The Vancouver Canary Club operates in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas of British columbia, Canada.
The Vancouver Canary Club is incorporated under the Societies Act of British Columbia under registration number S-43451.
Welcome club members and all canary enthusiasts!
The Vancouver Canary Club operates in the Greater Vancouver and
Fraser Valley areas of British columbia, Canada. Our goals are to:
New Mailing Address:
2251 Como Lake Ave. Coquitlam, BC V3J 3R6
Oct
18
This week’s photo was sent in by Mostafa.
It’s a photo of Melon and her babies.
Melon is a red intensive canary.
Thanks for sending in the photo, Mostafa!
If you would like to send in a photo of your canary, please click here – send in photo.
Aug
5
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!
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!!!
May
9
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!
Mar
30
| 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 |
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TOTAL: |
————– 100 points |
Classifications:
Silver cap
Gold cap
Silver cap, broken
Gold cap, broken
All non-capped
Any Blue or Brown
Any other colour
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| Lizard Silver Clear Cap | Lizard Gold Clear Cap |
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| Lizard Silver Non-Cap | Lizard Broken Cap |
Mar
30
*** 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.