The move to Miami was successful and I am glad to be back at TFF. Other than some plants, everybody survived the trip well and I was looking forward to things. Then it happened. About a week and a half after the move, I lost poor Buttercup, my female red-factor canary. She was fine Sunday morning when we went to church, playing, eating, drinking, chirping, no fluffed feathers, good stool, nothing. Yes, I check these things on a daily basis, you have to. I come home from church and she's lying on the floor of the cage, no trauma, nothing. A few minutes later, she goes into convulsions and dies. The problem with birds is that it can be very difficult to tell if someone is truely ill. She didn't seem ill at all, which is puzzling. Wesley, the male is coping well and is still singing in true canary fashion.
Here is a picture of Buttercup.
I have no plans to get another mate for Wesley. He's already over 3 years old and most canaries sold are less than 6 months, so I'm concerned about the potential age gap. Solitary males can be kept and this may be best for him. Birds tend to not last long after the loss of a mate and they were very close, even though they never bred. They were always kept together. Only time will tell.
Thanks for reading. Buttercup will be missed.
llj
Here is a picture of Buttercup.
I have no plans to get another mate for Wesley. He's already over 3 years old and most canaries sold are less than 6 months, so I'm concerned about the potential age gap. Solitary males can be kept and this may be best for him. Birds tend to not last long after the loss of a mate and they were very close, even though they never bred. They were always kept together. Only time will tell.
Thanks for reading. Buttercup will be missed.
llj
donna.
