Help!!! We found a dove nest in our backyard!!?

Question

We found a dove nest in our backyard. How long does it take for a new dove egg to hatch!!

Thanks!

Answer 1

Whatever you do DON'T touch it. If you do the mommy bird will smell that and will abandon the eggs.  Don't do anything with it; enjoy it being there and being able to watch the miracle of life.  I had a robins nest on my front porch and it took about a month for the eggs to hatch and about the same amount of time for the babies to grow up enough to leave the nest for good.

Answer 2

Probably not very long.. But what ever you do dont kill the doves.. Doves mate for life and if u kill the one dove the other dove will always come back to the next looking for it's mate.  Doves like for a very long time so dont move or kill the doves.

Answer 3

dont do anything

Answer 4

On average, it takes about 14 days, give or take, for an egg to hatch.  Another week or two for the young to fledge and leave the nest.  Doves are known to rear multiple batches of eggs and nestlings in one breeding season, so you might have quite a few doves around afterwards!

Answer 5

Why do you need help..nothing is required of you..just don't approach the nest as you can draw predators to it, and if you own a cat keep it indoors so it does not eat the eggs or chicks.  Besides that...just let nature takes it's course.