✅ SOLVED 2 Eggs in Hollow Tree Trunk, any ideas?

[cdsieg]

Detecting by a Sring in the woods in East Texas and saw these two eggs in this massive tree trunk any idea what kind of eggs they are?

 

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[wvwildman]

grouse maybe

 

[HutSiteDigger]

If you notice the mom has abandoned them you could take them and see what hatches.. I've done it several time with duck and Canadian geese eggs!!

 

[arnofarrell]

Can you give an estimated size. It could be alot of species depending on size. could be black vulture, that is my guess since there isn't an actual nest built.

http://www.houstonaudubon.org/html/CommonBirdsofHouston.pdf

 

[arnofarrell]

If you notice the mom has abandoned them you could take them and see what hatches.. I've done it several time with duck and Canadian geese eggs!!

That is illegal in my state, that being said I may or may not have done the same thing with some canadian geese.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

That is illegal in my state, that being said I may or may not have done the same thing with some canadian geese.

Yah i use to live on a huge pond that is surrounded by nothing but ducks and Canadian geese during the spring and for many years each spring there would be literally 100 of duck eggs and geese eggs that got abandoned. Guess you better check with your state laws before taking an egg lol

 

[arnofarrell]

if its on your property it isn't a big deal. I find them while fishing and techn ically you are not supposted to take them. I raise ducks every year on my farm so a few extra eggs may turn up in my incubater from time to time.

 

[old digger]

Yes, size would be much helpful, but they are very similar to Turkey Vulture eggs.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yes, size would be much helpful, but they are very similar to Turkey Vulture eggs.

Oh Dear!! well then maybe you dont want to take these back home with yah! LMAO! That wouldn't be kewl if they were vulture eggs WHOA! Then too think they will think your their mommy! OH DEAR GOODNESS!!!

 

[arnofarrell]

are they white or do they have a blueish green tint? it is hard to tell in the pics for sure. Thanks

 

[cdsieg]

That is illegal in my state, that being said I may or may not have done the same thing with some canadian geese.

As far as the egg size, I would say a little larger than a grade A large breakfast egg. As far as them being abandoned how do you know the parent isn't coming back? AND if you do know all that, how do you take care of them when they do hatch? I mean if you were to ever take eggs, how do you think you would care for them after they hatched!

 

[cdsieg]

are they white or do they have a blueish green tint? it is hard to tell in the pics for sure. Thanks

They have like brownish speckles on them.

 

[cdsieg]

Oh Dear!! well then maybe you dont want to take these back home with yah! LMAO! That wouldn't be kewl if they were vulture eggs WHOA! Then too think they will think your their mommy! OH DEAR GOODNESS!!!

If they think their breast feeding they won't ever have to worry about living long enough to learn how to fly!

 

[arnofarrell]

If you watch the nest from a distance you can tell because once you are out of sight the parents will be back. If they don't well they may be abandoned. Most nests on the grounds will be geese or ducks and they are easy to take care of once you incubate them. Just get them some grain feed and they will be happy, also they like kids swimming pools.

 

[HutSiteDigger]

MAYBE they are AFRO DUCKS!!!!!! We use to have a afro duck that look just like this on the pond.

 

[old digger]

White eggs with dark brown sploches. Word of warning, when threathned, adults and young will regorge on you.

 

[cdsieg]

MAYBE they are AFRO DUCKS!!!!!! We use to have a afro duck that look just like this on the pond.

I saw a duck like that one winter when we were in Bandera, Texas. Cool looking duck! Thanks!

 

[cdsieg]

White eggs with dark brown sploches. Word of warning, when threathned, adults and young will regorge on you.

YIKES!

 

[cdsieg]

Can you give an estimated size. It could be alot of species depending on size. could be black vulture, that is my guess since there isn't an actual nest built.

http://www.houstonaudubon.org/html/CommonBirdsofHouston.pdf

I love the link, I am called the bird lady on the ranch, everyone says every bird in East Texas eats outside our RV!

 

[old digger]

YIKES!

Yesssereee! Ripe as a 4 day old dead hog, on a 87 degree day, at one in the afternoon! Wooo Weee!!