Ok so some birds made a nest in my yard,laid eggs and abandoned one egg.I took it in and tried keeping it warm and whatna but I wanna know why wont it hatch?Is it ill or dead?Please Answer because i really wanna hatch it if i can.
2006-06-28 10:50:55 · 11 answers · asked by Barbsss 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Not all eggs laid will be fertile. Sometimes a chick dies in the egg. If either of these things happen the parents will abandon it. Unless something has happened to the parents, they won't usually abandon a good egg.
You should do a google search on 'Candling' eggs. This is really the only way to know whether the egg is fertile or not. It basically involves shining a really bright light through the egg, thus allowing you to see a sillhouette of the inside of the egg. If you find a website with this on, look for the pictures that show you what to look for in a fertile egg.
2006-06-28 11:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by antistaticuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are it's probably late or slow at developing. I'd give it some more time and find out what happens. If you want a better source of advice take it to a vet. Here's a chart from a guide book I have titled "Birds of New York" by StanTekiela.
Cardinal
Incubation: 12-13 days
Fledgling: 9-10 days
That's just part of the chart.
By the way what are you keeping it warm with?
If you're not using the right type of heatsource then here's some supplies for a homemade incubato I've made myself.
Supplies:
Plastic box
Towels
Heating pad or heatlamp
Instuctions:
1. Decide what room to put the box in first. Make sure its in a secure room away from other pets or people that may possibly live with you.(Once you leave the room remember to close the door behind you).
2. Once you've decided on what room you want the box to go in you can start putting the incubator together.
* Footnote: If I were you I'd put the box on the floor,chances are if its on a table or something else it could get knocked over.
Putting it together: "How to"
1. take a handtowel and place it at the bottom of the box.
2. Place the heating pad over it
3. Cover the heating pad with smaller sized handtowels.
4. Turn on the pad and wait for it to get warm it'll take a couple minutes.
5. Place the egg on top of the towels that are on the heating pad.
6. take a small container and put water in it, beusre it the sides are somewhat high so that water DOESN'T spill over.
7. Place it in the incubator.
8. Once that's done cover half the box with another hand towel ONLY COVER the side of the box that the egg is on, this helps to retain heat.
9. After that place the lid on the box but not all the way leave an opening about an inch or an inch and a half so air can regulate.
10. Wait to see what your result in several days.
Hope the instuctions for this homemade incubator helps, I got the iidea when another user gave me a link on making an incubator for Cocketiels. I didn't have all the things that were listed so I used what was on hand. How do I know it will work?
I'm not sure the homemade incubator I have right now has a POSSIBLY fertile chicken egg in it that I've kept it in for 5 days. I'lll find out by next month if it hatches.
I hope this was of some help to you. But If you want a better word of advice ask a vet or call a wildlife center.
Hope you do well!
2006-06-28 11:27:50 · answer #2 · answered by Checkers- the -Wolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the 2d team of eggs did not hatch yet, they gained't. each from time to time birds purely lay extra eggs than they intend to take care of, and so in straight forward words hatch those that look the desirable. That aside, given the state of the different chicks, my guess is that you've crappy moms and dads nesting outdoors your window. once you're extremely worried, pass to a good puppy keep and purchase a good-sized suet hunk, and carry it outdoors close to the window (no longer too close, you do not favor different birds studying the nest). If the moms and dads feed the more youthful, then they were lacking nutrition. in the experience that they don't, they were undesirable moms and dads.
2016-11-29 22:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by suzette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what happened to the other eggs?? If they hatched...then the left over egg was unviable and will not hatch no matter what you do to it. If the other eggs were eaten by something... then the female would have abandoned that nest to build a new one.
2006-06-28 19:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. you need to keep at a specific temp.
2. some birds know when they lay a bad egg, so they leave it behind.
3. go online to find out the right temp for the type of bird egg that you have, and I hope it's not too late.
2006-06-28 10:53:59 · answer #5 · answered by Sunny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the Veterinarian or the Audubon Society and get some advice. The mother bird may have rejected the egg because she sensed that it was not good.
2006-06-28 10:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by CarolynB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long have u been trying too hatch this egg ?\if the egg is not sterald it wont hatch or the egg could be too cold u need heat for the eggs and theay have too be turned too
2006-06-28 13:01:53 · answer #7 · answered by DOUGLAS W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your not a bird.
2006-06-28 10:53:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um just let nature take it's course.
2006-06-28 10:53:01 · answer #9 · answered by ♥W!f3y M@+3r!@1♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe it needs more time or you should of left it with it's mom.
2006-06-28 10:53:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