What can I do for an abadoned egg?

I just found this egg in my flower pot and I can't identify it and it was cold when I got to it but I still want to know if there's anything I can do for it. It is pure white and as small as a fat peanut m%26amp;m.

What can I do for an abadoned egg?
Unfortunately, you can not do anything for it.



In the US, all native migratory birds are protected under federal law (Migratory Bird Treaty Act). It is illegal for anyone to possess a protected bird, its nest, its eggs or even its feathers unless they have the required federal and state licenses. It is also illegal to disturb an active nest. Penalties for violating this law include up to $500 and/or up to 6 months in jail for each offense.



It doesn't even matter if you did not mean to break the law: "A type of question that we commonly get involves well meaning people who want to rescue young or injured birds, secure feathers for artwork, or salvage eggs or nests for various purposes.



Anyone desiring to possess migratory birds or their parts or products should be aware that all of these are covered under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16U.S.C. 703-712), which implements a series of international treaties designed to protect migratory birds.



Some key provisions of the Act are worth keeping in mind:



Wording of the Act makes it very clear that most actions that result in "taking" or possession of a protected species or its parts or products is a violation of the Act. Specifically, the Act states:

"Unless and except as permitted by regulations, …it shall be unlawful at any time, by any means, or in any manner…to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, …possess, offer for sale, sell, …purchase, import…any migratory bird, any part, nest, or eggs of any such bird…"

It is a "strict-liability" law, meaning that there is no requirement for law enforcement agencies to prove "intent" to violate the law. That is, if you are found in possession of a protected species or its parts or products, you are automatically in violation of the law.

The provisions of the Act are nearly absolute; "...except as permitted by regulations ..." is the only exception. Some examples of permitted activities that do not violate the law are legal hunting of specific game birds, legitimate research activities, display in licensed zoological gardens, and bird banding under an appropriate permit.

The Act covers the great majority (83%) of all native birds found in the U.S. Many of the species not covered by the Act are covered by the Endangered Species Act , other Federal laws, or state laws, many of which are as stringent as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act . In the lower 48 states, all species except the house sparrow, feral pigeon, common starling, and non-migratory game birds like pheasants, gray partridge, and sage grouse, are protected.

Penalties upon conviction can be severe. Even if a sympathetic jury finds that you meant no harm in trying to rear an abandoned nestling or in picking a hawk feather, legal defense costs are clearly not worth the risk.

In summary: your best approach is to take a hands off approach...look but don't collect." http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/bir...
Reply:Technically - and I'm not supposed to be saying this because in most states [if you are from the states] tampering with wild bird eggs is illegal - you could place it in an incubator. However, you do not know exactly what species the egg came from. Therefore you do not know the gestation period or what to feed the bird once it is hatched. It is highly possible that the avian that laid the egg was fertilized without a nest available. This is well, not that usual. A second plausible situation is that the hen had to pass the egg, and could not make it back to the nest in time. So she laid it in the flower bed. This is nature taking its course. Since I am from the states and in most states telling you how to incubate a wild egg is illegal, all I can suggest is that you may want to take an interest in incubators and read the instructions. You would really have to know a lot about eggs to keep it at the correct temperature and rotate it at the required intervals. That's what some incubators do, rotate the eggs every few hours. If you have ever raised birds and watched them through a spy camera, you can observe them rolling the eggs at biological intervals. Best of luck!
Reply:I would leave it where it is. There is little chance that you can incubate it at the right temp and humidity and turn it properly like the mom bird would, but the greater likelihood is that it belongs to a bird who makes a crappy nest and you don't realize it's a nest. She might come back and sit on it if you don't hang about. I've had a pair of wrens making a nest in an old decorative bird house on my porch for a while now. I had no idea she had a nursery in there until I went to get my spare key out of one of the holes - what a surprise!
Reply:I asked i vet and he said to leave it where it is.

Because i found a duck egg and so i left it where it was and didn't touch it. Then a few hours later a duck came and sat on it. This was at a lake area near a college, so i wouldn't touch it. It was a nice thought though =)



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Reply:It's most likely a humming bird egg. All you can do is get a box with towels and but a light over the top of the box to keep it warm. I highly dought if it is still living though. If it was in aflower bed it must have fallen a great height.