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Hi everyone,
I am not very familiar with birds, but I do have a serious question. One of my neighbors found a bird nest with eggs in his BBQ pit, and wants to remove it. If he does so, I am guessing the mother will most likely abondon it, if she even finds it. I have a Hovobator incubator, in which am currently incubating nine eastern box turtle eggs, that I could incubate the bird eggs in, and I could also buy extra red worms to feed them when they hatch. I do not know what kind of bird it is, but it is all brown, and its head is a lighter brown. I am from south central Louisiana, and this bird is native here. I was hoping you could give some information on incubating them. What temperature should I incubate them at? Do the eggs need to be rotated, and if so, how much and how often? I know rotating reptile eggs can kill the embryo, but some bird eggs need to be rotated. After they hatch, what temperature should I keep the chicks at? Should I chop up the worms before feeding them? Any other info would be great. You can also e-mail me at steve_5201@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Steve

Hey,
Its a shame that your neighbour wanted to move the birds. If you dont know what species they are then its gonna be hard to set the correct temperature/humidity in the incubator. Also, it might hard to then provide the correct food for the lil birds. Maybe you could ask a local organisation, which may be able to give you some info and advice. Please keep us all updated.. Id love to hear how their doing! Its nice of you to at least try to give them a chance!

Mel X