Can anyone help please?

[rgage]

I have a new cinnamon canary who I put into a cage with what I thought was another female because she does not sing... at all... and now the cinnamon has laid and egg! I do have a male who lives in a seperate cage. What should I do with the egg? Since I'm almost positive the other canary with the cinnamon is a female the egg can't be fertilized! Can I put the male in the cage with her now and if I do will she lay more, fertilized eggs? I've never had this situation before!! Can anyone offer advice? I would love to have babies so I don't want to discourage her by removing the egg, but at the same time I want her to lay fertilized eggs. Help!

[catschair]

I think I would leave her with her egg (maybe give her a nest), and give her time to settle in. If you JUST got her, it may be fertile from a "past life", and/or she can breed more when she is a bit more settled. If you take the egg, she will probably keep laying. You can put the male in with the two girls--just watch them carefully. If they start fussing, you may need to break them into two groups.