Comments on: Moving my canaries

By: Margie Hunter

Margie Hunter — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:18:09 +0000

Don't we bird lovers all wonder what Martha did with the original castle? I have 5 Zebra Finches who would love me to make a home like this for them. It really is so difficult to find the perfect cage.

By: KEN

KEN — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:21:46 +0000

I Just finished building a replica of "Marthas Canary cage" , though not as big ,but is pretty big, with seed tray and all, my finches love it, and it looks great in my bird-living room.thanks for the images to copy!

By: Kveta

Kveta — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:52:05 +0000

I'm not into canaries, but I have been looking for the book "Canary Red" for years. I read it 30-some years ago and loved it. I can't even remember the author's name. Can you help?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:11:23 +0000

I'd like to know where Martha bought her red canaries from. I'd like to obtain some but I want a repetable dealer. Thank You.

By: sara

sara — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:24:08 +0000

Will you publish a construction template for Le château des Canaries? In any case, I hope that your canaries are enjoying their new place!

By: Gabby

Gabby — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:12:50 +0000

Hi Martha!
What beautiful birds. You must be very blessed to have such beautiful birds. Have a good weekend.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:30:14 +0000

I love your cage martha. I use to have red factor canaries many years ago when i was breeding zebra finches. Do you feed your red factors red food. I was told by breeders to do that to keep them red as sometimes they turn a orange when they molt and the red food keep them a real nice deep red. paprika is what we used and it worked fine. It was given daily along with their treats.

I also treated my birds to a bath every day and some sun everyday,it's good for their health. The cage i had was built into the wall and was 7 feet long by 8 feet high and 4 feet wide,so they could fly all they wanted to and like you i provided bunches of branches. When it came to breeding i would select a pair and take them out of the community cage and put them in their own little house to breed,it seems to keep the calm in the big house.

Maybe one day you could post more of a close up of your individual birds,sure would love to see them. If you can find a bird store that sells special made seeds for your canaries that's better than the store bought stuff at petsmart and most pet stores.

We have a place here called All Bird Stuff http://www.allbirdstuff.com/ many people from all over the country order her special made bird foods,even i did when i moved out of town for a year and none of my birds would eat anything else. They got spoiled lol.

So anyway enjoy your birds i know i would.

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:11:46 +0000

I love the cage you made for your canaries! Will you share the construction instructions?

By: Jan Erickson

Jan Erickson — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:53:55 +0000

Hi Martha, I love both of these cages and I'm sure your beautiful canaries do, also. They look so relaxed and happy, especially in the sun. What are you going to do with the original cage?! I have never had any caged birds, but I thoroughly enjoy all of the different kinds of birds that visit my property. Then there are the sea gulls and bald eagles that fly way up above my house. I always know when the bald eagles are in the area, because the crows start squawking and and try to chase the eagles to no avail. Birds are so fascinating. Jan

By: Krista Long

Krista Long — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:57:51 +0000

Where does one find such a large, nice aviary? It's beautiful. I notice they are both different. Did someone make these to your specifications? I can imagine the sounds are glorious! Thank you, Kris.