The Vancouver Canary Club

BIRD MART - hosted by the Vancouver Canary Club

Editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:41:40 +0000

VCC Event - BIRD MART

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2008

Time: To be announced
Place: Lockdale Community Center
490 Sperling Avenue
Burnaby, BC

The Vancouver Canary Club will be hosting a BIRD MART on Sunday, September 21, 2008.
The Bird Mart is a fundraiser for our upcoming VCC Fall Show.
We are looking for Buyers and Sellers!

For Buyers: We will have many avian products, bird feed, cage accessories as well as birds - canaries, finches, and perhaps other types of birds.
For Sellers: You can have a table spot to sell your goods for $25.00.

If you are interested in renting a table or would like more information, please contact us by clicking here:
http://www.vancouvercanaryclub.com/contact-us/

Please come out and support the VCC Fall Show!!!

How to tell if canary is a male or a female?

Editor — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:49:21 +0000

A visitor, Sabrina, emailed this question:

“HOW DO YOU TELL IF THE CANARY IS FEMALE OR MALE? I BOUGHT A YELLOW CANARY AND IT’S HARD TO TELL IF IT’S A BOY OR GIRL. SHE DOESN’T SING LIKE A MALE DOES.”

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Hi, Sabrina!

Usually, the males sing and not the females. However, we’ve had females that sound like they were singing. They would trill and tweet kind of like a male canary. It’s really difficult to tell a male from a female until breeding season.

To check, and if you’re feeling brave enough to hold your canary, gently blow on its vent to move the feathers so you can see it’s underbelly. The male will have a penis like a very small swelling next to the vent. If the vent is smooth and round, torpedo-shaped, then it is female.

More experienced breeders can tell just by looking at their birds if they have other canaries of same type and colour to compare it to. It may be more difficult to sex younger canaries. Hope this helps!

Standard: LIZARD CANARIES (type)

Editor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:40:59 +0000

LIZARD CANARIES (Type Canary)

Spangles	Regularity and distinctness.	25 points
Feather Quality	Tightness and silkiness.	15 points
Ground Colour	Depth and evenness.	10 points
Breast	Extent and regularity of rowing.	10 points
Wings and Tail	Neatness and darkness.	10 points
Cap	Neatness and shape.	10 points
Covert Feathers	Lacing.	5 points
Eyelash	Regularity and clarity.	5 points
Beak, Legs and Feet	Darkness.	5 points
Steadiness and Staging	Clean and in perfect health. Correctly staged.	5 points
TOTAL:		————– 100 points

Classifications:
Silver cap
Gold cap
Silver cap, broken
Gold cap, broken
All non-capped
Any Blue or Brown
Any other colour


Lizard Silver Clear Cap	Lizard Gold Clear Cap

Lizard Silver Non-Cap	Lizard Broken Cap

Standard: LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES

Editor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:23:30 +0000

LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES
- All clear birds, no melanin.

*** We’re looking for photos of canaries from each classification! Please, email us! ***

Lipochrome colour	50 points
Position	10 points
Size	10 points
Conformation	10 points
Feather	15 points
Condition	5 points
TOTAL:	————– 100 points

Classifications:
RED GROUND INTENSIVE
Red Intensive
Rubino Intensive

RED GROUND FROST
Red Frost
Rubino Frost

YELLOW GROUND INTENSIVE & FROST
Yellow Intensive
Yellow Frost
Lutino Intensive or Frost

WHITE GROUND DOMINANT & RECESSIVE
White Dominant
White Recessive
Albino Dominant or Recessive

IVORIES
Rose Ivory Intensive
Rose Ivory Frost
Rubino Ivory Intensive or Frost
Yellow Ivory Intensive or Frost
Lutino Ivory Intensive or Frost

MOSAIC (DIMORPHIC) MALES AND FEMALES
Red Mosaic
Red Ivory Mosaic
Rubino Mosaic
Yellow Mosaic
Yellow Ivory Mosaic
Lutino Mosaic

*** Rubinos, Lutinos, Albinos are red eyed Lipochrome once from either Inos or Satinets. Being Lopochrome White Ground, it is impossible to distinguish either mutation; so we call them Rubinos Red Ground, Lutinos Yellow Ground or Albinos White Ground.

