Ok, if the other eggs all hatched then the last ones should. Did
Mom sit on her eggs right away or did she wait a few days to
settle in? If she sat right away their will be a larger gap in
age from the oldest to the youngest. Which means depending on
clutch size that the littlest may be to little to make it, it
may, depends how big the clutch, if they have been parents
before and how strong that chick is. Each situation is
different.
If you are planning on banding the babies L&M Leg bands are
great. :-) Banding is easier - you need to think what you are
doing with the babies too as they are little now but if you want
to sell them you should start your search for new homes.
Leave Dad in with Mom, he helps feed her while they raise their
babies. Closer to when the babies are more independant than you
need to watch Dad, sometimes they will feel babies are old
enough and pick on them. Then he needs to be placed in his own
cage to prevent him from picking on his babies.
Babies wean pretty quick overall, around 6 weeks on average...
What type of canaries do you have? While they wean offer
moisented pellets, soaked seed (hard seed is more difficult for
them at this point being babies), eggfoods, some soaked millet,
fresh veggies (I shred carrots and other dark veggies - the
darker the color the more rich in vitamins it is).
If you have more questions I am around....
Have a nice day, Best wishes~!
Elizabeth
On 6/29/06, kim wrote:
> Thank you Elizabeth!! I appeciate the info and have takenn
> your advice -- you have been very helpful. I am happy (and
> relieved) to tell you the babies are thriving!!! I am so
> excited. As you know they are amazing to watch. I hope you
> don't mind a couple more questions---Do you think the last
> other two eggs will hatch? Do all the eggs usually hatch? Is
> it ok to keep the daddy in the cage with them...he is singing
> like a proud papa...everyone seems happy.
> Thanks again for taking time to respond to my post
>
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