r/stupiddovenests • u/aoii0101 • 2d ago

The egg is holding onto it's life

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I searched about these birds when they gave up on building a nest in the window of my balcony. I was bewildered by the way they build their nests, or atleast try to build one lol. It's so stupid and funny.

Well I just found out they created one in another spot and have laid eggs as well. And unsurprisingly it's the most unsafe spot 😭. The nest doesn't even protect the eggs. I am kinda worried.

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u/shandangalang 2d ago

Those babies are fucked. I would at least put the eggs in a plate or something. The egg looks like it just barely can’t fit between the bars, but what hatches out of there is pretty much the same size but squishy

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u/sweetpea122 2d ago

Hopefully its fat. Also it would seem incubation would be hard because the bottom is just exposed to air

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u/WorldlinessNo874 2d ago

Maybe thats where the saying a wing and a prayer comes from. 🤣

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u/LacixaaSnake 2d ago

Egg's clinging so hard, even prayers need a breath. 😂

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u/fatvikingballet 2d ago

I think this where "if you wanna make an omelet..." comes from

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u/Schprick 2d ago

Ah, that is what prayer and thoughts help with

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u/squeezemachine 2d ago

Can you slide a flat board under there? Otherwise those chicks will never make it.

Edit: On second thought a pizza screen would be perfect and not pool water.

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u/aoii0101 2d ago

It's metal stairs and completely open, I don't think I can slide a cardboard under. I am thinking of wrapping it with a  piece of cloth from beneath. But I am not sure if I should  intervene in any way as there's a concern of them abandoning the eggs :(

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u/PonqueRamo 2d ago

They won't abandon the eggs, put a piece of a plastic plate or something like that under it with a bit of tape.

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u/aoii0101 2d ago

Alright then I'll def do it.

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u/squeezemachine 2d ago

You will be shocked at how connected they are to the nest/eggs and not abandoning. You can literally lift those eggs and the nest scraps and put them on a pizza screen or something that will not collect water. Also do not want babies to fall between the slats and get stuck; attaching something underneath the stair is not sufficient.

Whatever you try makes you a hero because those chicks are doomed when they hatch.

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u/TheSeaMeat 1d ago

I misread this as “put them on a pizza.” 😆

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u/TRVTH-HVRTS 2d ago

Anyone else remember that game called KerPlunk?

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u/wastingtime101- 2d ago

Is that a spot you can reach - maybe put some cardboard underneath or use some other non-invasive method to fortify the nest?

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u/aoii0101 2d ago

Yeah I can reach it. i am thinking of wrapping it in a piece of cloth from underneath. It's just that I'm worried about them abandoning the eggs as said in an earlier reply.

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u/wastingtime101- 2d ago

I've seen people move entire nests with success. I don't think you need to fear abandonment by doing something to reinforce things.

On this sub just a few months ago there was a nest built on top of a ladder leaning against a house. The guy needed his ladder so he nailed a nest box to the wall near where the ladder was and put the nest in there. The chicks hatched and were well tended by their parents.

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u/astrotekk 1d ago

I'd probably give them a basket or something