What is the best way to help a molting canary?

Question

What is the best way to help a molting canary?

Answer 1

Canaries normally molt once a year in the middle of the summer. All the feathers are replaced over a 2-3 month period. A molt can also occur if the bird is under a lot of stress, like moving to a new home. If the bird is used to a cool room, and then moved to a warmer room in the winter, that can trigger a molt. The most common cause of off-season molting is too much light. Canaries should not be kept up past sunset, especially in the winter. When molting, feed the bird extra egg biscuits because it needs extra protein to grow new feathers. Dark greens like kale or broccoli leaves are important for developing a deeper color in the feathers. Once formed, the feathers cannot change, so this is the only chance to give the bird the proper nutrition to grow them right. Male canaries usually don't sing much when they molt.

Answer 2

Keep it warm and away from draft.Give it extra supplement.

Answer 3

you need to give avi-vite [soluble vitamins] every day in water and i found that the mite and lice spray helped the process too. as it is fairly stressful at moulting time your canary will not sing, shorten the days by covering a little earlier and make sure they are not exposed to cold drafts, and extreme temperatures