huge accident!! can it be fixed???

[pigeonE15]

well today i let my pure roller pair out to eat in the garden and all of a sudden i was missing my female. i searched and searched all around until i found her under a pice of wood with a nest and a newly layed egg!!!! the nest is right next to my chicken coop and it is on the bottom!!!! plz help can i move her with her newly layed egg into there nest box and will still accept it??? plz help oh and BTW: my dogs are outdoors and i dont want them messing with her and break the eggs!!

 

[gamebirdsonly]

It's worth a try to move the egg in nesting box

 

[Hokum Coco]

She will be laying a second egg in about 36 hours if you move her now you might have a chance before the second egg is laid. Try and move as much of the original nest in tack as possible.

Once the second egg is laid I would say it would be too late. Tampering with a pigeons nest is a recipe for disaster at any time is my experience.

I never heard of a pigeon laying an egg on the spur of the moment without the partners sharing in building the nest.

Hope luck is with you E15.

 

[pigeonE15]

thankk you so much Hokum coco. that what i was doing right now i moved the nest into a pigeon bowl with the newly layed egg from yesterday but she seems not to care about the egg. i know now or later she will have to lay and egg and she will most likely lay it in the nest with the egg in it. and also since my chickens are messing with my 3 1/2 old squab and moved the nest right close to where there old nest used to be but the parents know it their baby but they wont feed it. i put some food and hope it feeds the little guy even tho its a roller homer mix

 

[pigeonE15]

oh and also should i move the egg in the nest so when she wants to lay her 2nd egg she whont think that nest is taken and the after sh has layed it put the other egg in the nest??

 

[Hokum Coco]

That might work for you E15 it is worth a try!
I never have any good luck when it comes to moving pigeon nest.

Every bird and situation is different how ever.

Good Luck again!

 

[pigeonE15]

ok, i know the female wants to lay an egg but doesnt know where ill post if she does in the nest

 

[laughingdog]

Confine her with in small space were nest bowl is, maybe just attach coffee cups with feed water and grit if grain feed to milk crate so can't get out until day or so after you see hen brooding them. I've never tried it but may work.

 

[pigeonE15]

thanks, but it seems like they are accepting the nest and adding twiggs!!!