Can you move a nest full of baby birds

Question

I'm re-siding my house. On the second floor there's a balcony that has to be removed. In the structure for this balcony is a nest of 4 baby robins. They just hatched (one is still in the process of emerging from the egg).

Can this nest be re-located to a nearby tree without endangering the baby birds?

If not, how long will it be before these birds are able to fend for themselves?

Answer 1

no what ever you do do not move the nest the mother will never come back to them and they would die

it takes about a week or 2

Answer 2

You should never move them because the parent birds will not care for them if you touch or move them. Unless you are planning on hand feeding them yourself they will all die once moved. Otherwise it will take them 6 to 8 weeks to grow up big enough to leave for good.  

Answer 3

they will all die cuz the mom wll smell ur hands and kill them so DONT!!

Answer 4

usually if you do the mother won't care for them and they will die. so i would wait as long a possible before moving them, i dont know how long it is before they can be on there own sorry.

Answer 5

thanks for caring. :)  I would suggest that you do not  risk moving the nest. There is a possibility that the parents will not come back to it if it is messed with. And being that you cared enough to find out I know you would feel awful if they died because you did. They might take care of them if you moved it to near tree but birds are territorial so may not work. I would not gamble. It will not be very long before they will fledged and be on their own. Just do not keep going near the nest as the parents may abounded it for fear they are leading predators to the babies. I would give it at least 3 weeks to be safe then check. Good luck. If you have to move it then move it as close as possible to original location so the parents can hear the babies. And watch and if they don't care for the babies you will need to take to wildlife rehabber and or vet in your area. The best chance they have is for you to leave them where they are. Thank you for caring. :)  

Answer 6

You can sore move the nest with no problem, but if u wanna know 3 or 4 months should let them fend.

Answer 7

The answer is, they can't fend for themselves for approx. 2 to 2-1/2 weeks but the good news is that you should be able to move the nest.  The tricky part is to get it wedged into a fork of a tree so a strong wind can't knock it down and high enough to protect it from predators.  As soon as they can chirp their mom should be able to find them.  That is the best you can do if you absolutely have to work on your balcony right now.  There is a chance that she won't take care of them.  It would be ideal if you could wait about two-three weeks.