# Moving little bird eggs **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 3, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198 "2010-05-03T19:28:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/21 "2010-05-06T16:59:09Z")
Could you just block up the area that they like to build in? ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/22 "2010-05-06T17:22:32Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Could you just block up the area that they like to build in? I had a friend that had a wall AC that he found birds in. He couldn’t bring himself to kill them…and turning on the AC most likely would…so he lived with sweltering heat until they were gone. He then used Duct tape and WIRE to completely seal off the AC. Next year, somehow, they got in and layed eggs. It must have taken them forever. He sighed, lived with the sweltering heat and let the chicks live. The next year…he went all out. I can’t remember what he did but it was an A++++ effort. They still got in and layed eggs. He gave up and bought another AC for another window. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/23 "2010-05-07T00:44:52Z")
So, the only solution is to nuke them from orbit, eh? Gotcha. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pduol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Pduol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pduol)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/24 "2010-05-07T01:26:28Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > So, the only solution is to nuke them from orbit, eh? Gotcha. 🙂 It’s the only way to be sure! ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/25 "2010-05-07T17:16:41Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > They’re safe, for now, at least… I spoke to the mail carrier who will be subbing for our regular guy the rest of this week, and he kindly agreed to leave them undisturbed. Might I suggest a sign of some kind to provide backup protection? “Out of order – use alternate mailbox – do not disturb” might be just the ticket without drawing too much unwanted attention. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/26 "2010-05-07T18:21:05Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Might I suggest a sign of some kind to provide backup protection? See post #17. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/27 "2010-05-12T22:40:48Z")
Bumping for birdie update! What’s the story, **MissGypsy**? Got little wrens yet? ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/28 "2010-05-13T02:25:51Z")
Nothing yet, still just little eggs. Mama Bird just sits there and peers at me when I open my front door, rather than flying away. I like to think she’s guarding them as they get close to hatching, or that she’s a friendly little thing who likes me. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198/29 "2010-05-13T06:20:48Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > If you try to move the eggs, your human scent will get on them and the momma will abandon them. Your best bet is to plan that they will be there for a while, and then once they are hatched and gone - put up your bird house and change your mailbox to something less nest-friendly. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > The old “you’ll get your smell on them and mom will abandon the eggs” is NOT TRUE. Seriously. It’s an old wive’s tale that was probably cooked up to keep kids from messing with the nests (or other baby animals) in the first place. > > Most birds have no sense of smell. None. (Vultures and other carrion-finders are notable exceptions.) > [@Broomstick](#): > > No, she won’t. > > First of all, most bird species are believed to have a poor sense of smell. Just chiming in to confirm from [our experience with our balcony pigeons](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=467835), that is a myth, and human scent won’t bother the birds. We were worried about that at first too, until we learned otherwise. But I have heard from people on pigeon boards who have moved a nest, and the parents could not find it or possibly did not realize it was theirs despite it being close by. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198.md?page=1)