Can a blue jay live with a canary in a cage?

Question

i have a grown canary and i found a baby blue jay. it was dying but i helped it to stay alive-i did the same thing with the canary about a year ago. so now i want to keep it its still a baby. will my canary kill it? what should i do??

Answer 1

No.  A blue jay can be very aggressive and will kill your canary.  The two should not be caged together.  Please read my profile

Answer 2

You should let the jay go. Jays are wild birds and they're also omnivorous -- they'll EAT your canary.

Answer 3

Blue Jays are very aggressive and will probably kill your canary.  I had a bird feeder where I used to live and when the blue jays showed up they decapitated all of the cute little finches that came to my feeder...killed about 8 of them that way.  I hate blue jays!!!

Answer 4

No, I would not keep both in one cage you  can get to cages, but thats what i did to the baby bird i found

Answer 5

Not only are you breaking the law, but you are going to kill both of the birds in the process.

Taking a blue jay from the wild is illegal. I doubt you rescued it.   If it was dying, it wouldn't be alive right now.  

Putting it in a cage with a canary is insane.  Not only do wild birds carry disease and parasites, but blue jays are carnivorous.  They kill other birds.

Canaries and blue jays don't even eat the same diet.

Killing two birds with one stone?

Its's illegal to keep the blue jay.  No one is permitted to keep any native wild birds in the US or Canada as pets - NO ONE.

You need to contact a licensed wildlife rehabber, before you break any more laws.

Check this link for worldwide listings:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact....

In the US, rehabilitation is regulated by the Federal government and State DNR (Dept of Natural Resources), or Dept of Fish and Game. Services are free to the public, as all native wild birds are protected by federal law.

There are several sites with listing of rehabbers, although the easiest way to find one is to search Yahoo! or Google for "wildlife rehabilitation + your state (try both full and abbreviated)". Also search on "DNR rehabilitation + your state".

You may be able to find a contact for a nearby rehabber through your local humane society, animal shelter, or police department.

Links are also available on these sites:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/

http://www.greenpeople.org/sanctuary.htm

http://www.iwrc-online.org/

http://wrcmn.org/public/default.asp

http://www.wildliferehabilitators.com/li...

Answer 6

What birdgirl said, and also, how do you know the blue jay doesn't have a disease that could be passed to and kill your canary?  That's why you never let pet birds have contact with wild ones.

Answer 7

It will eat the canary.When it's big enough to fly,let it go.

Answer 8

It is against the law for you to keep a wild bird as a pet..they are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, you can be fined or jailed for having it in your possession.  This bird needs to go back to the wild where it belongs..get it to a local wildlife rehab where it can be taught the skills it needs to survive in the wild, and they will release it when it is ready.    Also, it would most likely kill your canary. Look for a rehab here:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactA...