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Answer by Eggs Rock
Submitted on 5/28/2006
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First you must make sure there is no mother...if you are positive there is no mother, you must take it inside imidiatly, eggs will die if they are in the cold too long. Dont wait to see if another bird comes to take care of them they usually cant be left alone for more than 24 hours or sometimes 2 days. You can check if its fertile by turning off all the lights, washing your hands througly and holding the egg under a flashlight in a dark room. You can ussually tell if the egg is fertile because you will see a small embrio and some red veins like a spiderweb running thoughout the egg. If you do not see this right away do not be alamed or disapointed. Sometimes it takes a week for you to be able to se inside the egg. Keep it in an incubator at 99.5 degrees or on a hot pad (a hot pad is not the best way). look up the characteristics of the egg so you can find out what kind it is. If the egg begins to smell or turn black it has died. Make sure to keep it in a warm place at all times. ( if you see the nest nearby dont take it...only take the egg(s) sometimes magits are indie the nest and they can kill the tiny egg. just put the egg in some sofe cotton or in a small bowl with cotton or cashmere balls around it. GOOD LUCK..dont give up on the egg...it might still be alive

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 7/3/2007
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Well I have the same problem. Except its kinda weird... I found an egg at the end of my street just sitting there on a post. I think I saw one bird nest wwwaaayyy up real high on a tree but I can't be sure. I didn't see a dead bird, but then again, I didn't look real hard, I wanted to just get it home and help it. I think it may have gotten run over (the bird) When crossing the road with the egg, and the egg stumbled forward. But I've had it for about 12 days now. I think mines a dove egg too, because we don't have any chickens around here, or ducks, or bluejays/cardnails and its too small the be a hawlk egg. I'm keeping my dove egg in a heatproof box with a light taped to the top and sometimes a heating pad if it starts getting cold. Just keep it on low and if your going to use the heatingpad, don't use the light and the pad at the same time unless its winter or something.

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 7/8/2007
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All you have to do is place the eggs in a secluded box, most likley with a cover. You must put a thermomiter in the box and a light shining on it to keep the temeperature between 90-102 degrees which keeps the egg warm. Just keep it in the upright position and line the box with somthing comfortable and set the smaller end up. You should spray some water in there every once in a while for humidity and rotate the eggs 3 times a day. Thats what I did and my egg is alive. To find out if an egg is alive wait about 7 days. Then take the egg and a flashlight into a dark room and hold the flashlight under the egg, Rotate the egg in your hand looking for veins or a big dark circle at the top of the egg. If you see them, then its alive. Good luck everyone, and don't drop your eggs :^)

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Question by nanna
Submitted on 4/22/2004
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I found an unbroken bird egg on my deck, it looks like a dove egg, can it be hatched, if i keep it warm?

Answer by sarah
Submitted on 5/30/2004
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i guess you can if you find out what kinda egg it is and find out how warm it needs to be and how long it takes until it hatches...you could hatch a egg! i need YOUR help, i found a egg in my backyard and its greenish with brown spots and i dont know what kind of bird it is... so if yah know PLEASE e-mail me at sarah4ever92@hotmail.com thx!

Answer by ty
Submitted on 6/1/2004
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how do you warm egg?

Answer by Rachel
Submitted on 6/30/2004
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You warm an egg by either getting an incubator (which is the easiest way) or you can just keep it on a hot pad that is not to hot and not to cold and you have to rotate it daily. I found an egg sort like that once. It was a ringneck pheasent egg. Hope that helps

Answer by Gaby
Submitted on 7/1/2004
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I found a dove egg yesterday.It was abandoned because i saw the mother lying dead under the nest.I dont know what to do with is how can I keep it warm?Is there a way of seeing if it is still alive?

Answer by Bailey
Submitted on 7/2/2004
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well after a few weeks if you can see 2 black dots and the shape of the bird then it is still in there i found three eggs in a shoe how do i hatch them

Answer by starryeyed
Submitted on 8/7/2004
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I think you should just keep them in a warm place, preferably a heat-pad of some sort, but make sure its warm, not hot. Every day rotate it, as said above, and make sure they're in a well protected space. I think you'll have to do this for a few weeks. Good luck. My friend found a birds egg, we don't know how old it is or anything. How can we tell, and how can you tell if the bird is still alive?

Answer by Sarah
Submitted on 8/29/2004
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put the eggs on a heating pad turn once daily

Answer by mary
Submitted on 9/6/2004
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i found a egg on the ground and i don't know if its dead or not and i don't know what kind of Bird egg it is all it is is an oval shape and is light but a little bit white. can u please help me

Answer by Chad
Submitted on 1/4/2005
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I found a Carolina Wren egg in a dride up river.I warmed it and 2weeks later I had a bird on my hands.It was neat. Now I will breed it.

Answer by chris
Submitted on 3/31/2005
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i found a blue bird egg and i dont know what bird it came from?

Answer by Q-T-PIE
Submitted on 4/6/2005
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umm i found a dove egg and there is a dark spot at the end. is it alive? If it is alive what do I do to keep it that way?

Answer by meve
Submitted on 4/11/2005
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how do u warm a egg

Answer by tom
Submitted on 4/21/2005
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Every year Robins come and lay eggs i dont want that so i looked into it this year...when i went to clean it out of the porch i noticed that the mother was dead and there were 2 little eggs im guessing to keep it warm so im using a light bulb will that work?

