Want to get a male singing canary

[eggcited2]

I miss having a canary and would love to have another singer. But they are so hard to find now days.

I know some of the "chain" name pet stores have canaries, but I am not paying $150 or more (their prices) for one that they have no idea if it is female or male. Plus none of the birds ever look really healthy in those large stores.

Does anyone know of a breeder in Missouri that could be trusted? In St. Louis area or close to that.

If no one knows of a breeder or safe place in Missouri, do you know of one in other states, that would ship?

I so miss having the beautiful song of a canary.

I prefer an American Singer song, second choice would be a Chopper. I am not as fond of most of the Roller singers I have heard.

 

[AquaEyes]

Look through some bird magazines in a book store and check out the classified ads in the back. Also, look for canary breeder clubs online -- many will have members listed by state. Oh, and two breeds you might be interested in learning about are Spanish timbrados and Belgian waterslagers. Look them up on youtube and you'll be able to hear some of their songs. Good luck.

 

[ScissorChick]

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Bird magazines normally have classifieds in the back of the magazine.

It's were I found MANY great bird supply stores, and breeders. I'm not sure if they

will have what your looking for, but You can look on ebayclassifieds.com, to. Normally

they have more birds available than craigslist/the paper, etc.

Good luck!

~Scissor

 

[4 luv of eggs]

I wish you were closer to me. I have eight babies. They're only four months old now and only two have identified themselves as boys. I'm afraid I'd be too afraid to ship them though. If you do find them and the person hasn't been able to identify the sex, there is a way. So far it seems to work. Females have domed heads while males are flatter. If you draw an imaginary line through the beak and to the back of the head, the female's eye will be above the line while the male's will be on the line (I hope that makes sense). Here's the website that explains it better than I can: http://canarytales.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-questions-for-big-bird.html

Good luck in your quest. You're right. They do seem to be getting harder to come by.

 

[broc-cool-i]

Great tip!