There are no laws that prohibit the removal of empty and old bird nests. Nests can be a host to various parasites and bacteria so moving it will be to your benefit and clean up your garden. Most bird species do not reuse old nests. Thus if you own a nest box, you can remove the nest and clean up the place after the fledgelings are gone. If you enjoyed this article then you may also be interested in other bird related articles. Here are some articles that you may be interested in: can you hatch eggs with a heating pad, why do birds puff up their feathers, can pigeons see at night, how to sterilize a birds nest.
We are due to have an extension built and I have just spotted a robin's nest with 3 eggs in an area that will be demolished. I have read that it could be up to 28 days before they hatch and fledge but how long after that should I wait before it is safe to move the nest to ensure they are no longer using it?
I'm afraid you can't move the nest until all the chicks have fledged and left. This would be illegal. Once every chick has gone you can safely move it. See my photos on Flickr. In reply to Sparrow :. Thanks for the response. I am planning to delay the build until they have left the nest, do you know roughly how long it takes before they have finished with the nest? Once they start leaving the nest about 14 days after hatching should I allow another week or longer before starting building to be on the safe side?
Just want a rough timeline for the buliders! In reply to ju :. Lisa--I have this very nesting platform, and it didn't get any action last year. I mounted it on my front porch post, and I really thought I would get a Dove, a Robin, or my fondest hope, a Phoebe to nest in it.
I relocated it to a different spot on my porch, and we shall see what happens this year. So far, no lookers. May end up having to mount it in a tree which I really did not want to do. Bandmom: She is definitely on the nest. I have to move it tomorrow. Hopefully she'll find the new location. We have the cat locked into our garage. I wonder how long that will be. Bunnies still have their eyes closed. They are so cute, but their relatives have eaten a lot of my pansies, some tulips, and some lilies.
Not happy with them! This is the first year I've had this problem, so I think the bunny populations is definitely increasing. Well, that is good then that she is still on the nest. Maybe everything will go well for her and for you! Let us know? Well didn't move the nest yet.
Trying to find just the right sturdy tree limb to put the nest on. Doesn't it have to be rather high up? Two eggs today! Do mother rabbits move their young? The nest is empty today but it looked intact and looked like it wasn't ever disturbed! After the cat got one of them, I'm thinking the mom moved her babies? They're way too young to move themselves, their eyes were still closed.
Glad you have more eggs now! I would not try putting the nest into a tree because a strong wind will just blow it right out. They use mud in their nests to help to secure them to the tree limbs. I don't know how you would adequately secure the nest into a tree. You would honestly be better off nailing a safe and sturdy container to a nearby tree and putting it in there.
No, it does not have to be so high up. I have seen them build at 5 feet. The keys are to keep it as close as humanly possible to where it is now and to put it into a safe and sturdy container.
Keep us posted. I bet the mama rabbit did move her little bunnies. OK, this isn't working. The day I was going to relocate the nest, the eggs were gone. So I took out the nest and placed it in a 3 sided upside down blue container our tractor is blue tied solidly into a tree close to the tractor. They didn't like it. Build a 3rd nest in the tractor. There were 3 eggs by the time I tried to relocate it, and this time, I actually moved a potted tree almost right where the tractor was and the put the nest in a crook in the tree, and kinda tied it into place with baling twine.
No deal! Gee, I am feeling bad for them. Next I guess I have to just cover the tractor engine so they can't access the engine. Talk about persistence! Rabbit update. The babies were still in the nest, I just didn't check deeper into the hole. I tried to close off the nest on all but one side with plywood, and the mother did come every night. BUT the darn cat ended up killing 3 of them, and I caught the other 2 and relocated them to our woods.
So 2 out of 5 made it to the woods at least! Oh my word. You have really had a time with those Robins, hey? Seems like they are determined to use your tractor. Yes, I would block off their entry port so that they cannot continue to build in there.
They need to go and build elsewhere. Glad to hear that a couple of the bunnies made it. Bunnies don't seem to have a problem with their population numbers. Looks like they are doing pretty well without our help. You're sure trying hard Steelskies! We get some mice nests and an occasional wren nest in some of our equipment. The other day I found a salamander in my compost pile and I was delighted. I was curious if you have any ideas of native plants and habitate Michael O'Loughlin May Featured question.
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