News and Updates
January 2010
The Breeding season has finally started! This is my favorite time of the year when it come to my Glosters. By this point, I have evaluated the stock. I have based my evaluations on their average show finish, judges comments and an individual evaluation sheet. I then start considering the pairing of the Glosters. This to me is the most important part of the process in order to produce the healthiest quality of Glosters and be successful next show season .
The birds are off and running and if this is any indication we should have a good season. Here is a picture of our first Chicks born this year. On a special note, the chick on the right has red eyes an indication that this baby will be Cinnamon Gloster Canary.
December 2009
Masferrer's Canaries Update 12/12/09: We had our First Corona Division winner this past weekend!
Masferrer's Canaries Update 12/5/09: This Gloster Corona received 2nd Best Corona at the 38th Annual Color Bred Canary Club Show on Dec. 5th, 2009. Out of 10 Glosters we showed, 5 finished First, 2 finished 2nd and 1 finished 3rd in their respected classes. In the overall we had our Coronas finish 2nd Best and 4th Best in the Division. We were very proud of the results. I am pleased to say "Casa Canary" had an amazing Gloster that won Best Corona and ultimately the show. I send my congratulations to The Casa! Keep up the good work!
November 2009
The weekend of November 7th was a special weekend for us. It marked the first Canary Show of the season. We had put in a lot of time and effort to get to this day. It was truly a family effort ranging from my my wife and kids, my nephew Alexis and even my friend JP who has pitched in and supported us this year. I was anxiously curious to see where we would rank up against the veteran breeders.
I am very happy to say we did well and surpassed my expectations. We had a Cinnamon Consort Win her Section and we had a few more 2nd and 3rd place Finishes within their specific classes. These results bold well for next years breeding season. I will be competing two more time next month on December 6th & 7th at the Miami ColorBred Canary Show and on 11th & 12th at the Florida Canary Fanciers Bird Show in Kissimmee Florida.
Here
are a few pictures from the Florida Bird Breeders Association Show. 
October 2009
The birds are now training daily in the show cages. As they prepare for the first show of the season. The show is being held in Miami Florida. The canary club's name is "Florida Bird Breeders Association"(fbbacanary.com). They are expecting 900-950 canaries to be entered in the competition.
In other news, the Florida Bird Breeders Association club had it's monthly meeting on October 8th. After are regular business agenda was done. We had special guest speakers. The owner of Quiko Bird Products Christian Herberg and the owner of Simbads bird's house in Miami Florida. They discussed Quiko's commitment to avian nutrition and all the different products they offer. (note: In my bird room, I use Quicko Rusk, egg food, carrots, Forte Multi Vitamin, Forte Plus and Spirulina)
September 2009
Here are a few pictures of our 2009 Show Team. We started training them towards the end of August. I ensured that they were done with molt. We start their time in the show cage at 15minute and increase the amount as the become more comfortable in the cage. I occasionally pickup the cage move it around and use my hand movements. to get the bird to position it self correctly. They are really coming along.
June, July and August 2009
The bird went through their annual Molts in the months June, July and August. We also moved our Bird Room to a new location. We ensured that our bird were made as comfortable as possible and given a well balanced diet to come out of the molt in good health.
May 2009
May marks the end of the breeding season for us. I try to limit the total clutches of each female to 3. There are exceptions to rule depending on the circumstances of each mated pair and the expectations that were expected from them. Here are some of our chicks after a two month.
April 2009
Here are a few pictures of our new arrivals and too our surprise there were two cinnamons in the clutch! Look at the sequence of pictures below, as this female Gloster Corona feeds her clutch then notices me taking the picture.
