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Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days
Posted by velez on 11/20/06

On 11/17/06, Kitty.J wrote:
> On 11/16/06, velez wrote:
>> Help...my female canary has been good at sitting on her
> two
>> eggs for 15 days now. We looked at the eggs and don't see
>> any veins or any sign of life. Should we let her continue
>> to sit on the eggs...she sits on them faithfully. How
> long
>> should we let her do that before knowing for sure that the
>> eggs won't hatch?
>
>
> Wait another week (you should know by 10 days later afte
> rlast egg is lain if they are fertile or no. And then after
> that give her a couple months of rest, or if its your
> breeding season wait a whole month.. and only breed up to
> 3times a yr. Make sure she and her mate has fresh veggies
> and egg foods to insure fertility and healthy offspring and
> well being of all the birds :)

The eggs ended up not being good. When I looked this morning
there was only 1 egg left. What do you think happened to the
other one...did she eat it? I took the last egg out of the
cage. Should I take her out of the cage now for a couple of
months? Thank you for your help.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/16/06, by velez.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/17/06, by Kitty.J.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/20/06, by velez.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/20/06, by velez.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/20/06, by velez.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/20/06, by velez.
• Re: Canary sitting on eggs for 16 days, 11/20/06, by KittyJ.