baby bird...anyone know what to do???

lionel


Joined: 21/04/2011
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Message Posted:
27/04/2011 17:41

baby bird no tail feathers...cheeping for its mum...what should i do ?

erolz


Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3456

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 17:45

Some advise here



http://www.wild-bird-watching.com/Baby_Birds.html

lionel


Joined: 21/04/2011
Posts: 179

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 17:55

thanks Erolz.....that did help i have told my friend what to do....poor little thing...if anyone has experience ..the bird is behind my friends office..clubfit gym entrance road,karakum, EB SENER OFFICE CAR PARK..she tried to catch it but no luck :(

Twinkletoes


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 183

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 18:08

Three years ago my dog found a baby bird with no feathers at all and its eyes were still closed. It was a sparrow.



I phoned the RSPB in the UK and was told this:



Take the baby bird inside as it will not survive outside as it is too young. Put the baby bird in a little bowl with a tissue underneath.

Soak some porridge in WATER only and cut up some sultanas very small and soak them also in water.

Also mash some cat food.

Hold the bird in one cupped hand. Using a very small kiddies paintbrush put a tiny bit of porridge/sultana/cat food on the end.

Touch the bird on the beak and it should open its mouth.

When it does, CAREFULLY put the porridge over its tongue down the back of its throat - just like the mother would.

DO NOT EVER put food underneath its tongue or it will choke.

You have to do with about every 20 minutes during daylight hours.

The day after we found our bird, we found another bird!

Cont.....

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 18:10

When we found a baby robin, we left it awhile, but no mum flew down to it - and we couldn't see a nest - so we rang the local pet shop to ask what to do, and on their advice bought some wax moth larvae. The bloke told us to feed it every couple of hours (which we did, day and night) chopping up the larvae, also some mealworms and some cat food (after a few days). We used tweezers to feed him tiny pieces, and put him in a shallow bowl, on shredded loo paper and kitchen paper, in a box, and put a loose cover over the box. After some food, we waited a little while in case it came out the other end, and removed that as his mum would have done. We gave him water dripping off the end of a clean paint brush (artists brush) as recommended by the pet shop. After a week or so, we found a place near Bracknell that looked after wild birds until ready to fledge - and took him there. The lady rang and said he had survived and fledged and she watched him fly off - plump and looking good.

Twinkletoes


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 183

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 18:11

Try using a fishing net or pool net to catch it.



If it is so sprightly, then it can't be so young as a nestling bird (without feathers) can't move about very quickly.



If you do catch it, read my last message. It might help.



Our sparrows are called Jack and Jill. They are completely tame and very happy indeed.

Jack sings along to the hair dryer and absolutely LOVES Phil Collins' music!



Hope all this helps.



Twinkletoes x

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
27/04/2011 18:38

Twinkletoes and Mrs G what delightful stories..Tame sparrows they sound very happy



Its so very nice to read such a thread and makes a wonderful change from the normal goings on here



lionel good luck and please keep us updated lets hope all the above help works.





Spider,X

lionel


Joined: 21/04/2011
Posts: 179

Message Posted:
28/04/2011 10:00

my friend has told me she cant see the baby this morning, but if she does , she will try to catch it, she will put it in a box high up on a ledge over a door.....hoping that it will be fed by mum...if not then all the above will be the next plan

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
28/04/2011 10:36

You are interfering with nature and natural selection. If you watch any of the nature programs, they never interfere with the way the animals live. They just let them be. They do alright all by themselves.

pc4854


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 243

Message Posted:
28/04/2011 10:47

There is a lady at Belapais who takes in damaged wildlife and looks after them and releases them back to freedom if they make a recovery. If you catch the bird, you will have to take it to her and if you require the information, email me and I will give you her telephone number. Best wishes to you and the bird.

lionel


Joined: 21/04/2011
Posts: 179

Message Posted:
28/04/2011 10:53

hi pc4854 i will do, thanks ...................yfred, fine... but that dosent mean you have to sit back when you can help!!! this isnt natural selection it fell from its nest.