Canary died, but how??

[clucking with my chicken]

I had 2 canarys named robin and buttercup, they got along well and somtimes used to sing together but were not like bffs.
so here in Britain it’s been really cold, rainy, stormy and extremely windy.
so they live in the conservatory.
next day I found him in the water head first.
he could not of drowned because he always uses it and he Can easily lift his head out.
what I think that maybe somthing banged against the window and he got shocked and died on the spot and fell in.
he was always jumpy and scared of everything, even new foods.
what do you think.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I doubt it was shock.
What was the temperature in the conservatory?
How old was the bird?
What were they fed?

 

[clucking with my chicken]

He is around 2 years old,
he was fed canary feed and vairous canary safe food.
it was around 12 degreesCelsius, 53.6 Fahrenheit
and that is warm for winter here.
it has been much colder and they where fine

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Temperature is probably your problem. Canaries shouldn't really be below 60F. 65-70 is ideal. Canary islands don't get into the low 50sF.

https://www.petland.ca/pages/caring-for-your-canary

 

[clucking with my chicken]

But they have been in 2 British winters with me and they have been fine.
and they both would have died.
anyway I did move them to the living room, and I gave butter cup some. Water with few grains of sea salt and some sugar to keep her ene going until I get her to the vets

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Just because they spent 2 British winters, doesn't mean they were fine with that.
It is the responsibility of an owner of animals to provide an optimal environment- that they evolved genetically to need.

 

[clucking with my chicken]

Just because they spent 2 British winters, doesn't mean they were fine with that.

yes, but this winter has been warmer than last years one

 

[sourland]

Can you post a picture of the waterer ? Many years ago I had a male canary who managed to squeeze into a small plastic waterer and drown himself. I have always wondered what made 'Johnboy Bird' do that. Was he trying to bathe, or was he considering the waterer as a nest site ? Some things just make no sense.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I don't want to argue about this, but the bottom line is 53F is too cold for a canary.
My wife had a male betta in an aquarium without a heater that went down to the low 60s. He was lethargic. I put a heat pad under it and brought the temperature to 75F. He is much more active and I'm sure he will live much longer.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Can you post a picture of the waterer ? Many years ago I had a male canary who managed to squeeze into a small plastic waterer and drown himself. I have always wondered what made 'Johnboy Bird' do that. Was he trying to bathe, or was he considering the waterer as a nest site ? Some things just make no sense.

A canary should have a bathing dish with about 1 inch of water in it.