Passwell Factor Red 50g Canthaxanthin Colour Enhancer Concentrate for Canaries

Passwell Factor Red 50g: Canthaxanthin Colour Enhancer Concentrate for Red Birds

Passwell Factor Red is a concentrated colour-enhancer powder used to maintain and enhance the red plumage of red factor canaries, red siskins and other red birds. It contains a minimum of 10% canthaxanthin, the red carotenoid pigment these birds need in their diet to keep their colour vivid. Because it's a concentrate, a little goes a long way, and you make up a stock solution that can then be used in water or food. This 50g tub is a practical size for canary and finch keepers.

Red birds get their colour from carotenoid pigments in the diet, not from genetics alone. Without enough canthaxanthin at the time new feathers are growing, red tends to fade towards a pale pink. Factor Red lets you top up that pigment reliably, and being a powder concentrate it's more economical than ready-made liquid preparations and can be used in whichever way suits your setup.

An important point with colour feeding: it only affects feathers as they grow, not existing feathers, and only works on birds with red genetics, so the result shows through at the next moult rather than straight away.

Key Features & Benefits

• Concentrated colour enhancer for red factor canaries and other red birds

• Contains a minimum of 10% canthaxanthin

• Economical concentrate that makes up into a stock solution

• Can be used in drinking water, soft food or pelleted diets

• More cost-effective than pre-diluted liquid preparations

• 50g tub

How to Use

First, make a stock solution:

• Add 25g of Factor Red powder to 1 litre of boiling water

• Mix the powder into half the water (500mL) first until dissolved, then add the remaining 500mL of boiling water and mix thoroughly

• Store the stock solution in the refrigerator

Then use the stock solution as follows:

• In drinking water: dilute 50mL of stock solution with 950mL of boiling water to make 1 litre, allow to cool, then offer to birds. Make fresh daily. Supply before and during the moult

• In soft food (feed throughout the year): add the stock solution to soft foods such as Passwell Egg & Biscuit or Finch Soft Food, following the label rate

• Keep fresh water available alongside

Getting the Best From It

• Have the pigment in the bird's system before the moult starts, since colour only develops in growing feathers

• Remember it only enhances red in birds with red genetics, and the change shows at the next moult, not immediately

• Feeding colour in soft food year round helps hold colour through any out-of-season feather replacement

• Make up drinking-water solutions fresh daily, and keep the stock solution refrigerated

• A colour supplement isn't a complete diet, so continue a balanced diet with soft food and fresh greens

FAQs

What is Passwell Factor Red used for?
It's a concentrated canthaxanthin colour enhancer for maintaining and enhancing the red plumage of red factor canaries, red siskins and other red birds.

How do I make it up?
Make a stock solution by adding 25g of powder to 1 litre of boiling water (mix into 500mL first, then add the other 500mL). For drinking water, dilute 50mL of that stock into 950mL of boiling water, cool, and offer fresh daily. It can also be added to soft food. Keep the stock refrigerated.

Why don't I see a colour change straight away?
Colour feeding only affects feathers as they grow, not existing ones, so the change appears at the next moult. The pigment needs to be in the bird's system before and during feather growth.

Will it make any bird red?
No. It only enhances red in birds that carry red genetics, such as red factor canaries and red siskins.

How is this different from the Red Factor Canary Seed?
Factor Red is a concentrated powder you make into a solution for water or soft food, which suits birds not on the seed mix or keepers who want to colour-feed through food and water. The Red Factor Canary Seed delivers canthaxanthin already infused into seed.

Where can I buy Passwell Factor Red in Australia?
Order online for delivery across Australia, or pick up in-store at Bonnyrigg, NSW.