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[marfogel]

hello again everyone,
So...the last clutch turned out to be all not fertile none had hatched.
and today there is a new clutch of 6 but i have no idea if any of them fertile. the first egg was layed 6 days ago.
i wonder if ther is something i can do to encourage them to breed...

about the gender issue. i believe i do have male and a female, the male used to sing pretty loud and i could see the female rear really swollen. the both sitting on the nest most of the time now.
i'm just waiting now, hoping for good new...

[Corkysgirl]

marfogel Here is a link that has a lot of good information on it. I hope most of it can help you. http://www.robirda.com/canbreed.html

[Colt]

Female canaries can sing. It's uncommon but not unheard of. Six eggs is a large clutch. You may just have a hen that lays large clutches but considering the last were infertile if these are as well I'd be inclined to think you have two hens.

Another thought...I've heard that some canary breeders have to trim the feathers around the vents of their birds in order for the pair to successfully breed as all their fluffy bum feathers get in the way. It's possible he's breeding her, or at least going through the motions, but not actually fertilizing the eggs because they are too fluffy.

[exile]

Good story! How about an update?....Tom