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I hope I spelled that right ! My Mom has a pair and they layed their first egg three weeks ago as of yesterday , last week they finally layed the last one , so there are NINE total . What is the gestation period for these birds and what sort of problems do you think my Mom is going to encounter having eggs layed so far apart ? Thankyou in advance for all of your help ! My Mom lives over 10 hours from me and just recently bought this pair , she just wasnt prepared for them to breed so quickly .

Canary eggs normally hatch after 2 weeks of incubation (i.e. sitting on the eggs tightly). It's possible that the eggs are infertile if they haven't started hatching by now. The canaries may be laying more eggs because the first ones didn't hatch. Do you know how old the canaries are? What diet they are on? If they have a proper nest? It's also possible that she doesn't have a true pair... but rather 2 females so the eggs may never be fertile.


Do you think you could get a hold of your mother and get more information?