Is it ok to put a baby seagull back on the nest once it has been with a human for 2 days?

Question

Would the mother seagull accept the baby seagull once it has been in contact with humans?

How long would a mother seagull wait for their babies to returned to the nest?

Answer 1

That is only an old wives tale about a parent bird rejecting their baby if a human touched it. To the people here who said that the parents would reject it because of human scent, do your research on the net and educate yourself. Parent birds are better parents then people are. Frist of all why did you have the Gull for 2 days? Seaguls are protected by law therefore you should not have taken in the baby gull, if it was injured, or the parents were deceased then you should call your local Vet and see if they have a list of people who are Federally licensed to take over the care of the baby bird.

People who are bird breeder handle their baby birds all the time, and the Parents do not reject their babies. If you find a baby bird and the Parents are still around either ;eave the baby alone and the parents will care for it, or try to return it back to the nest

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Answer 2

no unfortunately the mother would have moved on by now and is probuarly looking after the baby seagulls sibling as i write. seagulls are verry protective of there babies and after the baby is gone for more than a couple of hours the mother would count it as dead and will regect it if it is put back in the nest. also the other babies would have already left the nest by now and will be walking near to the nest. also it deppends on what food and how much food it has been fed because if it is underweight it will almost certainly not survive

Answer 3

Birds will not reject a baby because it has been touched by a human....that is an old wives tale. If that was the only baby it had, the adults have have taknen off by now assuming their baby had been eaten by a predator. If they are still around they will care for it. Why the heck did you take a baby seagull out of the nest anyway?

Answer 4

Its a myth that a bird wont accept her baby after its been touched by humans.

The mother will take the baby back.

The mother will get over having the baby be gone, but it returning it will just make her happy and she will raise the baby like nothing happened.

I tried it with a baby mockingbird that fell out of a nest and the mother rook it back.

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I hope this helps

Best Of Luck Joe

Answer 5

Return the baby to the nest. I can't believe that old wives tale is still doing the rounds, birds have a very poor sense of smell and in any case adding your scent to a baby does not change the scent of the baby! They can still tell its theirs.

Answer 6

I actually picked up a baby Herring Gull today. I watched him fall out of his nest and onto the street. I put him onto the front door porch where he's safe. The parents are looking after him and in no way rejecting him.

Answer 7

Everyone knows baby seaguls don't exist.

You're such an attention whore.


However, if it did exist, she's your responsibility now. I hate it when parents seperate and the father won't have anything to do with his kids. It's shameful. Next time just use protection.

Answer 8

no cuz it might think you the momma and the mom is not coming bac cuz the baby seagull has a human smell and the seagulls don't like that!!! you should keep it!

Answer 9

If you put it back and there are other babies in the nest you risk the parents not caring for all of the babies instead of just one.

Answer 10

The main question here is why has it been in contact with a human for 2 days?