The Canary Room Season 4 Episode 13 - A Visit to Terry Kelly author of The Fife Canary

In this special episode we visit Terry Kelly, a legend of the Fife Fancy. Terry is the author of the book The fife Canary and produced a series of videos and DVDs on the hobby. A successful exhibitor, having won the national exhibition twice and the north of England on 5 separate occasions.

[@Blackroastbirds]

This is the video I was looking for. Terry's garden is amazing and its very inspiring as well as informative.

[@thedogfatherdogtraining3591]

Ahhh Matt, my favourite episode to date! I just loved the passion, the simplicity, and the birdroom. This is so special, we get to visit the real masters of the hobby whilst sitting in our living rooms... THANKYOU!!!

[@tadown5891]

Beautiful bird

[@tonycorns6772]

Was a good one to watch I did have the chance to meet Terry ones think it was back in 2009 when I was showing as a junior and Shropshire and Salop and he signed a paper for me I won best junior that day

[@seankearney2592]

Another great show Matt well done,and what a gentleman Mr Terry Kelly is,stunning garden and birdroom.👍👍👍☘☘☘☘

[@s.r.ramdath1358]

Beautiful always captivated by these visits .another great one

[@garrystedman4093]

And God said let their be Fife's with Terry Kelly. What a nice man.

[@SavoySingersAviary]

Wow, lots to pick up in this episode. "A bird that's going to rear will rear on emp, broccoli, emp. If it doesn't, I don't want to know." Good advice. I've found delicate parents breed delicate youngsters, which grow up to be delicate parents!!!! Thanks to Terry Kelly for his time and his wisdom.

[@kingfisherphil]

Brilliant, fascinating and enjoyable. This is most entertaining. The keep it simple approach dispels the myths built up about using lots of additives and supplements, well said.

[@jovendelloson2450]

This is one of the best episode yet!!!very very useful tips as well, and my notebook is filling up nicely with all the useful advices, thank you Mr Matt Eld,thumbs up!!!

[@garrypayne1999]

Another great show Matt. Enjoyed the passion for the hobby.

[@Victor_GouldianPro]

Epic episode Matt. Terry is a true legend of bird keeping. Wow, my dream birdroom that is. 🤓🥳🥳🥳

[@davidramsey6616]

I don't normally comment on things. Sorry but I have to say this episode was my favourite to date. As Terry have the same views on the modern shows as I have. In saying that I do enjoy watching your KZbin videos.

[@lizhernandez560]

AWESOME!!!! Now I know how to train the young. Great episode!!!!!

[@TocTocTrax]

Again an amazing video, keep up the excellent work. I'm looking forward to the next upload! Take care!

[@Dannysbirdshed]

Fantastic episode

[@redpoll4628]

Top quality show as usual, Matt.

[@themulingman45]

Wonderful episode Matt.

[@finchman3286]

Brilliant watch guys an being from West Yorkshire a Wakefield man myself was even better. When terry was talking about Dewsbury there still there the goldfinches round the market an top carpark. Lovely to see when going to the market a cock bird sat there giving it what for 😃

[@martingentles1291]

Really enjoyed that Matt.

[@davidhobson464]

Nothing to say other than Fantastic lads! Looked great fun to film and the ultimate..... Rhubarb crumble, you lucky lucky man Matt.

[@TheCanaryRoom]

It was delicious David!

[@davidhobson464]

@@TheCanaryRoom the ultimate in deserts rhubarb crumble and custard yummy 😋

[@hannyhossny9549]

Great episode, as usual, I'm new in canary keeping Mr. Terry Kelly mention he feed his bird A&B in the morning, Broccoli in lunchtime, and A&B in the evening. Excuse my ignorance of what A&B stands for, I'm just new to the hobby. Every episode I watch serves as a guideline for my hobby.

[@TheCanaryRoom]

It’s actually EMP it’s an egg food mix

[@hannyhossny9549]

​@@TheCanaryRoom Thank you I always enjoy your episode.

