I have just found a blue jay egg (actually it was my neighbor) and i NEED to know how to take care of it! My neighbor touched it and the mom won't take it back! I DON'T WANT THE BABY TO DIE !!!!! How can I take care of it????? Do you know of any websites??? PLEASE HELP!!!!
2006-09-03 12:05:21 · 9 answers · asked by Seeker 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
Okay...let me clear up some things for you..the reason the mom would not take it back has NOTHING to do with anyone touching the eggs...birds cannot smell much of anything, and it would not care who touched it's eggs or what it smelled like...more likely if the parent is dropping the egg from the nest then something is probably wrong with the egg..probably unviable. You did not say if the egg was replaced back into the nest or what? Was a nest even seen or was the egg just on the ground randomly? If on the ground randomly it could have been dropped there by a predator who took it out of the nest. How long has the egg been out of the nest? SO MUCH information you did not give..so really hard to help you not knowing what the circumstances of finding this egg are!! Also, it is very late in the season for eggs to still be in nests, most birds are done breeding at this time of the year...how do you know that the parents are not raising young and this egg did not hatch and was just sitting in there under the chicks? Could be the case if it was the only egg in the nest. If you want to try and hatch the egg you would need an icubator, and you would have to turn the egg periodically, and if it did hatch what would you do with the bird..as it is illegal to own such a bird. I think you might try and get the egg to a wildlife rehab if the egg is viable. You should try and candle the egg to see what is inside.
The egg could already be dead if out of the nest for a long time period.
2006-09-03 14:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unless you happen to own or know someone who owns zebra finches that have a nest, you're probably not going to be able to take care of the egg. Zebra finches are great about taking other birds eggs and chicks and raising them. Otherwise, you'd have to have a special incubator, and know what temp to put it at specifically for blue jay eggs, then if it hatched you'd be feeding it special baby bird food that you'd have to prepare from bugs and worms every hour at least for 24 hours a day for days on end. It'd still be highly unlikely the bird would survive.
The egg falling from the nest was enough to kill it even. Besides, the blue jays will lay more to compensate. Don't worry, nature takes into consideration some loss.
2006-09-03 12:15:36 · answer #2 · answered by ●Gardener● 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Really Could Care So Much Less Honey... But As Everyone Knows It Was The Egg Obviously... The Egg Has Existed Far Longer Than The Chook... Have A G'day Sweet Venus XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX ;P ♥
2016-03-26 21:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put on some gloves find the nest and when the mother isn't there put it back in.
2006-09-03 12:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK FIRST CALM DOWN then call your local bird sanctuary, if there is no local sanctuary call a local vet (call every vet there is)
if there is no vet e-mail my and i will tell you how to feed a blue jay ok
2006-09-03 12:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a small box, put some towels in it and get a heatlamp.
you have to be careful with the type of box and heatlamp, you don't want a fire in your house.
good luck to you
2006-09-03 12:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by tweetymay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it back in the nest and hope for the best! good luck
2006-09-03 12:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by *lol*idk.my.bff.jill*lol* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have an incubator it will die. and they are pretty expensive. It's probably already dead from the fall. Sorry.
2006-09-03 12:11:11 · answer #8 · answered by DeAnna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw it in the garbage!! BlueJays are cradle robbing jerks!
2006-09-05 17:37:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