Standards: MELANIN COLOURBRED CANARIES (Classic)

Editor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:17:16 +0000

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

*** We’re looking for photos of canaries from each classification! Please, email us! ***

Melanin Pigment	30 points
Grond Colour	20 points
Position	10 points
Size	10 points
Conformation	10 points
Feather	15 points
Condition	5 points
TOTAL:	————– 100 points

CLASSIC
Bronze Intensive
Bronze Ivory Intensive

BRONZE FROST INCLUDING IVORY
Bronze Frost
Bronze Ivory Frost

RED BROWNS & ISABEL INCLUDING IVORY
Red Brown Intensive
Red Brown Frost
Rose Brown Intensive or Frost

RED AGATE & ISABEL INCLUDING IVORY
Red Agate Intensive
Red Agate Frost
Rose Agate Intensive or Frost
Red Isabel Intensive
Red Isable Frost
Rose Isabel Intensive or Frost

YELLOW & WHITE (GOLD & SILVER)
Green Intensive
Green Frost
Green Ivory Intensive or Frost
Blue Intensive
Blue Frost
Blue Ivory Intensive or Frost
Gold Brown Intensive or Frost
Gold Brown Ivory Intensive or Frost
Silver Brown Dominant or Recessive
Gold Agate Intensive or Frost
Gold Agate Ivory Intensive or Frost
Silver Agate Dominate or Recessive
Gold Isabel Intensive or Frost
Gold Isabel Ivory Intensive or Frost
Siler Isabel Dominant or Recessive

CLASSIC MELANIN MOSAICS
Bronze Ivory
Green & Ivory
Red Brown & Ivory
Gold Brown & Ivory
Red Agate & Ivory
Gold Agate & Ivory
Red Isabel & Ivory
Gold Isabel & Ivory

Standards: NEW COLOUR CANARIES

Editor — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:13:13 +0000

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

*** We’re looking for photos of canaries from each classification! Please, email us! ***

Melanin Pigment	30 points
Grond Colour	20 points
Position	10 points
Size	10 points
Conformation	10 points
Feather	15 points
Condition	5 points
TOTAL:	————–100 points

ALL OPALS
Bronze Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Blue Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Agate Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Agate Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Agate Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Isabel Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Isabel Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Isabel Opal Dominant or Recessive

ALL INOS
Bronze Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Blue Ino Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Ino Dominant or Recessive
Any other Ino

ALL SATINETS
Red Satinet Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Satinet Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Satinet Dominant or Recessive

ALL PASTELS
Bronze Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Bronze Grey Wing
Green Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green rey Wing
Blue Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Blue Grey Wing Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Rd Agate Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Agate Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivoy
Silver Agate Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Red Isabel Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Isabel Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Isabel Pastel Dominant or Recessive

ALL MOSAICS (DIMORPHIC)
Opals in Red and Ivory
Opals in Gold and Ivory
Inos in Red and Ivory
Inos in Gold and Ivory
Satinets in Red and Ivory
Satinets in Gold and Ivory
Pastels in Red and Ivory
Pastels in Gold and Ivory
Topazes in Red and Ivory
Topazes in Gold and Ivory
All Eumos in ed or Yellow and Ivory
All Onyx in Red or Yellow and Ivory

NEW MELANIN MUTATIONS - TOPAZ, EUMOS, ONYX AND

SISKIN CROSSES/MULES
All Topaz in Red, Yellow and White
All Eumos in Red, Yellow and White
All Onyx in Red, Yellow and White
Red Siskin Crosses

Standards: FIFE CANARY

Editor — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:12:15 +0000

Head	Small, round and neat when viewed from any angle. Eyes near centre, dark and bright. Beak fine.	10 points
Neck	Moulded smoothly into body, showing curve at nape.	5 points
Body	Back well filled and nicely rounded but not heavy, the line gradually tapering to the vent.	15 points
Wings	Compact, carried close to the body, meeting at the tips just below the root of the tail.	5 points
Tail	Close packed and narrow, nicely rounded and filled in at the root.	5 points
Legs and Feet	Medium length showing a little thigh. Feet proportinate.	5 points
Colour	Natural rich soft and pure, as level in tint as possible throughout.	10 points
Plumage	Close, firm and fine, presenting a smooth glossy silky appearance and free from frills or roughness.	10 points
Position & Carriage	Semi-erect standing at about 60 degree angle. Alert and jaunty, moving confidently between perches.	10 points
Condition	Clean and in perfect health. Correctly staged.	5 points
Size	Ideal length: 115mm / 4.5 inches or less. Tendency to the diminutive.	20 points
TOTAL:		————– 100 points

SHOW CAGE

The show cage for the Fife canary is the Dewar show cage. This is the same cage as used for the Border canary except that the perches are 1/2 inch diameter instead of 5/8 inch for the Border and the gap between them is one wire less i.e. position one perch at the drinker hole then count 6 wires and position the second perch.

