Since the Canary Islands became the territory of Spain, its language has been completely assimilated for hundreds of years, although there are still some differences with Spain in customs and food.

Because Ghana Islands is located on the main route of navigation routes in Europe, Africa and America, its excellent ports have brought endless prosperity to it. China ocean-going fishing boats have berths in gran canaria and Lifu Island in Denari, so they are no strangers to this place!

I don't know when it started, but it has become seven shining diamonds in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors, winter tourists from northern Europe, make these islands more attractive.

Physical characteristics:

Canary is 12- 14 cm long, thinner than sparrow, but thinner than sparrow. The call is not very pleasant. After artificial cultivation, yellow, white, green, orange, bronze and other feathers appear, and the sound is better than the original species.

The canary chick that just came out of the nest is of the same sex as Lian Yi, so it is difficult to tell them apart just by their appearance. But after 2-3 months, the anal process (cloacal process) of male birds is conical, while that of female birds is flat and steamed. When identifying, catch the bird by hand and blow the feathers around the anus, so you can see it clearly. In addition, young canaries begin to sing from 35 to 45 days after birth, and at this time, they can distinguish between males and females by singing posture. When singing, the throat swells up and down, and the male bird's voice is continuous. It is easier to identify the sex of adult canaries, because the songs of male birds are melodious and melodious, and the songs of this kind of birds are monotonous.

Living habits:

Wild canaries mainly eat plant seeds and insects in summer. Build cup-shaped nests, each nest lays 4-5 eggs, and breed from June to July in 5438 every year. The brooding period is 14- 16 days. Caged canaries are birds that feed on grains, and they are resistant to roughage in China. The songs of "Rona" closely "Ji Ji Ji", "Ju ... Ju ..." and "Jie, Ju ..."; The songs of "Shandong Seed" are loud and tortuous "Jiji ……" and "Jiajia …". Young birds can also imitate the songs of larks and thrushes, and their performances are gifted. After training, they can perform juggling such as "grabbing things" and "wearing masks".

Feeding management:

Canaries are weak, so they should be allowed to exercise more at ordinary times. So the cage must be wide, and it is best to use a special canary cage. Usually, male and female birds are kept in separate cages, and only 1 bird is kept in each cage. In August and September, it will be transferred to breeding dragon species, which will be caged and let them nest and breed. Breeding cages are mostly made of wood, 46 cm *30 cm *35 cm. Woven into a bowl-shaped artificial nest with a diameter of 1 1cm and a depth of 5cm with grass or bamboo filaments, and hung above the breeding cage. The mouth of the food tank and water tank set in the cage should be large, the bass bar should be flat and round, and the bottom of the cage should be covered with fine sand.

Canary's daily feed is millet, barnyard grass, corn flour, rapeseed, apples, vegetables and so on. Several kinds of feeds can be mixed, such as 2 parts of millet, 7 parts of barnyard grass and rape 1 part. When the source of barnyard grass is difficult, millet or millet can be used instead. Apples must be cut into small pieces and vegetables must be chopped. In winter or molting period, the feed ratio is 2 parts of millet, 6 parts of barnyard grass and 2 parts of rape (perilla). Before mating, parents began to feed eggs and millet, and continued to supply estrus feed and bone meal after closing the cage. Stop using the above feed after hatching and add 20% rapeseed and perilla seeds. After the chicks hatch, provide them with egg yolk noodles (a cooked egg yolk, 120g millet or corn flour), green vegetables and oyster shell powder.

Management requirements are higher than those of ordinary caged ornamental birds. Remove the excrement at the bottom of the cage 2-3 times a week, brush the food tank and water tank once a day and replace them with fresh food and water, wash the perch pen every three days, take a bath at least once a week, and trim the claw nails in time. If the canary is exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, its feathers will fade, and the Rhone canary will sing loudly, which will make the song stiff, so it is enough to bask in the soft sunshine for one hour every day. In summer nights, it is best to cover the birdcage to prevent mosquito bites.

Every day from July to August is the molting period of canaries. The weak often die, and the healthy are also prone to illness. Therefore, in addition to adding 10% rapeseed and squid bone powder for feeding, it is necessary to avoid blowing alone and contact with the outside world as little as possible.

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In order to breed, canaries should be kept separately before pairing, and then put together in breeding cages when they are closest to each other. When the male and female birds live well together, they can hang the artificial nest above the breeding cage. When the female bird's beak feathers swim or swirl on the nest, it means that nesting has begun. Clean cotton should be hung on the cage post, and birds will soon take it to nest. 3-4 days after nesting, females begin to lay eggs, with 2-6 eggs per nest.

The canary was hatched by a female bird. Because females lay eggs every day 1 piece, the chicks have different time. In order to overcome this deficiency, in some places, after female birds lay eggs, fake eggs made of gypsum are replaced with real eggs and stored. After four eggs are laid, the fake eggs are taken out, and the first three real eggs are put back in the nest for the birds to hatch, so that four chicks can hatch on the same day. On the sixth day of incubation, the eggs were examined under the lamp, and the unfertilized eggs were taken out, and then re-examined after 10. Incubation 14- 16 days.

Young birds can't feed themselves without their shells, and they have to be fed by their parents. Yuyao is nutritious and digestible food and water such as egg yolk noodles and cabbage. During the brooding period, feed a piece of fresh egg yolk every day, and pay attention to whether the parent birds feed the chicks. Generally speaking, chickens will not starve to death if they don't eat within 24 hours after hatching. If the parents still don't feed them the next day, they must feed them manually, that is, mix the egg yolk and vegetable juice into paste, pick up the egg yolk paste with a small bamboo stick and send it to the chick's mouth until the chick is full. 1-2 days later, if the parent birds start feeding the chicks, they can stop artificial feeding, otherwise they will stick to it until the chicks can peck themselves.

It takes about 25 days for chicks to hatch until their feathers are fully developed, and they should be fed with egg yolk noodles every day. After 1 month, chicks can be raised separately from their parents. At this time, the feed is still mainly egg yolk powder, and chicks can gradually change to daily feed after 2 months of age. Most females begin to mate and lay eggs again after the chicks hatch 12-2 1 day. At this time, the female will drive the chicks out of the nest, and if the birds refuse to leave, they will be ruined. At this time, in order to protect the safety of young birds, it is necessary to add an artificial nest in the cage, put cotton or fine bamboo clothes in the nest, and let the adult birds clean up their nests themselves so as not to drive away the young birds. After 6 months' feeding, chicks began to sing and reached sexual maturity in 9- 10. Goldfinch can only learn to sing well under the guidance of an old bird who is good at singing. Old canaries, larks and big tits are all good singing teachers, and golden finches can also teach them to sing with good records or tapes of singing birds. Be sure to teach the golden finch to sing from an early age. It is generally believed that it is no longer "catchy" after molting for the first time.

The red canary is related to the maintenance and inheritance of spiritual practice. It was originally a hybrid of orange canary and flying finch. Backcrossing is the most effective way to keep red handed down from generation to generation. The effect of feed on maintaining feather color has also been confirmed, and there are pigment feeds abroad. But the feathers of this bird are unnatural and dull.