Answer by jennifer
Submitted on 4/25/2005
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i don't know the answer,

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 5/22/2005
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Im Not Sure But I Took A Red Wing Black Bird Egg Out Of A Nest To Try And Hatch It I Have It Under a Lamp Will It Hatch? How Do I Hatch It?? And If It Hatches What Do I Do ?? I really want it to hatch but how do i get it to hatch please help me!

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 5/22/2005
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Im Not Sure But I Took A Red Wing Black Bird Egg Out Of A Nest To Try And Hatch It I Have It Under a Lamp Will It Hatch? How Do I Hatch It?? And If It Hatches What Do I Do ?? I really want it to hatch but how do i get it to hatch please help me! And When I Found It It Was Warm And So Was The NEst Please Help!

Answer by Emilie
Submitted on 5/22/2005
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I'm Not Really Sure. Sorry! But When I Went To Park Long I Wanted To Find An Egg, So I Looked In A Nest And I Found A Red Wing Blackbird Egg And It Was Still Warm So Want To Hatch It But People Say I Can't Hatch An Egg. Is That True?? And I Have It Under a lamp and Its Pretty Warm, How Do I Know If It's Dead Or Alive? If It Hatches What Do I Feed It? Please I Really Want To Hatch It Please Give Me All Information You Guys Have Please Help Me!

Answer by Matisse
Submitted on 5/8/2005
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hatch them by keeping them not to hot and not to cold. It also matters when you found it and how long you think it's been there. if any one knows any thing else e-mail me at; matissejenkins@hotmail.com and i will add it on! thanks!

Answer by Meg
Submitted on 5/8/2005
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please help me. i found a white small bird egg in my back yard, i know its abandoned cuz there were no nests around in the trees. i live in Mifflinburg Pa,(Union County) and i was wondering if anyone could help me by trying to identify it.

Answer by Jade
Submitted on 5/12/2005
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I found an egg in my front yard. It is a really lite pink. what bird will it come to be?

Answer by 99kayla99
Submitted on 5/17/2005
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Well this isn't an answer but I have a green egg I live in Canada (might make that easier for you) but its not too big but not small and I need to know what kind of bird it is if anyone can tell me some time soon please email me sex-eh_punk_chick@hotmail.com

Answer by vic
Submitted on 5/21/2005
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hello i have 3 different kind of bird eggs and 7 eggs in all.i have them incubator.6 of them are a torques with brownish spots, and the other is tan with brown spots and i am not sure what kind of bird they mite be.could you help me. thanks , Vic

Answer by binji
Submitted on 5/30/2005
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i found two bird egg out by my steep. the eggs were warm so i but them in a basket with about 3 little towls. do you thick they will be okay

Answer by Jessica
Submitted on 6/5/2005
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Yes there is a good chance! i hope that it will live! Please help me i found a Robbin egg in my front yard! is there any chance of it living? why i am asking this is because it was there after a storm! i hope that you Can answer this question of mine!

Answer by Christin
Submitted on 6/5/2005
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i have a question! in my garage there is a box with unfrozen ice pops in it and some birds layed a nest in it. i never see the birds come to sit on the eggs but it looks like there is no place in the nest for a bird to sit! are the eggs dead by now? they are light blue with brown spots...does anybody know what kind they are? thanks! ~Christin

Answer by hannah
Submitted on 6/10/2005
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i dont know

Answer by nikki
Submitted on 6/13/2005
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I think a hotpad will work. I also found an egg in a nest the mother has been gone for about 3 days. how do i hatch them...HELP!!!!

Answer by allie hunt
Submitted on 6/26/2005
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I found a pale blue egg with many brown spots on my walkway this morning. I took it inside and put it in a shoe box, in a nest i found a few years ago, all lined with tissues and put it under a light. Is this good enough to keep it alive? What else would i have to do? Do you know why type of bird it is? How do i know if it is still alive? Thank you for your help!

Answer by roshan
Submitted on 6/28/2005
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I found a baby bird in my backyard two days ago, and it has two legs but it is not standing on them. Also it has wings but it cant fly, how long will it take for it to be able to walk or fly?

Answer by Daniella
Submitted on 7/10/2005
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Put the eggs under an incubator.

Answer by leish
Submitted on 7/14/2005
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i found a bird egg in my garden it was warm at the time because of the sun and i have now been keeping it warm for 2 days but i dont no if its dead or alive how do i tell?

Answer by magazine
Submitted on 8/1/2005
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I found a bird egg thats white and as big as the top part of a thumb. Its really white expect for on the ends its really clear and thin. I think the mother abandoned it. I think its my cat coming back from the dead. How should I take care of it? What kind of bird is it? How do I know how far along it is? I cant see anything inside it.

Answer by julz
Submitted on 10/16/2005
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please help!!! I have a nest in a tree and the mother seems to have gone. The eggs are cold, does this mean they are dead?????

Answer by Austin
Submitted on 11/3/2005
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im using a heatlamp for a bird egg i found and i dont know if im heating it right or what temperture i even need to put on the egg. can some one give me some advice

Answer by stephanie
Submitted on 12/10/2005
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i found an egg yesterday in my garden and i don't know what bird it is so my mum wont let me take care of it its white with brown dots if anyone knows what type of bird it is please tell me before something eats it

Answer by amster
Submitted on 12/12/2005
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i have found an egg and i don't know what it is.I'm going to find out how or when it will hatch so if you can help that would be great. please help its gods creature (sing) so help i need somebody help not just anybody help i need you it is important thank you from Amy

Answer by christina
Submitted on 3/20/2006
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I have a ring neck dove that has mated with a pigeon and i think she will lay what can i feed the squab if it hatches???because the pigeon mated with the dove but bits her sometimes???