Overall length	12 5/8 inches
Overall Width	4 3/4 inches
Overall Height	11 inches and ends 9 inches
Base	3/32 inches thick
Bottom Rail	1 3/8 inches wide x 3/16 inches thick
Corner Posts	3 1/4 inches long x 3/16 inches square
Seed Drawer	1 ½ inches long x ¾ inch wide
Drawer Handle	½ inch x No. 6 round head screw
Drinking Hole	7/8 inch long x ¾ inch wide
Crossbar	4 ½ inches from base inside
Frame	16 gauge wire
Filling	18 gauge wire
Perches	1/2 inch in diameter. The gap between them is one wire less. Position one perch at the drinker hole then count 6 wires and position the second perch.


Variegated Cinnamon Fife	Variegated Fife	Variegated Blue Fife

Colour / Color	Description
Yellow	An intense yellow. Not washed-out or pale. Also called Intensive Yellow. The Yellow is lipochrome - a fat-soluble dye that colours the feathers.
Buff	A paler shade of yellow. Also known as Frosted. This is caused by the bird having bigger and more rounded feathers, where the edge is frosted white.
White	A white canary is “white” and may have very slight tinges of yellow on its flanks.
Green	This is a yellow or buff bird with a black and brown “melanin” pigment superimposed over their ground colour that gives the bird a greenish appearance. The wild and original canaries are this colour. A true green bird also has dark skin on legs and feet.
Cinnamon	This is a yellow or buff bird with a brown only melanin pigment superimposed over their ground colour which gives the bird a brownish appearance. Cinnamons have pink eyes which can be observed easily when first born.
Blue	Blue is a white bird with a black and brown melanin pigment superimposed over their white ground colour which gives the bird a bluish appearance.
fawn	fawn is a white bird with Cinnamon - brown only melanin pigment superimposed over their ground colour which gives the bird a tan/light brown appearance.
Grizzled	Any coloured bird with a patch of light grey. Show-term.
Lightly Variegated	The bird has less than 50% dark feathers: Green, Cinnamon, fawn or Blue. Show-term.
Heavily Variegated	The bird has more than 50%-75% dark feathers: Green, Cinnamon, fawn or Blue. Show-term.
3 Parts Dark	The bird has 75% or more dark feathers: Green, Cinnamon, fawn or Blue. Show-term.
Clear	Clear bird is all yellow, all buff or all white – no markings at all.
Ticked	The bird has a single small patch of dark feathers. A ticked bird would have a single green, cinnamon, blue or fawn mark coverable by the size of a penny or 3 flights next to each other forming a solid mark in either a wing or tail. Show-term.
Self	A self bird should have no light markings so would be all green or all cinnamon or all blue or all fawn.
Foul	A Foul bird is the opposite to a ticked bird. The bird has a single light mark coverable by the size of a penny or 3 light flights next to each other forming a solid mark in either a wing or tail.

Standards: NORWICH CANARY

Editor — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:47:58 +0000

Feature Description Points

Type	Short and cobby. Back broad and well filled-in, showing a slight rise transversely. Chest broad and deep, giving an expansive curved front, and sweeping under therefrom in one full curve to the tail. Ideal length 6 to 6.25 ins. Stance or position at about an angle of 45 degrees.	25 points
Head	Proportionately bold and assertive in its carriage. A full forehead rising from a short neat beak. To be well rounded over and across the skull. Cheeks full and clear featured, eye to be well placed and discernible.	10 points
Neck	Short and thick, continuing the run from the backskull onto the shoulders, and from a full throat into the breast.	10 points
Wings	Short and well braced, meeting nicely at the tips, to rest lightly yet closely on the rump.	10 points
Tail	Short, closely packed, and well filled-in at the root. Rigidly carried, giving an all-of-one-piece appearance with the body.	5 points
Legs and Feet	Legs well set back. Feet perfect.	5 points
Condition	In full bloom of perfect health. Bold, bouncing movement.	10 points
Quality of Feather	Close and fine in texture, presenting the smooth, silky plumage necessary to give a clean-cut contour.	10 points
Colour	Rich, bright and level throughout, with sheen or brilliancy. Yellows a deep orange. Buffs rich in ground and well mealed.	10 points
Staging	Clean and correctly staged.	5 points
TOTAL:		————– 100 points

SHOW CAGE DIMENSIONS

Cage	12″ long x 11 1/2″ high x 4 3/4″broad on all outside sizes constructed from 3/16″ thick timber. 1 1/4″ diameter hole on center roof.
Front	18 wires 5/8″ spacing. Pins between 3rd & 4th wire from each end at bottom. Drinker hole 1″ sq. central between 9th & 10th wires.
Door	3 1/2″ diameter fitted on right hand side, hinging from rear.
Perches	1/2″ x 3/8″ or 1/2″x 1/2″ grooved ends to fit flush on bar and 7th wire from each side of front. Natural wood.
Drinker	Standard zinc, all black exterior and rim. Plastic, all black.
Paint Exterior	Exterior: High Gloss black enamel.
PAINT INTERIOR (Does anyone have the Home Depot Behr brand composition information?)	Lowe’s Gallon…………………..Colorant………Amount Base: B 1-1626…….103………………20 (Incand.)……………..105………………20 …………………………….114………………1Y31 Lowes-Valspar Int/Oil/H-Gloss Enterprise 12 yr
Seed	Plain canary or mix on floor

QUIZ: Classify this canary!

