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: : I have two canaries.  One is obviously a female.  I purchased her about 1
: : 1/2 weeks ago. She is now laying eggs.  I have seen two.   but here is the
: : question. My male (who does not sing) is sitting on the eggs.  There were no
: : eggs before I purchased the female.  I have played a Canary song bird CD to
: : teach my bird to sing.  He opens and closes 
: : his beak but no sound.   Happy to have any information.
: : Also can I disturb him to candle the eggs to see if they contain baby birds? Help

: Every so often, a healty male canary does not sing.  But, you might have two hens.  If the total number of eggs is over eight, you almost certainly have two hens.  Most often, the hen produces five eggs.

: Here's what the <a href="/docs/canaryfaq.shtml">Canary FAQ</a> says about handling eggs:
: 8.7 How can I tell if the eggs are fertile? 
: After the hen has been sitting three days or more, the egg can be carefully held up to a light. A newly laid or infertile egg will be clear, allow the light to shine directly through. A fertile egg will display the embryo and the network of veins supporting it. Eventually, even when held to a light, a fertile egg will become opaque.

: 8.8 Will the mother destroy the eggs if she smells a human odor on them? 
: Don't overly disturb the sitting hen. She will not destroy the eggs because of a foreign odor, like small mammals. Constantly pulling the eggs away can distress her enough to abandon the nest.



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