[@ponderosabonanza345]

I went to visit Terry in 1873 in Dewsbury in fact 1973 to buy a pair of goldfinches, Never forget his aviary's.. also another tale he was judging British at a cbs show in Elland Vic Collins from Mirfield was judging the canaries and a budgie man doing them and foriegn come for best in show Terry brought up a goldie and Vic a fife Terry woudnt go by the goldie untill Vic faulted it, Vic then asked Terry to fault the Fife he coudnt Fife best in show True story im sure Terry remembers Matt...

[@OCAVIARY]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@nigsbalchin226]

I used to breed and exhibit Fifes and Cockatiels, in partnership, way back at the end of the 80s to the beginning of the 90s, before moving to Croatia. I was a member of the Reading and District Cage Bird Society, and I am in total agreement with Terry with respect to the character of the Canary breeders and Foreign breeders and British breeders to a man (and woman) at least at that time. Budgie breeders had a different character. They weren't unfriendly (though some I met could be a bit snooty), just uncommunicative about certain techniques and many tricks of the trade. When you consider that one champion Budgie exhibitor I knew was selling young stock at a £1,000 a pop, maybe they have a point. But the Canary exhibitors were as friendly and open as it was possible to be, volunteering information right from the beginning, some that I lacked knowledge and experience to understand (I have a history with animals of many kinds. Biology was my favourite subject in school, a I went to agriculture college after school). But no worries, because they were so determined to help every novice in the fancy that they would repeat what was necessary every year, multiple times in the year, until the penny dropped. They went out of their way to get me in touch with a champion breeder outside the CBS in my chosen field -I fell in love with the Fife at R&D CBS- to get me set up with the best starters possible (and for the young stock I could then seek advice and pairings from among the CBS members). That's how I met Jo Eaton. It was in Jo's Birdroom that I fell in love with the Cinnamon. I bought three pairs from her for £5.00 a bird (I was told to start small) including one Cinnamon cock with a self green hen specially pick by Jo herself (from among her keepers), to pair with him him. £5.00 was the same price you'd pay for any undefined scraggy canary at a pet shop at that time ( I know, I had one -nobody at the CBS could work out its ancestry except to say, "it's probably got quite a bit of Border in it, though it's far too big to be a border"). Am I happy I decided to see if there were any canary breeder/exhibitor's videos on KZbin. On Amazon, my book shop, I found five titles for keeping canaries, but customer reviews reduced that to three. But they are on general canary keeping not fancy canaries, so I thought I'd come looking for exhibitors on KZbin instead, to see if I could find some good titles in English to re-spark my interest, and here I find what is apparently the best title I could find . . . and on Fifes of all things! That's me blessed! P.S. Have liked and subscribed.

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Wonderful! Glad you’ve found Terry’s book and glad you’ve found the channel. Plenty about Fifes in the bird room visits Gerald Spencer and The Kendall stud and, of course Fifes are my first love too!

[@jpbotha3343]

Very nice program, were can we get hold of the books and dvd ? please

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Yep, from Terry’s website fifecanaries.com

[@amer_abu_taymour]

Very nice. We are partners in raising these beautiful birds. How happy I am with you. We hope to communicate always

[@grampianprepper2207]

Hi Matt, just watched your video with Terry , as a newbie can i ask whats the difference between flighted and unflighted birds

[@TheCanaryRoom]

The term refers to flight feathers so an unflighted bird is one bred the previous year, in its first moult the bird doesn’t lose any of its flight feathers (effectively tail etc) but it does as it gets older. So a bird hatched in 2022 would (for now) be classed as unflighted

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

Hello Matt I stumbled across your channel a while ago and was hooked straight away. I am just getting over a bad breakdown and depression and wondered what size shed would be best to start keeping a few birds in to help my recovery and what cages would be needed I am interested in British birds but at the minute funds are limited due to not being able to work. Just sitting and watching them would be a great tonic. Do you know any breeders in Warwickshire that would let me visit them and get advice thanks for your time all the best. Carl

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Hi Carl, sorry to hear that, and best wishes for a good recovery. Get as big a shed as you can manage, that said the canary room is only 10x 8 but the cages are well planned . I’ll ask around to see if anyone’s in your neck of the woods

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

@@TheCanaryRoom Thanks for the reply Matt much appreciated. Looking forward to the next installment if you do not mind I may be asking your advice thanks. Carl

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

Hi Matt Carl again it may sound a stupid question but if I keep a few canaries do I have to breed them or just have cocks only or females only as I really just want the pleasure of keeping birds maybe later in time I may breed some your advice would be much appreciated thanks

[@Shizzy787]

Love videos like this Matt. i got a quick question , do you know where i can get show cages like the ones Terry shows, them small black cage ones, thanks.

