Robin's egg question. I know nothing :(

[SilverLacedLady]

Found a Robin's egg, don't worry I didn't steal it from a nest. Out of curiosity, becasue i found it on the ground and it wasn't cracked; I candled it. I know nothing about candleing eggs. Let alone a robin's egg. I can't tell if it's a quitter, I don't see a blood ring, and the air sack is intact and everything floats. again i know nothing about quitters or viable eggs. the only ones i know anytihng about are the ones in my fridge. If it isn't viable I want to blow it out of the shel and keep it, how do i go about that without breaking it?

 

[pax12]

I found 2 last year temps 100, hum 45 til day 10 then 65%

But I never got one to hatch.

 

[SilverLacedLady]

how can i tell of it's a quitter? it wasn't there yesterday, but it got down to 46 last night. So I'm betting it died if it fell last night. but if it was this morning it may have a chance.

 

[pax12]

if u want to hatch it try it. but if it does hatch give it to the wildlife people

 

[dieselgrl48]

I wouldnt try hatching it personaly.Wild baby birds require basicly around the clock feeding's some as many as every 15 minute's.If you would like to try and hatch it I would ask a local refuge if they would be willing to take it in for care once hatched.

 

[domino7]

I think the shell would be too thin to blow out the contents. You could just save it as is. The insides will eventually dry out.

 

[pax12]

ya but it would rot

 

[chicks4kids]

You can blow out that egg, but it is fragile. You can take a tack and prick the end and carefully take a screw and twist it until the holes get big enough on either end. Or you can use a dremel tool...but again, they're very fragile. We do all the eggs that fall out of trees that aren't cracked...it's kinda neat to have a collection of different types of eggs.

 

[eggsited chickens]

I've heard that the robin pushes them out of the nest if they are bad eggs, so i wouldn't be surprised if this is what happened.

 

[SilverLacedLady]

my friend is the one that found it, we're really just little kids hiding in grown-up bodies. I was just curious and after doing a bit of research i figured out that it isn't a viable egg anymore. It was the day I found it, but it is no longer. I have found empty un-cracked shells before, I think I may just set it in a flower pot I have out front and see what happens. If it rots I'll throw it away, and if the insides dry up I'll give it to my friend in a little woman-made nest. Thanks for the advice everyone. Next time I find a viable one, I'll try to hatch it. My parents have a friend that works with wildlife, but they don't incubate, they just care for the chicks. Thanks again!