How to distinguish a kenar from a canary?

Why is it important to know the gender of your pet?

Canaries differ from kenars in their temperament. Usually females are much calmer and quieter. Therefore, lovers of peace and tranquility are more suitable for a female canary. But people who value energy will definitely make friends with a male kenar.

The choice of the sex of a pet plays a big role in breeding. Agree, if you want to raise chicks, it will not be very pleasant to know that two females live in your house. We’ll have to get a male or even two.

Of course, you can buy a ready-made family of canaries, but it is important for a breeder to be able to understand the gender of their pets.

Due to their spectacular singing abilities, kenars have a higher price.

Moreover, the price of a male depends not only on his ability to sing. An extra ruble will be taken for longevity. And this is due to the fact that in the process of laying eggs, females spend their strength and quickly age.

The ability to get along with their fellows also depends on gender.

Males are aggressive: their life passes in an eternal struggle for territory and females. If you put two kenars in one cell, then friendship between them is unlikely to develop. But several females are able to keep the peace among themselves.

Ways to determine sex in canaries

You can determine the sex of a future pet by appearance or behavior. Turn on all the mindfulness that you have and go!

• How to determine gender by appearance?

Females and males of canaries have a very bright color, and body sizes are approximately the same. Determining gender “by eye” will be difficult. But with proper skill, you will learn this.

Examine the color in good light. Often females have duller green or greyish plumage.

On closer examination, you can see that the kenars have a longer tail. If you take the bird in your arms and turn it over on its back, the tail of the male will go down, and the tail of the female will rise.

Do not forget to pay attention to the throat of the chosen ones. During the chirping, the canary’s throat increases, while the canary remains the same.

And of course, your faithful ally when choosing a pet is a cloaca. The lower part of the abdomen of females is flat, with downy feathers. And males have a bulge ending in a tube.

• How to determine gender by behavior?

As we have already said, kenars are more noisy. This distinguishing feature can be used when buying a pet. Watch the birds, consult a breeder. Most likely, the noisiest comrades are the males.

But the following tips begin to work only with time.

• At the age of about six months, the kenars will give themselves away with beautiful flooding singing. Females can’t sing like that. Therefore, those wishing to breed canaries, it is better to purchase 3-4 birds and watch them.
• During the mating season (and this is 10-12 months), you will see that the canary is trying by any means to catch up with the canary and treat it to some kind of treat. But the female will not be up to it. Her thoughts are occupied with the improvement of the nest. If you put unnecessary rags, napkins, pieces of paper or twigs into the cage, all this will go to the construction of the future nest. Do not worry, the male will not leave his chosen one and will help her with this. During this period, the canary is already able to lay eggs. But without the participation of the kenar, they will not be fertilized, that is, “empty”.

Other ways to determine gender

• If you already have a clutch, pay attention to the shape of the eggs. An egg with identical poles (only round or pointed) will hatch into a female. The presence of different poles on the same egg, as a rule, indicates development within the male.
• Another “grandfather” way. In an adult, the tummy will help to recognize the sex. If you draw on it, the male will break out, and the female will freeze in place and tighten her paws.

When asked how to distinguish a kenar or canary, it is better to rely on the appearance of the pet: on its tail and cloaca. Perhaps this is the most accurate way to determine the gender of birds. To help you and the behavior of the baby. You will notice that some birds behave calmly, while others are more defiant. We wish you good luck!