Hello,
I found a blackbird egg on my lawn and the remains of another egg nearby (suspect small predator). I tried looking in the nearby hedges for a nest, but to no avail. I decided to take the egg in and set up an artificial incubator (bed of cotton with a lamp).
I'm wondering if this is the right thing to do? Also to note, I read that they usually lay eggs in April/May, and it's late July now.
Erik
I found a blackbird egg on my lawn and the remains of another egg nearby (suspect small predator). I tried looking in the nearby hedges for a nest, but to no avail. I decided to take the egg in and set up an artificial incubator (bed of cotton with a lamp).
I'm wondering if this is the right thing to do? Also to note, I read that they usually lay eggs in April/May, and it's late July now.
Erik