Comments on: A Robin Has Hatched 4 Eggs On Our Tractor. Can We Move The Nest And Babies So We Can Use Our Tractor?

By: Canadia

Canadia — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:22:07 +0000

no, if you touch the nest you will get your scent on it and the mother will reject the nest including her babies and abandon them

By: ballerin

ballerin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:16:45 +0000

umm no bad idea youll scare th mom away and shell abandon her babies and theyll die

By: jocelynh

jocelynh — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:22:01 +0000

Both users above are incorrect. Birds have a terrible sense of smell, you touching the nest will not scare the parents off.
You can move the nest by gently placing it in a nearby bush, tree, or other crevice that is not too far from the original site, as long as it is close the parents will find the babies.