questions about canary's

[hugs28]

Hi all, I have a few questions for the canary enthusiast. I just got a canary from a lady who was giving him away. He is beautiful. My questions are, how do I know if it is a singing canary and also how can I tell if it is male or female. It is all yellow (different shades) with a small black spot on the back of its neck. I have had it 2 days now and it just makes a peep sound, and a slight chirp. The lady said it was a male and that it does sing, but I don't know, how long would it take to start singing when going to a new place? thanks all

[LEZ]

Originally Posted by hugs28

Hi all, I have a few questions for the canary enthusiast. I just got a canary from a lady who was giving him away. He is beautiful. My questions are, how do I know if it is a singing canary and also how can I tell if it is male or female. It is all yellow (different shades) with a small black spot on the back of its neck. I have had it 2 days now and it just makes a peep sound, and a slight chirp. The lady said it was a male and that it does sing, but I don't know, how long would it take to start singing when going to a new place? thanks all

When going through the molt most if not all male canaries stop singing, around August September for my ones. My males have started singing over the last week or two. You cant tell a male canary from a female one by looks
The noises that your one is making could be a female but it could be a male
before he starts singing. If its a male i would guess he will sing in the spring as singing is him trying to attract a female. good luck and hope he sings for you :icon_smil
LEZ