[@TheCanaryRoom]

They were made especially for Terry I think

[@abyankabir1910]

Hey, I am all the way from Bangladesh 🇧🇩. I am 13 years old, I love your videos. I will start breeding Bengali/Society finches for some pocket money. I want to give them soak seeds to them 2-4 times a week. Is that enough and is this seed mix ok for finches? Also what seeds did you put in the soak seed mix and how much? Is there anything else I can or should add to it to make it better? Please reply.

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

Hi Matt can I ask a quick question did you insulate your bird room and what did you clad the inside with and do you heat it in the winter all the best. Carl

[@TheCanaryRoom]

I don’t use heating but the shed is insulated with 50mm polystyrene insulation and white pvc

[@kevinandrews275]

hi my son is 12 and has started breeding canary's i breed Norwich 20 years ago, I am building him a bird room and aviary, the hobby has changed so much i remember going to the NEC for nationals. were is the best place to by fifes and what is the average cost for pairs these days

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Hi Kevin, the Fife is a hugely popular variety and there are breeders all over the U.K.. The Fife canary council (you’ll find them on Facebook) have created a breeder catalogue that may help. Price is very much dependent on quality except to pay between £30 - £ 70 per bird although there are more and less expensive options too

[@Christianpaul71]

Very interesting. Now I feel like an idiot for spending money on supplements and stuff.

[@jpbotha3343]

Hi there Matt, I am from Sout Afrika, what can be given for ear sack mite

[@desbyrne5187]

Brilliant mate How can I order dvd 5 mate

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Through Terry’s website, fifecanaries.com

[@desbyrne5187]

Thanks for the info matt keep up the good work love the chanel

[@carlwashbrooke8678]

Thanks Matt for your time one last question can I just keep cock canaries in separate cages for a start I do not want to breed any birds straight away thanks again for your time. Carl

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Yes sure

[@nathanjohnson4678]

We're can I get the his dvd as just starting up with fife's canary

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Try Terry’s website fifecanaries.com 👍

[@nathanjohnson4678]

@@TheCanaryRoom thanks 👍👍

[@nathanjohnson4678]

@@TheCanaryRoom do u have any fife's for sale

[@marcocerrato8551]

Hi, I'm Marco Cerrato from Barcelona, ​​Spain and I'm a breeder of Canaries Spanish Breed in green, I really like your videos but I have some problems translating into Spanish.

[@marcocerrato8551]

I wish I could put Fife Francy in yellow in my aviary. I really liked the interview with Terry Kelly.

[@marcocerrato8551]

Hopefully in the next World Cup in Valencia 2022 I can buy some copies of Fife Francy. I have a brother who lives in London, maybe he can travel to England some day.

[@TheCanaryRoom]

I’ve tried Spanish subtitles but they’re automatically translated

[@marcocerrato8551]

Thanks partner for answering. Could you recommend a Fife Francy breeder to buy high quality canaries in yellow, please thank you.

[@Christianpaul71]

What is emp? Is it hemp seed?

[@TheCanaryRoom]

It’s a brand name for egg food

[@waterslager]

What does EMP stand for? Egg food?

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Yep, it’s a brand name

[@abdallamohmad8715]

Can you activate the Arabic translation ?

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Will do my best!

[@TheCanaryRoom]

Try now, should be on

[@abdallamohmad8715]

Yes now it works but I have a question for you will it work on all videos ?

[@TheCanaryRoom]

I will set some time aside and do the rest of them on season 4 👍

[@abdallamohmad8715]

you are amazing complete

[@Gordonjames58]

Feeding EMP?? Please explain to this novice?

[@TheCanaryRoom]

EMP is a brand of egg food Gordon