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Title: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: Dot_Forrester on 10-Jun-14, 07:48:52 AM This might be in the wrong place, but I wonder how on earth the eyases manage to survive the germs and diseases that must accumulate in a nest box that filthy with poop and rotten prey parts. In their natural cliff habitat, I suppose the wind would blow away most of the body parts, but that isn't happening in this box. :sick-298: Ick and double ick
Dot in PA Title: Re: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 10-Jun-14, 07:52:42 AM This might be in the wrong place, but I wonder how on earth the eyases manage to survive the germs and diseases that must accumulate in a nest box that filthy with poop and rotten prey parts. In their natural cliff habitat, I suppose the wind would blow away most of the body parts, but that isn't happening in this box. :sick-298: Ick and double ick Dot in PA Good point, Dot. Still... it seems loads of raptors have no probs, esp when the nestboxes get cleaned every year... don't they?? Title: Re: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: Donna on 10-Jun-14, 08:10:03 AM If need be, they check them and dust them for lice. It is gross but ---- Happens! Normal in the birds world. I have yet to see a clean nest!
Title: Re: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 10-Jun-14, 08:14:06 AM And eagle nests-they never get cleaned-parents just pile more sticks on top & bury the nestovers.
I suppose we could get into a discussion about exposure to germs conferring immunity rather than causing disease... :nerd: Title: Re: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: valhalla on 11-Jun-14, 02:55:40 PM And eagle nests-they never get cleaned-parents just pile more sticks on top & bury the nestovers. I suppose we could get into a discussion about exposure to germs conferring immunity rather than causing disease... :nerd: At least the birds aren't being vaccinated, Thank God! Title: Re: How does any eyas survive living in that disgusting nest?? Post by: Bonnie on 12-Jun-14, 10:45:46 AM I have chicks in a nestbox right now and they are getting bigger and bigger every day. The parents push all the gunk to the corners. When they were little I think the adults took out the poop. I suspect, though, that the poop acts as moisturizer for my clutch. It gets hot in the box and the moisture tends to make it a bit cooler. I clean the box every day now, but the adults get very mad at me. There doesn't seem to be anything that's harmful to the chicks/eyases.
Some natural scrapes are back under ledges where they would probably be cleaned after fledging by other hawks or vultures. |