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 12:06:12 · 21 answers · asked by Seeker 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's sad because there have been cracked eggs in my front yard all the time.
2006-09-03 12:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing you can do for the egg...it is NOT a bird yet, the mother may have detected that the egg was dead and pitched it out of the nest. There is no way you could hatch the egg and raise the bird, teach it to fly, hunt, etc. Either save it as a treasure or toss it...the embryo is most probably dead already. These things cannot be without heat for more than 15-20 minutes. Good luck
2006-09-03 12:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've been down this road many times, because I have kids. Let the egg and its contents go quietly into the night. If by some miracle you would actually be able to hatch the darn thing, then you will become as a mother bird is.
I know the horrors of feeding baby birds with an eyedropper, keeping them warm, etc. They require round the clock care. You will never leave the baby's side.
Let it go. Forget about it.
2006-09-03 12:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 06:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by whiteford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs warmth, but chances are the mother blue jay knew this was a dud and she threw it out.
Call animal hospital or somewhere like that, I took care of a magpie the mom threw out of her nest once, six months and it flew away once grown, that was the most learning experience for me and a God send. The animal rescue people are very knowledgeable they told me what to feed my bird.
2006-09-03 12:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hon, this may be hard for you to do, but leave it where it is and don't ever go near it. Your name says you are Wiccan, so I'm sure you know that when the baby bird dies, it will come back in another form.
It will die. The mother won't take it back and a baby bird cannot live without it's mother. But don't you worry, sweetie. It will pass into the next world and return to this one more healthy.
Blessed be.
2006-09-03 12:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It needs to be kept warm. You could try putting it in a soft spot under a lamp. It may have been damaged in the fall though (not autumn). Check the Audubon Society site for ideas or contact the local animal shelter.
2006-09-03 12:09:44 · answer #7 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it back in the nest. Who told you the mom won't take it back? Otherwise, sit on it for a few days.
Truth! Probably not much you can do with it.
2006-09-03 12:10:30 · answer #8 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely it didn't fall out... the mother may have simply pushed it out. As another said, it is late in the yr for birds to be hatching chicks. I would think it is already dead (if it was ever alive to begin with).
Sorry if it seems rude, but this is how nature works.
2006-09-03 12:16:29 · answer #9 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put it back..i've seen plenty of birds take back their chicks.
When I was younger I lived in a neighborhood that had lots of trees. I had gotten the oppurtunity to raise a few chicks myself, never from an egg though. I have seen them take back their babies. You should put the egg back before it's too late. The mother bird will look for it but only for so long. Please put it back.
2006-09-03 12:15:04 · answer #10 · answered by Sydney 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put it back
Its too late in the year to hatch new chicks. The egg is probably old and won't hatch anyway. Geese are already migrating south.
2006-09-03 12:08:32 · answer #11 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