Comments on: Killdeer nest: Hatching their invisible eggs right before your eyes!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:06:43 +0000

I have 3 dogs and all of my dogs were barking so i went over and there were a nest of 4 killdear eggs and the mother frantic! she did the brocken wing act and then flew away i tryed to get my dogs away so she would come back. I left the eggs in the nest for 24 hours and have been checking the eggs every hour or so but she didnt come back for two days and I decided to take the eggs in I have them on a towel with a heating pad set to medium is there anything I can do!

By: Rima

Rima — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:36 +0000

Mom and dad quail are looking around for the nest…I had put tall grasses almost rainbowed over it so it wouldn’t be completely exposed.. should I move even more of the grasses away from it? I’m just afraid it would be too exposed and open to predators…They’re close to it but don’t seem to be getting it yet… ???

By: Rima

Rima — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:52:01 +0000

Wait…there is also a Quail in my yard and they look like they could be quail eggs too.. ???

By: Rima

Rima — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:44:35 +0000

OH NO!! I was mowing my way overgrown grass in the back yard and mowed over a large nest, as I saw after the fact.. There are 14 eggs..only 3 were destroyed by the mower. I made a make-shift loose nest out of remaining tall grass to somewhat surround and partially cover the nest.. I didn’t do anything with the destroyed eggs.. I don’t know what to do!?? Will the mother come back if the surrounding is different? HELP! Thank you! (pretty sure they’re Killdeer eggs by googleing pics and I did see a Killdeer on the roof..

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:24:24 +0000

Have killdeer eggs that are now 6 weeks old and bird has been sitting on the nest. Usually takes 24-28 days to hatch, anyone know what is wrong with these eggs?

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:39:46 +0000

We had a nest of killdeer in our front yard. Yesterday the eggs hatched. My daughter kept going over and checking on the mama and four chicks. When she went over in the late afternoon to check, there was a huge bull snake there and both mama and dad were freaking out. The babies were all dead or eaten. I think this same pair nested near here last year and had the same thing happen. If they nest next year, is there any way to protect the babies for a day or two from the snake. They were not mobile yesterday; just laying in the nest with mama on or near them.

By: Annoth

Annoth — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:28:26 +0000

To Margaret- Nesting killdeer will get increasingly more frantic if you keep approching the nest. The closer you are, the louder and more flamboyant they get. But the best sign is, if the nest has eggs, the killdeer will give the broken wing act. Just watch them as you go

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:37:04 +0000

I live in SE British Columbia, Canada. I want to harrow my field, but am worried about nesting killdeer. Would I risk the chance of driving over unborn chicks? I won’t harrow if I know that they are nesting. How can I tell? Can anyone help me?
Thanks.

By: Loralie

Loralie — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:59:04 +0000

At my work a mama killdeer has laid four eggs. The killdeer are beautiful birds and I find it amazing how they can lay their eggs out in the open. This mama chose to lay her eggs under a cedar tree. When i cam back to work from the weekend and went to check on her all the eggs were gone She had four. I think the water from the rain had gotten high and it washed the eggs away. I found one and put it back in the nest. I left and came back and she was sitting on it. Does the mama killdeer know if the eggs are alive or not.

By: audry

audry — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:50:30 +0000

My grandfather was out fishing today and he looked down into the river and saw two killdeer eggs in the water.He brought them home and now i’m trying to make sure they hatch so we can bring them back to the river when they are ready.I don’t know what i should do or anything about them……please help!!!

We live in fresno and it gets hot here so should i just keep them outside or should i put them under a heat lamp or something?