Here is a photo of the bird trying to get out of the egg...I doubt that knowing what kind of bird it is will help with the advice on what to do...but I thought it was worth a shot... Cheers, AMH Anne Morris Hooke, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Microbiology Miami University Oxford, OH 45056 [log in to unmask] 513-529-5422 513-529-2431 (fax) I INVITE YOU TO VISIT THE MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT HOME PAGE: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/micro/ UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/micro/undergrad/advising.html CAREER OPTIONS AND LINKS: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/micro/undergrad/Career.html GRADUATE ADMISSIONS information is also at: http://www.cas.muohio.edu/micro/