djeseru
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Thu Jun-16-05 04:43 PM
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Baby fell out of nest - what do you do? |
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My daughter and I came across a baby bird on the sidewalk in town just a little while ago - I moved it off the pavement (it's like nearly 100 degrees here) and brought it home. We could not find it's original nest. No feathers and still a very large yellow beak...would anyone happen to have any ideas how to care and feed this little one?
Any ideas would be very appreciated!
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amazona
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Thu Jun-16-05 08:59 PM
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1. call your local wildlife rehabber |
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If you don't know who to call, start by calling a vet, the local zoo (if it's a good one), or even Fish and Wildlife. Someone will know. Ideal is to put the bird back in the nest. A bird with no feathers has little chance of survival when fed by humans. But since you couldn't find the nest, get a specialist. Handfeeding baby birds this age is no job for amateurs.
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djeseru
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Fri Jun-17-05 10:28 AM
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It didn't make it. Thank you for the advice, I knew it would have been more than I could handle.
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XemaSab
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Fri Jun-17-05 03:36 PM
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Always good to have the name of a local contact handy. There are rehabbers almost everywhere.
Good for you for taking it home and trying to care for it.
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djeseru
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Fri Jun-17-05 05:51 PM
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4. Yep, numbers handy now! |
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We're new to the area so this has meant new contacts/numbers...*sigh* Just not quick enough yesterday, but I don't know how long it had been exposed.
Thank you both.
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Sat Jun-18-05 09:45 AM
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although sometimes they just fall out, momma birds reject and evict sick babies. i raise budgies, and can tell you it is usually a painfully futile thing to overrule a momma's judgement.
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Thu May 02nd 2024, 05:02 AM
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