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| Question about Pets:Help me with this Bird? |
Place the egg back in the nest. If it is not fertile, or if it has become non-viable (if the embryo has died because of the fall, or from not being warm) it will not hatch, but it will not harm the other eggs to have it in the nest.
You do not have to worry about the mother rejecting it, or abandoning the nest because of your scent. That is a total myth. Birds do not possess an acute sense of smell. The only danger is chasing the mother away, if she views you as a predator, so try to replace the egg when she is off the nest eating.
The suggestion to hatch the egg by placing it in cotton is wrong - you need an incubator to hatch an egg. But it would be illegal to do this anyway, as you would not be legally able to keep the baby bird. All native migratory birds, their nests and their eggs - in fact, even their feathers - are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and you need special licenses to possess one.
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