I have tried rid-mite, Vionate, vit-min drops, she get regular greens.

They make a clicking/coughing sound and the male has stopped singing. My canary is approx 1 yr old. The issue of losing a feather is nothing and should not be worried about, but I will reiterate stress can cause the bird to lose all of its feathers. Try giving your canary some mashed boiled egg with the crushed shell.You can add a few pieces of finely chopped green vegetables such as cucumber and cabbage. What can this be is he sick - Answered by a verified Pet Specialist . Many commercial canary foods are not adequate, and it's a good idea to add some fresh foods. well i have a 9 month old canary and she has been losing quite a lot of feathers lately. i thought she was molting at first but now i don't think she is. Missing feathers around a canary's neck is a sign of what the old-timers used to call a 'stuck moult'. I really don't know what to do, i am quite concerned, can anyone offer any suggestions? She seems happy though she eats sleep flys around sing and chatter in the morning just like when i first got her but now she is losing a lot of feathers.

Five wing feathers came off or he pulled them out in a short time about two weeks ago.

My canary is approx 1 yr old. I don't know what's wrong. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. The cause is mites, or lice (see Mites, in the Parasites section, above).

The following is a list/menu of the most common problems that you may come across. The most usual causes are a draft that he can't get out of (the most common cause for this symptom), or lack of adequate nutrition for growing in new feathers (another fairly common cause), or stress. In extreme cases the birds will develop bald patches as a result of over-zealous scratching.

2 of my canaries are losing feathers around their necks.

Canary losing feathers by: Dottie My female canary has lost all her feathers around her neck.

My vet said to give her vitamin D and put the bird in sun, neither one has worked so now I will trying feeding her a hard boiled egg with crushed egg shells, also put up a full spectrum light.

Re: Canary losing feathers around the tail/Back They need as much good food, greens and vits you can give.

A Canary's feathers are an outward symbol of its health. Acariasis. It has been slowly getting worse over the last 2 years, this picture was taken about 6 months ago and now almost all her belly hair is gone.

My Canary Sunny seems to be losing all her feathers. She seems happy though she eats sleep flys around sing and chatter in the morning just like when i first got her but now she is losing a lot of feathers. The canary's diet plays a very important role in the molting process, since optimal nutrition will be essential in achieving a durable, shiny and beautiful plumage.. She constantly lays eggs, maybe that is an issue? It is the process of your canary bird losing and then replacing his old worn out feathers with brand new ones. Remember if you keep your birds well fed with a varied diet, and quarantine new birds, you should avoid most of the diseases, which leaves just the minor problems (aforementioned from Fifecanary.org - Peter Ailwooda and James Hart):. Their droppings are a little watery. The feathers will shed a kind of dandruff, and will lose their usual sheen. 1 minute ago. Ever since university shut down, my canary has been behaving weirdly because I'm always home. This is why when you have a canary and you notice that it doesn't sing as much, or if it simply stops, you need to start paying serious attention to it. I also have another one in a separate cage but she's healthy. Canary molting is not an illness but a normal annual occurrence. Humans lose old hairs and grow new ones on a daily basis--year round--but for canaries it all takes place in a 6 to 12 week period.