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house sparrow egg
A few days ago a sparrow egg fell out of the nest and it's too high up to put it back in so I decided to try to hatch it. When I got it, it was still warm so I figured it might still be alive. I have it wrapped in a tissue and a little bucket on my satelite reciever (I never turn it off so it gets kind of hot). I haven't been able to find anything on incubating the egg except that it lasts for about two weeks. Does anyone have any more info on this?! Thanks in advance!!
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Why didn't you get a ladder & put it back in the nest? The chances of this egg surviving are very slim.
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A wild bird's egg taken away from it's nest almost never survives; don't get your hopes up. You can continue warming it, but turn it every 2-4 hours or it'll die from the heat. If the bird hatches, you'll need to quickly go out and buy special food for it. It's going to be a big hassle and cost a lot of money. Read this:
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In the future, don't pick up a fallen egg or bird. The bird's parent isn't stupid, and it'll pick the egg up by itself. By taking it, that bird is going to be looking for the egg for hours and hours. And since it's been around you for so long, it won't be able to recognize the egg's scent to find it, even if you return it.
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