My mom found a Blue Jay egg what should we do?

[Silver Sebright]

Earlier today my mom found a blue jay egg right outside our chicken coop door we put it in a incubator just in case it is still alive. Anything else that we should do?

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I would not incubate it. Birds are wild things, and it would just be best if you didn't handle it, and plus, it would probably just die as a little chick.

 

[Silver Sebright]

I would not incubate it. Birds are wild things, and it would just be best if you didn't handle it, and plus, it would probably just die as a little chick.

Thank you for the advice.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Did you look for the nest it came from? If the egg is intact, the nest can't be far away.

 

[esme13]

Earlier today my mom found a blue jay egg right outside our chicken coop door we put it in a incubator just in case it is still alive. Anything else that we should do?

I would suggest against incubating. I know our instincts is to help a defensive egg. However this situation is better left to mother nature. Baby wild birds require round the clock feeding and in most states its illegal to care for a baby wild bird, unless you have a license to do so.

 

[R2elk]

Earlier today my mom found a blue jay egg right outside our chicken coop door we put it in a incubator just in case it is still alive. Anything else that we should do?

Federal laws make it illegal to incubate song bird eggs.

 

[cassie]

I would suggest against incubating. I know our instincts is to help a defensive egg. However this situation is better left to mother nature. Baby wild birds require round the clock feeding and in most states its illegal to care for a baby wild bird, unless you have a license to do so.

I have successfully raised any number of baby wild birds and I didn't feed them around the clock either. Neither do their mothers. I called to local wildlife rehab and they told me what to do. I fed the babies dog food starting early in the morning and then fairly frequently until lights out in the evening. I would either soak dry dog food until it was soft or feed a good canned dog food. The babies will tell you when they are hungry. Once they can fly well, it is time to release them. I hung a cage outside with food and water in it and opened the door. I would leave the cage out there for several days. Sometimes the babies will come back to the cage for food and rest and sometimes they don't.