Posted by Timothy Henderson on April 26, 2003 at 14:30:14:

In Reply to: widowed posted by robert marvit on April 26, 2003 at 13:51:37:

Do not place another hen in the cage. That would mean war!

A canary hen can raise the chicks by herself without the help of a male.

Do you know why the original male died? If there is any chance that it was due to a communicable disease, don't bring a new bird in until all threat of contagion is past.

What I suggest is to let the hen raise the babies by herself for about two weeks. At that point, introduce the new male. It's very likely that they will immediately mate. If he does not bother the chicks, then you can leave him in the cage with the hen. Remove him if there is any trouble.

: my hen has four eggs that are hatching. her mate died just before the first hatch. should i put in another free male or hen or should i let her raise the brood on her own. this is her first experience as a mother.

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: Do not place another hen in the cage.  That would mean war!

: A canary hen can raise the chicks by herself without the help of a male.  

: Do you know why the original male died?  If there is any chance that it was due to a communicable disease, don't bring a new bird in until all threat of contagion is past.

: What I suggest is to let the hen raise the babies by herself for about two weeks.  At that point, introduce the new male.  It's very likely that they will immediately mate.  If he does not bother the chicks, then you can leave him in the cage with the hen.  Remove him if there is any trouble.

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: : my hen has four eggs that are hatching. her mate died just before the first hatch. should i put in another free male or hen or should i let her raise the brood on her own.  this is her first experience as a mother. 


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