THE FIFE FANCY CANARY

Our Show this year exhibitors bench more Fife canaries that any other type. Here below is an example of the standard require to produce the ideal bird. They are a recent breed having been created around the 1950's and now the most popular of our canary fancy. The Fife was first given its own classes only in 1975 which proves how young this breed of canary is.

                                                                                                         THE IDEAL FIFE TOP LEFT.         WINGS TO HIGH TOP RIGHT.

                                                                                                WINGS APART OR DROPED BOTTOM LEFT.            CHESTY BOTTOM RIGHT

THE STANDARD:

HEAD: SMALL ROUND AND NEAT.        BODY: NICELY ROUNDED, NOT HEAVEY, LINE TAPPERING TO VENT.   WINGS: COMPACT, CLOSE TO BODY MEETING AT THE ROOT OF THE TAIL.   LEGS:  MEDIUM LENGTH SHOWING LITTLE THIGH.   PLUMAGE: FIRM & FINE SMOOTH GLOSSY SILKY APPERANCE FREE OF FRILLS & ROUGHNESS.   TAIL: NARROW, ROUNDED FILLED IN AT THE ROOT.   POSITION/ CARRIAGE: SEMI ERRECT AT 60 DEGEES. ALERT MOVING BETWEEN PERCHES.   COLOUR: NATURAL, RICH, SOFT & PURE.   SIZE 108mm (4 1/4 INCHES) OR LESS.

FIFE CANARIES ARE BASICLY A ONE YEAR SHOW BIRD AFTER THE FIRST YEAR ADULTS DO MOULT OUT AND PRODUCE LONGER FEATHERS, THUS MAKING THE APPEARENCE OF THE SECOND YEAR LARGER IN SIZE.

CAGE LABLE: MUST BE PLACED ON THE FRONT OF THE SHOW CAGE CENTRE OF THE LABLE SHOULD BE LINE LINE WITH THE RIGHT HAND PERCH.

RING SIZE E

                  CLEAR YELLOW COCK                                  SELF GREEN BUFF HEN                                             SELF BLUE HEN

                                                                             Fife Canaries owned by a member of HW CBS