Hatching a found American Robin egg

[SilverBirds]

Well, I'm in Canada, and last time I tried to safe wildlife in calling wildlife center, it was a dear that was hit by a car. It was still aware of its surroundings, it just needed time to heal. But you know what, it was shot within a matter of minutes without any further evaluation/consideration.

So, I'm sorry I don't really trust the process. I should have let the egg be, or I guess just feed it to my dog since it had not started to develop at the point where it first got in my hands, but my instincts told me to put it in the incubator... So here I am now.

Most wildlife centers don't have the space to care for such a large animal. And as the other poster said, it probably has severe internal damage that you could not see. The kindest thing they could have done was end its suffering.

If you are really set on not handing it over to people with qualification, please do not give it to anyone else, especially the teacher. It would be extremely stressful for the baby bird to have to travel to in from daycare center every day and having lots of rowdy little kids wanting to pet it, when the goal is for it to be wild and have very little human contact. You brought it into the world, it's your responsibility to make sure it gets the care it needs.

 

[Stanpott]

Well, I'm in Canada, and last time I tried to safe wildlife in calling wildlife center, it was a dear that was hit by a car. It was still aware of its surroundings, it just needed time to heal. But you know what, it was shot within a matter of minutes without any further evaluation/consideration.

So, I'm sorry I don't really trust the process. I should have let the egg be, or I guess just feed it to my dog since it had not started to develop at the point where it first got in my hands, but my instincts told me to put it in the incubator... So here I am now.

I suspect that you are just as "expert" as anyone else. Don't be discouraged by people that make it out to be a bad thing! I'm surprised the consensus seems to be that it will successfully hatched! That is really all you need to glean from the comments.

 

[ILoveMyDucks123]

I suspect that you are just as "expert" as anyone else. Don't be discouraged by people that make it out to be a bad thing! I'm surprised the consensus seems to be that it will successfully hatched! That is really all you need to glean from the comments.

Thanks for your words and support, I am analyzing everything here and whatever what my next move will be, it will be in accordance with my own conscience.

This situation just reminded me why I hated the Internet, and why I don't have any social media. People get very passionate, judgmental and take everything personal.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I suspect that you are just as "expert" as anyone else. Don't be discouraged by people that make it out to be a bad thing! I'm surprised the consensus seems to be that it will successfully hatched! That is really all you need to glean from the comments.

Because we're trying to prepare the OP for if it does, and they suddenly have way more to deal with than they expected. Plenty of things seem way easier as thoughts than as reality.

 

[Qwerty3159]

Thanks for your words and support, I am analyzing everything here and whatever what my next move will be, it will be in accordance with my own conscience.

This situation just reminded me why I hated the Internet, and why I don't have any social media. People get very passionate, judgmental and take everything personal.

Nobody is judging or bullying you, we are outright pleading with you to give up your own selfish reasons for wanting to raise a baby songbird and to give it over to licensed officials.

 

[Qwerty3159]

I suspect that you are just as "expert" as anyone else. Don't be discouraged by people that make it out to be a bad thing! I'm surprised the consensus seems to be that it will successfully hatched! That is really all you need to glean from the comments.

I highly doubt that, seeing as the licensed part of licensed wildlife official we keep denoting to indicates a person who is educated and experienced, not someone asking for help online. Respectfully to OP, if they are as “expert” as everyone else they would foremost understand that what they are doing is illegal and irresponsible