Small egg in yard???

[Weeg]

Western Painted Turtle eggs which the Google blurb also mentioned-

 

[neo71665]

I'd suggest throwing it away and forgetting about it if it aint from your birds. It happens to be from a wild protected species you can face all kinds of charges if caught with it, good intentions or not.

 

[Miss Cheep]

I still don't think its a turtle egg, and it might just be a small Muscovy egg, it could also be a sparrow egg or something. Those aren't illegal, are they?

 

[Weeg]

I still don't think its a turtle egg, and it might just be a small Muscovy egg, it could also be a sparrow egg or something. Those aren't illegal, are they?

Sound be. You could always try. Worst case scenario it dies, or never develops.

 

[neo71665]

I still don't think its a turtle egg, and it might just be a small Muscovy egg, it could also be a sparrow egg or something. Those aren't illegal, are they?

Depends, check local and state laws. In AR the only birds not protected are feral pigeons, european starlings, and house sparrows due to being not native. Well I guess tame birds also but figured that would go without saying.
Makes it illegal to mess with any bird, active nest, or young. I'm not willing to memorize 1000s of birds eggs just to make sure it's ok to take it from the wild. I'm from the school of thought if in doubt let mother nature have it.

 

[Miss Cheep]

Depends, check local and state laws. In AR the only birds not protected are feral pigeons, european starlings, and house sparrows due to being not native. Well I guess tame birds also but figured that would go without saying.
Makes it illegal to mess with any bird, active nest, or young. I'm not willing to memorize 1000s of birds eggs just to make sure it's ok to take it from the wild. I'm from the school of thought if in doubt let mother nature have it.

Yeah I think its like that in washington too, but its not like a hawk or eagle egg or something. If its not a duck egg, then its a starling or sparrow because we have a lot of those around here.

 

[Huntmaster]

If its not a duck egg, then its a starling or sparrow because we have a lot of those around here.

Definitely not a sparrow or starling.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Maybe a starling we have tons here came from Englund

 

[Huntmaster]

If you have ducks, it is probably a duck or chicken fairy/fart egg. If it is it would be a waste of time trying to hatch it? I think it would be a waste of time trying to hatch it anyways not knowing what it is and how long it has been laying there as well as reasons others have stated.

 

[Huntmaster]

Maybe a starling we have tons here came from Englund

Have them here also and it's not a starling egg.