I was changing the moss basket in my hanging flowers and discovered a nest in it after it had fallen out. I put the two newly hatched birds and the two unhatched, uncracked eggs back in the nest. However, the one egg had cracked and I have it in a box with a towel, rotating it every few hours keeping it at almost 100 degrees. Can anyone help me or give me some advice on how to care for it?
I’ve heard that if you feed Alka Seltzer to seagulls (or presumably other birds), they explode. This being because they are incapable of burping. Does anyone know if it’s true? I’m not about to go and try it, by the way, in case any animal rights maniacs are reading this and decide to bombard me with abuse. It is merely curiosity.
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i’d like to hear from anyone in Washington Oregon area who is trying to attract these birds to reduce the insects for their horses. Particularly flies and mosquitoes. I saw 8 and 10 room swallow houses for about $100.00.
but the martin houses were $30.00 for only one nest box.
Any cheaper ways??
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The eggs were laid in the nesting box we bought, plenty of nesting materials were provided and we have given the birds lots of good bird seed with nuts, fruits, etc. But it seems that we are beyond thenormal gestation period. the mother still protects the eggs and will not let anyone go into the nesting box, which is hanging in a corner of the larger cage. not sure how long before i declare the eggs officially infertile, and if so, what shoudl i then do with them?
My dad brought home a baby bird one night after work. It had been in the road all day and survived. I took it in and raised it. i spent every minute i could with him. when i let him out of his cage, he would get on my shoulder or head and never wanted to get off. One day i ran out of his food, i made sure he had bird seed(i dont think he liked it) and lots of water. we own a restarant, so i was gone all day. i woke up the next morning and was going to feed him some bread we bought, he was gone. i was so close to him, and its my fault he is gone. i didnt tell anyone the first day because i didnt know how, so i wrote my mom a note. today i stayed home from work, i have been crying every minute i was alone, and all day today. i just dont know what to do. can anyone help me out?
p.s. i am only 14.
Today, I found a baby bird. I’ve been feeding it chicken mash mixed up with half and half. Is there anything else I can do for it? I also want to know what kind of bird it is. So, are there any good websites anyone knows that can help? Thanks a lot!
Currently it’s sleeping in a sock curled up to look like a nest in a mous cage. Don’t worry! The mice have been gone for some number of years now!
Help… please?
one of the problems is is that I found the poor thing near the place I work. I climbed trees in freakin’ high heals!!!!! I couldn’t find the birds nest. By the way, my work is about 40 minutes away and my brother borrowed my car . (Because I don’t have to work this week!)
The bird isn’t eatin’ chicken! It’s eating chicken MASH. Chicken mash is what my chickens on the farm eat. I took out all the cracked corn, though
I live in the far, far North! Almost near Canada!
I believe it’s a robin
I’ve been feeding the bird every 2 hours. I’ve been giving it a small (pea sized) chunk of watered down bread and two good sized worms. Then, I take an eye dropper and drop water in its mouth. after that it goes to sleep.
I am trying to wean a baby mockingbird that I found a few weeks ago.I’m feeding it baby bird formula and bugs. I would like for it not to depend on me to sick something in it mouth for every meal,and eat on its own.
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