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Can anybody identify this bird's egg?

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SinkingSeaweed · 21/07/2021 12:47

DD has found it in the garden, it is still intact and not damaged at all. Must have only recently arrived in our garden as was definitely not there yesterday, I have had a look around and cannot see any nearby nests.

Does anyone know what type of egg it is and if it is likely to hatch? DD has put it under a lamp in her bedroom for now. Should we contact a bird rescue?

Can anybody identify this bird's egg?
Can anybody identify this bird's egg?
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DogsSausages · 21/07/2021 12:51

Is it a wood pigeon . The RSPB have a egg identify website. It could have been dropped by some other larger bird
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RuthTopp · 21/07/2021 12:55

We found an egg in the garden, against the bottom of a tree. Definitely not fallen out of a nest, as it was in a bit of a scrape . We get lots of pheasants in the garden so thought it was probably from them. Have you had pheasants in your garden perhaps ?

mrsjoyfulprizeforraffiawork · 21/07/2021 13:03

Years ago, my brother put an abandoned duck's egg in the airing cupboard (on a hot water bottle). It did eventually try to hatch but died - I suspect it was too hot.
If you want to give it a go, I think you need to turn the egg round a bit at intervals so it isn't always on the same side. Not very likely to hatch but, if it does, very difficult to hand feed one of the pigeon family. I picked up a fledgling collared dove two or three years ago and found I had to feed it "pigeon milk" or, I think, hard boiled egg yolk at a pinch, but would be likely to choke it by feeding it by dropper - apparently they stick their beaks into parent's mouth and feed that way. After 15 hours, I called the local vet and one of the vet nurses took it on, as she had some experience with feeding lost nestlings. I never liked to ask how it got on as suspect it died and I was quite bonded to it by then!).

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StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 21/07/2021 13:11

Probably pigeon unless you by fields and country in which case possibly pheasant.

SinkingSeaweed · 21/07/2021 13:22

Ah thank you, much more likely to be a dove than a pheasant I would say from where we are. Would love to hand rear but sounds so complicated! If it starts to show any signs of hatching I will get in touch with my Uncle who has handreared all sorts of birds in the past, he had a jackdaw who was very attached to him years ago Grin.

Thanks all.

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