friend found the bird in her backyard, we think it’s a northern flicker possibly a sapsucker. it has some feathers but not all. she has it n a cardboard box with branch to stand on. shes feeding it some sort of mush. what should we do?
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baby woodpecker info please? anybody have experience with raising them?
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Help! Baby Bird Just Fell From His Nest!?
Well a baby bird fell from his nest and my mom freaked out and took it inside, she didnt want it to die. The mother is nowhere in site and the nest is too high for us to put the bird back in. We are trying to keep this bird alive, does anybody know what we should do or feed it? Is there any place we can take the bird to? Or should we just leave it out there? Please help.
The bird has all its feathers, probley the size of a canary. He is currently fluffed up and is closing his eyes, you hear a ticking noise from him every time he takes a breatj.
I mistyped, I ment to put down, “Breath”
I have now put the bird back on the ground, next to the tree where his nest is. From what I read, you people say he will stay on the ground for about 3 days untill its wings get stronge. Hopfully, the mother will still care for it.
Thank you for all your help!
Anybody have experience with fostering Canary eggs?
I have a 3 year old female Red Factor Canary. I was told she was a male. So, when the first egg appeared, I was shocked. She laid more and more. Finally, out of concern that she would kill herself laying, I bought a white American Singer male to breed her to, on advice that if the eggs were fertile, she’d raise them and stop mass producing eggs. Well, the birds bonded great- although she is dominant. They sang to each other, built a nest, and had a clutch. But when the eggs hatched, she wouldn’t stop brooding! He kept coming to the nest as if he wanted to feed either her or the babies, but she drove him off! She never fed the chicks. The babies died in the nest. This has happened 3x. My bird store guy says I can foster the eggs under another female living in a separate cage. She will raise another hen’s chicks by herself, and he says it won’t hurt the foster mom. Any luck trying this? I love both parents and will not give them up- but I hate dead baby birds! Please HELP!!!
(ran out of room to post) My canaries live in a 4′ tall 4′ wide 2′ deep flight cage. They are fed premium food, fresh greens, calcium, and vitamin supplements every day. If you’ve seen my posts then you know I dote on my pets. The bird store guy (35 years experience) says this problem usually only happens in new mother canaries. Well, mine hasn’t given herself the chance to be a mom because she’s so obsessed with brooding that she won’t get off when the eggs start squirming! Another question: someone else told me that Zebra Finches have such a strong instinct that they will raise my babies- has anyone heard of this? I am willing to do whatever I have to OTHER than replace my hen canary. Any and all serious advice is appreciated….
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does feeding more corn to broilers cause more fat on them even if they are butchered at 6 weeks?
i cant decide what i am going to do to keep my feed costs down. many people prefer corn-fed chickens. but i have heard that corn feeding them means more fat on the bird?.. anybody know?
i buy wild bird seed from wal-mart to feed the small birds around my house,,they will not eat the larger,?
round,light brown seeds that are in the bag..Does anybody know what these seeds are? and why the birds will not eat it??
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anybody have any bird feeder patterns or idea’s?
I like to feed the birds. I have some extra lumber and thought I would make one. I have some feeders out. I thought it would be fun to try to make one. even a good site would help-thanks
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How do I get rid of the bees swarming my hummingbird feeder?
I don’t want to use something harmful to the birds but am wondering if anybody else has had this problem and solved it? The bees have taken over, covering every feeding hole on the feeder..The poor hummingbirds fly by, take one look, and leave. I used to have at least 10-15 that fed every day, all day. Help!
Yes, I realize WHY the bees like the feeder..I also realize that it’s probably NOT possible to prevent..but wanted to know if anybody did actually have any idea?
Yes-the bees are yellow jackets..Like berkut said I also like bees too, but I would like to have BOTH the birds and bees. 
Not just the bees… Thankyou everybody who actually had a helpful answer!
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