Stiffmyster Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Hi, Last Feb my 2 little boys built a birdbox which we attatched to a high fence post in the garden. This week we checked the box as we'd seen birds going in only to find an egg!!! I have been and checked again this morning and now theres 5 eggs!!! Just wondered if anyone knew what we should do with them? I dont want to disturb them but the box is about 10" deep with a small opening at the front and if the eggs hatch then surely the chicks wont be able to get out. The last thing I want is them to come to harm so any advice would be greatly appreciated! cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emskies Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 id ring rspca and get advice from them becuase you never know when they will hatch or anything =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 No expert but i would think just keep away and let the mummy bird do what nature intended, you may scare her away if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxon51 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Leave it. If it wasn't suitable for the bird using it, then she wouldn't have laid her eggs there. They'll get out, mum'll see to that. In fact they are probably safe from magpies because of the depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REPO MAN Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 best thing to do is leave well alone, the mother bird would not have nested there if her chicks would not be able to get out when the time comes. i think you may have got a family of blue tits or something in the box, you may have to try and deter cats climbing the post though. good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbird Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Hi, Last Feb my 2 little boys built a birdbox which we attatched to a high fence post in the garden. This week we checked the box as we'd seen birds going in only to find an egg!!! I have been and checked again this morning and now theres 5 eggs!!! Just wondered if anyone knew what we should do with them? I dont want to disturb them but the box is about 10" deep with a small opening at the front and if the eggs hatch then surely the chicks wont be able to get out. The last thing I want is them to come to harm so any advice would be greatly appreciated! cheers If the adults can get in to lay the eggs then the chicks will be able to get out, I would have thought the birds wouldn't have used it if they thought it was to small, I would leave well alone and let them get on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Leave them be, they'll be able to get out once their parents have fattened them up. What are they by the way? my guess is Blue Tits.http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.creamygoodness.co.uk/Images/Photos/WildBirds2/BlueTit.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.creamygoodness.co.uk/Birds2.php&usg=__DiROXsnPXIQTv7wwtzubgXF6QiU=&h=768&w=1024&sz=110&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=yogtZ3QHxnNUmM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=186&ei=nVCPTcjJDZOxhQeVpqzGDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblue%2Btit%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D611%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1,isz:l&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=300&vpy=122&dur=556&hovh=184&hovw=245&tx=111&ty=106&oei=nVCPTcjJDZOxhQeVpqzGDg&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Hi, Last Feb my 2 little boys built a birdbox which we attatched to a high fence post in the garden. This week we checked the box as we'd seen birds going in only to find an egg!!! I have been and checked again this morning and now theres 5 eggs!!! Just wondered if anyone knew what we should do with them? I dont want to disturb them but the box is about 10" deep with a small opening at the front and if the eggs hatch then surely the chicks wont be able to get out. The last thing I want is them to come to harm so any advice would be greatly appreciated! cheers leave the box alone, if you disturb it too much then you will scare the parents away and the eggs and chicks will surely die. if the parents can get in and out then the chicks will most likely be able to as well. though calling the rspb or similar organisation might not be such a bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanl Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 If mummy managed to get in to lay them, then don't fret, cos the chicks will certainly be able to get out when the time is right. Let nature take its course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert999 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Just Leave them Bird's mum know what to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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