Canaries table

Earlier breeding

Automatic programme to bring canary breeding forward

Automatic program designed to anticipate the breeding season of canaries through controlled and progressive management of daylight hours...

Canaries feeding chicks in the nest
Table days365
Minimum light-
Maximum light-

Annual trend of daylight hours

Total light duration for each day of the year, calculated from the times of Sunrise and sunset.

Table with daily variation

January - March
DATAORA
ALBA		ORA
TRAMONTO		TOTALE
April - June
DATAORA
ALBA		ORA
TRAMONTO		TOTALE
July - September
DATAORA
ALBA		ORA
TRAMONTO		TOTALE
October - December
DATAORA
ALBA		ORA
TRAMONTO		TOTALE

Month by month description for canaries

January – February | Reproductive preparation

The daylight hours increase gradually until reaching the programmed value...

March – June | Full hatching season

The photoperiod remains stable on the maximum hours foreseen by the program...

July – August | End of breeding and start of the moult

The progressive reduction of light signals the end of the breeding season...

September – December | Rest and recovery

The reduced photoperiod keeps the birds in physiological rest...