Canary needing a home near Farnborough, Hants

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My aunts is having to rehome her little canary. Would anyone on here be able to offer the canary a good forever home, preferably with otherwise canaries/birds? We think it’s a female around 5 years old.

[Marianne Marlow]

Awwww. Poor thing. I'd take all these birds if I could

Hope you find a home for the canary.

My understanding is that the females don't sing, but I could be wrong?

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Feb 22, 2019 15:55:41 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

Awwww. Poor thing. I'd take all these birds if I could

Hope you find a home for the canary.

My understanding is that the females don't sing, but I could be wrong?

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No idea Marianne. I have never had canaries. My aunt says she sings so it may be a boy then. She’s had her for 3 years and had scant information from the previous owner. She’s sad to give her up but she has good reason. The little canary lost her mate last year so could do with a friend or ten.

[Hezz]

The only canary I've known was a girl and didn't sing. I was under the same impression as Marianne, that only the boys sing.

[yellowfacedviolet]

A minority of females do sing, but when they do it is not as often nor with such elaborate song as the males. There are youtube clips of some very vocal canary girls. Here's one:

[Marianne Marlow]

Thanks YFV

I thought they didn't sing at all. Wonder what makes some sing and not others.

[yellowfacedviolet]

Feb 23, 2019 10:41:07 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

Thanks YFV

I thought they didn't sing at all. Wonder what makes some sing and not others.

I wondered the same thing. I did a bit of poking around and found a canary page that said this happens most often when a female has been around a male and begins to mimic his singing. Sounds plausible.

[Marianne Marlow]

There must be a lot of male and females kept together though.

[Hezz]

Feb 23, 2019 19:10:59 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

There must be a lot of male and females kept together though.

Only if breeding, I think, Marianne. Being of the finch family, I understand that keeping a pair does mean a growing family, as they tend to breed like ... well ... finches!!