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Re: canary colors
Posted by Debbie on 10/19/12

On 1/13/12, richard bunting wrote:
> On 1/08/11, Bruce wrote:
>> what makes a yellow canary yellow/ Can it be controlled by
>> diet? Please let me know. Any vegetables they might like or
>> fruits? Thanks! Bruce
> yes color can be controlled,when i lived in wa state there
was
> a pet store i shopped very often. They had a red powder
forsale
> that ya put in their water and made the color more intence

A yellow canary is produced by genetics. Usually yellow is
produced by mating two yellow birds together or a yellow to
white.
Although the color of some can be intensified by using a
coloring agent. Cantaxanthin is used to turn birds red or
orange. Zoos use this product to color the flamingo

Posts on this thread, including this one

• canary colors, 1/08/11, by Bruce.
• Re: canary colors, 1/13/12, by richard bunting.
• Re: canary colors, 10/19/12, by Debbie.