The canary leaves the nest, but still needs its parents
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A young canary can leave its nest before it is ready to manage on its own. When does it take that step, and what happens next?
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At hatching, the chick is blind and covered only in sparse down. It depends entirely on its parents.
As it grows, it begins climbing onto the edge of the nest at around 18 to 19 days old. Sources differ on when it leaves the nest, placing it at roughly 16 to 21 days. Its first movements may still be clumsy, and it sometimes returns to the nest to sleep.
Leaving does not mean the end of parental care: its parents continue to feed it for several weeks after it leaves. Leaving the nest and feeding independently are two separate milestones.
