Only two eggs!!!!!

[Aly]

I have a dominant white male and a brown female. They laid three eggs the first time, but they were not fertilized i took the eggs away and waited about a week. She laid again but only two eggs this time i read that canaries lay between 3 and 6 eggs. I was disappointed.
Anybody knows why and is she going to lay just two eggs from now on!!!!

[30 Seconds to Bob]

Sometimes very young (or very small) hens will lay small clutches. Is this her first year laying? Other issues might involve her conditioning. Has she been getting a nutritious diet including egg food, green food and calcium for several weeks prior to her breeding? Finally, some hens are just genetically destined to lay small clutches. My average was always five, but I did have one hen who always laid only two or three. Bob

[Aly]

I don't really know if this is her first year. I got this pair earlier this year. But i candled the eggs today the have been incubated for 7 days. But they were emptyyyyyyyy. aaaaaaaaa!!!!!

[Rox]

Aly, hang in there. Your pair might just be figuring out what to do and how to do it properly.

I have a dominant white hen, with a brown and white variegated male. Their first and second clutch were both unfertile but as of this morning, they finally have 2 hatchlings out of 4 eggs so far. I also have no idea of their age etc but they looked pretty clueless to me in the beginning from their nest choices and irregularity of the hen sitting (I have them outside in an aviary). But they now seem to have the idea and the male comes and feeds the hen while she is sitting tight.

Good luck and hopefully your next clutch is fertile!!

[debbie276]

Awww, that's to bad there's always next clutch might just be too young this go round.
good luck