Editor — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:12:33 +0000

Do you know what type of canary this is?
Please click on “Comments” below to answer!

In response to Comment regarding ill canary…

Editor — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:28:02 +0000

BJ
March 8th, 2008
8:48 am

My little Alexander died this morning. I wondered if anyone could tell me how to track the breeder. I took the numbers off his band.

I would like to provide his symptoms to the breeder.

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Melanie
March 8th, 2008
10:21 am

Hi!

I’m so sorry to hear about your canary’s passing.

If you are in Canada, your leg bands would most likely be issued by the AACC Aviculture Advancement Council of Canada. The leg bands will have ACC in from of the numbers. You could contact the Ring Registrar here: http://www.aacc.ca . They can help identify the Canary Club or breeder that purchased the band. If it’s a canary club recorded for Alexander’s band, I would contact the canary club as they should have recorded the breeder who bought the band.

If you are in the US, there are several aviculture societies. The letters in front of the leg bands numbers should provide clues as to which society/club to contact.

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BJ
March 5th, 2008
5:36 am

Thank you for your information. I have isolated him in his own new cage. He is still eating really well, in fact I am surprised by the amount of food that he is eating. He remains on the bottom of the cage and I will give the best care I can to him for as long as he decides to hang on. He doesn’t appear to be in any distress.

Thank you again for responding.

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Hi, BJ!

I am sorry to hear about your canary.
I highly recommend purchasing your canaries from a breeder rather than a pet store for various reasons:

1) Pet Stores may not be feeding the correct diet or properly caring for birds, especially parrots. Dedicated breeders are more knowledgeable and more specialized in the care of the specific species that they breed.

2) The birds sold to pet stores are usually the breeders’ culled birds… sad to say, their “leftover birds”. The majority of these birds are totally fine for pets! If the breeder is a responsible breeder, the birds should be healthy and come from good stock. They are not kept by the breeders because they are not of showbird quality and cannot be fit into their breeding program.

3) Neurological condition can stem from in-breeding. Some breeders are not careful with the pairing of their breeding stock. This results in in-breeding which can lead to genetic disorders. Unfortunately, this may be the case with your canary.

Best of luck to you and your canary.
If we have an ill canary, we separate him/her from the other birds and keep him in a warm environment around 25 degrees Celsius.

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BJ Reyno[Edit]
March 2nd, 2008
5:37 am

I am looking for some help. I purchased a dark red factor male canary in December from Pets Unlimited. They guaranteed that he would sing. He was not as lively as my others but was friendly enough. I waited for him to sing - which never happened. After the 60 days the store offered me an exchange but by then I was attached to him and declined their offer. Since that time he has become letharic, sleeping at the bottom of his cage. He was always fluffed up but I was told that he was probably a soft feathered variety. Now he has become very shakey, he can no longer fly and lives at the bottom of his cage. I took his droppings to the vet and they examined them for parasites, but told me that that was not his problem - they offered to dispose of him for me. :-(. It appears that he has a neurological condition. He is still eating and I set up his food for him at the bottom of the cage several times a day. I expect that he will not live too much longer. I am looking to see if anyone can shead any light on this for me. He gets the top quality seed, vitamins each day and fruits and vegetables and occasionally egg. Thank you for any comments.

The Vancouver Canary Club

BIRD MART - hosted by the Vancouver Canary Club

How to tell if canary is a male or a female?

Standard: LIZARD CANARIES (type)

LIZARD CANARIES (Type Canary)

Standard: LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES

LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES - All clear birds, no melanin.

Standards: MELANIN COLOURBRED CANARIES (Classic)

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

Standards: NEW COLOUR CANARIES

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

NEW MELANIN MUTATIONS - TOPAZ, EUMOS, ONYX AND

Standards: FIFE CANARY

SHOW CAGE

Standards: NORWICH CANARY

SHOW CAGE DIMENSIONS

QUIZ: Classify this canary!

In response to Comment regarding ill canary…

LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES
- All clear birds, no melanin.