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[townchicks]

Keep us posted! Would like to know if what you do works!

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[bblynn_chicken]

If the nest was big enough for the mother to incubate the eggs in then it is big enough for the chicks. My guess would be that they are being targeted by a predator and that is why the parents were squawking, probably a crow or jackdaw. It will likely have been at the nest and dropped the chicks trying to get them away and may have partially collapsed the nest in the process if it really appears too small.... only you will know. Or they could be cuckoo chicks that have been laid into a robin's nest and are too large for it. How does the chick size compare to the adult robin? If they are unfeathered then they would not be much bigger than a robin's egg and should be fine in the nest.
Is there cover from predators above the nest or is it in a vulnerable spot? Can you post a photo? Is it in a hedge or scrub that has been cut back recently? Can you put the nest inside a container with drainage holes and return it to the same location and provide some additional foliage cover to protect from predators if that may be the problem.

I will get a photo once I return home! I believe that the problem was in fact due to a predator, and these are robin chicks. They resemble their parents and robins have been nesting in this area since I have lived here (4 years). The spot isn't very vulnerable. I will try to put the nest into a container, but Mom robin and Dad robin are very protective of their little ones. I wasn't in a hedge or foliage of any kind, it is on the electrical boxes on the side of my home. Thank you!

 

[bblynn_chicken]

Keep us posted! Would like to know if what you do works!

Will keep you all posted, then! Just check back on this thread, or I may just post onto my account page!

 

[rebrascora]

If you post here, those of us who have contributed to the thread will get an alert and see it, whereas if you post on your account page, we may never see it.
Good luck

 

[bblynn_chicken]

If you post here, those of us who have contributed to the thread will get an alert and see it, whereas if you post on your account page, we may never see it.
Good luck

Thank you, and alrighty!

 

[bblynn_chicken]

I just went to check on the nest, so it turns out one baby is still up in the nest, and one is down in the box. I was going to take the nest, put it into a container with drainage holes and such, but I decided to leave the robins alone for the time being. They seem very stressed out, and it is also the hottest part of the day. I plan on going back out later tonight when I can receive some help on moving the nest and babies and all. When I checked on the one baby in the container, it was laying on its back. I whistled to see if there was a response, and there was. It seems to have no damage but is laying on its back. I believe the parents are still feeding it. I feel guilty for not being able to help it right now, but as if currently I have it safe. I want to step out and do the nest now, but I don't want to risk my health or the parent birds health because stress is not at all good for birds. I will keep posting updates until this situation is handled. Thank you, everyone, for helping and caring!

 

[bblynn_chicken]

I suggest moving them to a safe spot somewhere with other robins. Since you touched them, the parents may have abandoned them. Maybe set up some food for them if the parents aren't there to feed them

Touching birds and parents abandoning them is an urban myth. I have a plan already, but thank you anyways.

 

[FishMtFarm]

Yes that is an urban myth.

 

[bblynn_chicken]

Update!
I just finished the job with the nest, and safely returned the baby into it. I'm keeping watch on the nest, Mom and Dad robin are watching and slowly returning to it. The baby looks healthy and responds normally. I'm hoping it will not fall out again. I was reading, and sometimes nestlings born with brain issues may think that they can just leave the nest, and continuously putting them back in will stress out its siblings and parents. Babies born with the brain issues usually fall out of the nest and die, nature's way of preventing this brain issue from passing on. Some say it is best to let nature do its thing. I, on the other hand, believe that if it continues to fall out, I will call the wild care group for my area. Thank you all again for caring and helping! I will continue to update!

 

[townchicks]

A brain issue might explain why it was lying on it's back. Maybe it's a balance problem?