YO GEORGIANS! :)

Yesterday my wife found a beautiful little robin's egg laying in the grass at the edge of her aunt's yard. I candled it and checked it for cracks and couldn't find any reason for it to have been discarded by the parent birds. We are 90% sure that it was not there earlier in the day. It must have fell from the nest by accident, luckily it landed in thick grass and is undamaged. I know it is probably silly to think that I can successfully raise a robin chick, I may have trouble with the whole regurgitating food thing. Has anyone ever tried to hatch or raise a wild songbird, any advice? I read online that they hatch in 12 to 14 days, I put it in the incubator that I am using as a hatcher at 100 degrees. The first thing that I thought when I saw that egg was, " Wouldn't it be cool to..." COUNSELING, That's what I need. I guess I have to turn it myself, I wish I had quail racks for one of my turners.
I agree with flowerbh if you can find it. If not, you just have to mix wet kitten food with chopped up mealworms and a small amount of water. You can feed the baby birds by using small tweezers. I found out that when chickadees hatch their mother gives them an enzyme to help with their immune system. If they don't receive it they do die young. I am not sure if robins are the same. Keep me posted on the growth. My chickadee eggs died at day 8. Full term is 12 days. It was sad. But I'm glad it happened because I don't have that enzyme. Lol!
 
I've got one of those infamous dumb questions you always hear people talking about. I finally couldn't take it anymore. The German Shepherd sized bowel movements my broody was having in the brooder was just too much stench to handle and also i was down to only 2 laying hens so i needed her back in the egg laying rotation. So anyways broody went back to the coop with the other birds. Now finally to get to the question. My brooder is in my garage. Now keep in mind it is spring in Georgia and my garage is uninsulated. Now the chicks are entering week 3 of life which would mean approximately 80-85*. My garage stays consistently between 75-90 no matter what the case may be. Is there even a point in having a lamp or just keep fresh food, water and shavings and let them do their thing? 
I've actually been cutting my light off during the day for anything over a week. However that's the point when they move out with the 2 and 3 week-olds, so there's plenty of body heat to go around.

Honestly they'd be fine without it at night too, but I just plug it in anyway..
 
OMG!!! You are the first person I've known to say that. ME TOO!! I almost caught a bluebird once too!
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ok are you serious with the salt on the tail thing? I have heard that but I figured it was just something to keep kids busy and out of trouble.

ok I go into lock down today!!!!! now I have never used the egg carton thingy so cut out the bottom and do lock down as normal?
 
ok are you serious with the salt on the tail thing?  I have heard that but I figured it was just something to keep kids busy and out of trouble.


It is... Just a wive's tail but most were saying that's one they've not heard.

ok I go into lock down today!!!!! now I have never used the egg carton thingy so cut out the bottom and do lock down as normal?


Yep. I cut the sides down a little too but have done it without before and it was fine. :) I have to admit though, never worked as well with a still air.

Good luck!
 
It is... Just a wive's tail but most were saying that's one they've not heard.
Yep. I cut the sides down a little too but have done it without before and it was fine.
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I have to admit though, never worked as well with a still air.

Good luck!
and if you take a salt shaker with you when you go snipe hunting, you don't need a bag to put them in, just sprinkle their tails and they'll sit right there till you come back to get em........


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