Re: Strange behavior of male canary
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Posted by PHBudgie on January 17, 2003 at 13:42:15:
In Reply to: Strange behavior of male canary posted by lovebird on January 16, 2003 at 17:59:32:
:hello everyone. I have a pair of canary, and the hen has been sitting on 4 eggs for a week. I notice while the hen is out for a short period of time to feed herself, the cock jumps into the nest and pretend to be a hen. He makes funny noises to call out to the hen but she apparently doesn't care. They switch role again when she's ready and everything else goes back to normal. Is this a normal behavior of canary cocks??? Would he harms the eggs in any way? should i remove him just for the safety of it. Please give me some advices. thanks
You really should leave the male in the cage. Changing roles is not uncommon. Only if the male has broken the eggs, or after the chick are born, if he hurts them in any way, should you remove him and place in a separate cage.
Another school of thought is that the male should be removed while the hen is nesting, so that he will continue to sing.
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