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How to Breed Birds
In general, canaries don’t need their nails to be clipped. When this happens, it is basically due to their habitat being too small or that it constantly supports its fingers on a wire structure. • Wash the animals feet with soap and water |
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The easiest way for an inexpert to determine if a canary is male or female is the following: • Take the canary on your hand properly. • Place it in the palm of your hand upwards with the canary’s belly in sight. |
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From eight to ten days of birth of the chick, as long as it is strong and healthy, the leg will be ringed. 1) The bird must be held as indicated in the following diagram: |
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The correct way of holding a canary: The canary’s back should rest on the palm of the hand. The index and thumb hold the head and neck of the animal as if it were a ring (pressure applied should be mild). The rest of the fingers will support the body of the canary. Also, the lower fingers will hold its legs firmly. |
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Suffocation or Asphyxia can be due to an excess in feeding as well as a respiratory disorder. |
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Cholera is a very infectious disease that, in most cases, produces the animal’s death. |
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The canary is apathetic, disinterested, and heavy and with little interested in performing event the simplest movements. You can also observe that the intestines are swollen, even if these symptoms can be due to different causes and the veterinary will determine the treatment. |
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This disease, extremely infectious, presents itself in the form of small abscesses round the eyes and on the head of the animal. |
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The louse is a parasite that flourishes in poor hygiene conditions. |
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