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mohum
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nests

Post by mohum » Mon May 30, 2016 3:01 am

I have room in my aviary for another clutch and have re-introduced a nest. The problem is that there are 4 females. Will they have to compete for the nest? I don't have room for them all to breed and was wondering how to handle this. Any suggestions welcome.
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Re: nests

Post by Rosa » Thu Jun 09, 2016 3:12 pm

You could screen off part of the aviary, or simply provide them with the nest and nesting material and let them work it out.
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Re: nests

Post by mohum » Fri Jun 10, 2016 2:19 am

I put in 2 open nests and my lone canary bagged one of them and is sitting on 6 eggs. This was a bad idea so I then put a wicker nest in and no one seems to want it so I'm thinking of getting a male canary instead. The problem is that I don't know the age of the female. I assume that she will be ok if she has laid this lot. Will wait a while though just in case.
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