Very welcome, glad it was helpful

@@elainebelsey32 august

Hey, sorry for late reply been out on the road filming, not uncommon and nothing to worry about. With two nest sites in the cage they’ll often flit between the two

​@TheCanaryRoom thank you Matt for replying at all. I truly appreciate it. I got my hen who has now laid another 4 eggs .. round 3. Round 1 was all clear, round 2 was 4 eggs, 3 chicks. So I put her own cage with egg food Broc and kale with seed. Got my male who provided the 3 chicks with another but they are cold/hot and she is nesting and they are mating but much more fighting and mixed signal. Moved the chicks now to their own cage. They are already on Broc eggfood and hard seed mix for about a week now. No more "peep" for mom or dad. Mom and dad both fed the chicks, was very emotional for me to watch. Joyous and wonderful. Thanks again , I have a feeling I have become a lifelong birder now. I'm in Toronto maybe I'll see you at the show in oct-november. I might enter one of mine they are Portugese harlequin and absolutely wonderful with beautiful black crests and white orange cream bodies.

Thanks for the kind words Angie. My cages are custom built from Dave Rands in the U.K. I know he ships to mainland Europe too. There’s a lot of modular cage options on the market petsource.co.uk have a good selection. Initial set up depending on the scale can be pretty expensive, but the equipment lasts for a long time so if you plan to be in the hobby for a long time think about it as an investment over a few years. Best of luck Matt

No sorry a flighted bird can be up to 5 years old

I’m so glad I got it nearly right! Happy to have helped my friend

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Thanks Paul, I live in hope that one day it will be resolved

There’s some many variables to answer this. The red black in new colours is available at a reasonable price, exhibition standard are more often more expensive. The variety of the canary has an influence too with the rarer varieties carrying a premium

Ups and downs Davey keep plugging away mate

@@TheCanaryRoom Thank you Matt 👍😎

Thanks 🙏 so much

Morning Andy, thanks for the kind words. I like the idea of following it on Facebook, keep your eyes 👀 peeled! I use 4 drops of tea tree to 2 litres of water, I do put baths on once or twice a week too but find a daily spray helps with the preening and the moult

@TheCanaryRoom Great thanks Matt 👍

Less destructive but equally heartbreaking, glad you enjoyed it

Try a product called grog from dr couteel

Sorry to hear that mate, some losses after birds have been weaned are inevitable but not at that level. Difficult to suggest what could be going wrong, I keep mine on soaked seed and egg food for the first few months as although they take hard seed i feel they still need it. I’d sterilise the drinkers again, keep everything clean and keep going. You could try baycox but im wary about it in young canaries

Congratulations, delighted for you. And thank you for your kind comments, glad to have been a little help

​@@TheCanaryRoom3 babies now , Portugese harlequim, from a reputable breeder in my area. He has German rollers as well but I need to stop for now. I am becoming mad in a good way . my male has mated with my other female many times in passed 3-4 days. She is still waiting for round 2. She has built another nest and sits but no eggs. She had 5 clear first round. Anyways thanks again, nothing makes me happier than hearing the little peeps from under my hen as the babies are growing. They grow very fast and I've dropped my nest low and put some newspaper under incase.

A combination of things, I use exzolt throughout the season every 6 weeks for the treatment and prevention of mite. I give soluble calcium a couple of times a week, and also a multivitamin (avigold 11 in 1) hope that helps

Well done for getting some bred, I’m not clear if they’re still in the nest or not? If they are change the nest straight away, a little baby talk will dry out the mites. Give the cage and perches a good clean with a mild bleach. Exzolt is a brilliant treatment for the water, it’s expensive but will kill all the mite

Can you clarify what is baby talk ? You meant like talcum powder ? No mites here but been on here a few weeks, on my second clutch and always like to read solutions . Thank you Matt. I have 3 of 4 eggs in my second round with veins, day 7-9.​@@TheCanaryRoom

Yep baby talc auto correct sorry !

​@@TheCanaryRoomcheers. Love your videos. Whenever I watch, my male and 1 hen goes crazy because he can hear your birds. I am "lucky" enough to have a very loud active hen, she sounds like a rooster playing a flute !

I have a first year hen, 5 for first.. she had 3 on the floor and they broke. This round , 4 , all in nest , 3 are good one is clear for sure no good. My other hen that started early hasn't laid another round in 3 weeks but is actively breeding with my male..m so I hope next week, also playing building nest .

Just LED

Glad you enjoyed it