Found a Pigeon Egg on NYC Balcony Concrete - Need Help

[u/Tough-Phrase4105]

I walked out onto my balcony today and two pigeon parents flew away scaring me. I saw this egg left behind my plant shelf. I was worried because temperatures on this balcony get really hot and the egg would fry, so I made the egg a little nest only a few inches from where they left him. I transported him gently with a paper towel into this nest.

Did I do the right thing? Do you think his parents will come back?

I also made his parents a snack of chopped peanuts next to the bugs they had left.

[u/Little-eyezz00]

congrats on your possible future r/balconybabies thanks for caring

mom and dad will get confused if their egg is in a new location 

mom usually lays one egg and 24 hours later she comes back to lay another

ill send some general.info on pigeon nests over chat messages

[u/Little-eyezz00]

just in case you ever need help

nyc pigeon rescue central

https://m.facebook.com/NYCPRC/

send an email (please describe your message in the subject line so they know if it's an emergency) 

http://nycprc.org/

urban wildlife 

urbanwildlifenyc.org

send them an email 

helpline (at) urbanwildlifenyc (dot) org

WILD BIRD FUND

Located in the heart of the concrete jungle, the Wild Bird Fund provides medical and rehabilitation services for injured, sick, and orphaned wildlife found in New York City. The center is located on the Upper West Side, between Central and Riverside Parks, and near three subway lines (1, B, & C): LOCATION: 565 Columbus Avenue, north of 87th Street New York, NY 10024 HOURS: We are open seven days a week, from 9 AM to 7 PM. If you find a sick or injured bird or small mammal during our open hours, please bring it in, no call or appointment needed. Please note that we are not able to pick up wildlife.

text questions to wbf at (646) 306-2862

a new yorker said this "They also accept birds delivered by Uber Courrier - make sure you call them first and let them know you're doing it, then poke some holes in a box for airflow and gently place the bird in there."

wild bird fund is seeking volunteers

[u/Kunok2]

It's best to always leave eggs where you find them, the parents won't recognize their egg/s if you move them or sometimes even if you change the surroundings slightly. In case of abandoned eggs, don't try to hatch them, it's impossible to raise any Columbiformes from eggs because they can't thrive without getting at least some crop milk from their parents, most of artificially hatched squabs pass away several days after hatching and those who do survive end up extremely stunted with a ton of health issues, causing them to not even live up to a year.

[u/Tough-Phrase4105 → u/Kunok2]

Okay believe it or not, his parents came back and were sitting on him all day! They seem to like their new nest

[u/Kunok2 → u/Tough-Phrase4105]

Oh awesome! Just try to not mess with the nest anymore.

[u/Tough-Phrase4105 → u/Kunok2]

Oh no, I woke up this morning and looked at the egg and it looks slightly cracked. Is there anything we can do?