Hi m step-dad accidenlty disturbed a blackbird nest while cutting the hedge, the mother is just boobing around on the floor about 2metres from the nest. can i (should i?) take them in and hand rear them please reply asap thnx

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leave them

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Sorry for the previos reply, but i didnt want you to get them :d

If the mother is still around, it if far better to let them be, because she hasnt abandoned them.

I would say stop what you are doing, and just keep an eye on them from inside.

If the mother goes, and does not retrn then you may have to step in, but since she is stll there, she will likely return, and care for them herself.

Try not to disturb them, if possible dont use the garden, or the area around the nest.

Throing some meal worms out will probably get her feeding, and the mothering insticts will hopefully take over.

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ok thnx m8 i wanted to know before i did anything, i will keep u updated thnx

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A.Aviculara-fluffy

1x creamsicle-flash (gone missing)
1xsnow corn-lucky (gone missing)
1xanery-ellie
1xmale boa-rocky (boyfriends)
1x royal python-slinky

It is illegal to have in your ownership a wild bred British bird so unless you are a breeder and can produce evidence of parentage etc you have no choice but to leave well alone. If you can put the everything back then you are allowed to do that ie the whole nest or the youngsters but you can't bring it in and handrear.

are you sure about this ?
i know the rules on closed rung british birds as i used to breed them ,
but the rearing then releasing of orphan birds is something my family used to do every year & sometimes still do when they get delivered to the door.
i think its ok until full fledge , then it becomes a little more of a grey area .
the taking of wild birds with the intention of keeping them as adults is a different matter though

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No. it is perfectily legal to take in a sick, injured or orphaned wild animal of virtuly any species (there are a couple that have to go to licenced rehabers, but blackbirds are not one of them) with the intention of releasing it back to the wild once it is fit and able to survive. your best bet if the parents are still around and the nest is still intact is to leave them and she should come back. that being said, depending on the age of the nestlings they will need to be fed fairly frequently and will have to be brooded over night, or during the day too if they are still very young. if the mother has still not come back to them by dusk then you have a problem and will have to bring them in. caring for these animals is my full time job and I have personaly raised hundreds of blackbirds so if this does turn out to be the case let me know and I can tell you how to do it. do not be too keen to take them on though. it is a tough job and you can't hope to give them the sort of attention and teaching they would recive from their natural parents.

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