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Urgent! Any suggestions as to what my baby bird is?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

It has down and almost completely covered by feathers. It is brown, like the color of cardboard boxes, with small black dots over it. Its beak is small and is not curved at the end, rather straight, but not like those little birds. Plus, when it walks it raises its legs. It seems to have the potential to grow into one of those big birds, like an owl.

By the way, I live in south TX, down by the Rio Grande Valley, which is right on the border of the US and Mexico. I hope this info helps. I’d really appreciate it, specially if you have any idea as to what I can feed it.

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Found a bird with broken leg?

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin| 5 Comments

This morining I was getting in my car and found a bird in the grass floppin around with ants all over him.So I brought him inside and got the ants off of him and made like a little nest out of hay and and got a cardboard box and put in inside of it then got a piece of cardboard and put it over the box like a roof.so he would have some shade,then gave him some water and wild bird food.I dont know what kind he is but he is small and black.I culdnt just leave him there so ants could eat him.So what else can I do to make sure he survives and his leg gets better?Thanks in advance.
Yeah It turned out he was a grey catbird,and he died,dont know how he was eating and even started flying a little bit off the ground.But then I walked outside for not even 5min.And when I came back he wasnt breathing anymore but his eyes where still open.But at least I tryed.Thanks everyone who ansered.

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it found some baby birds, all dead but one :(?

Posted on May 5, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

i was opening my shed today and i found that a nest next to my shed had been ripped off and the baby birds inside were thrown out on the ground, all were dead (there were 4 of them all together) but one, the 1 that is alive is in a cardboard box that has an old birds nest from a previouse cat attack, the nest is all together, the bird is sitting inside, with a heatlamp shining on the side of the nest to warm it up, not directly on it, but my question is how often should i feed it? and what? i wound some worms in my backyard and fed it 3 of them, just little tiny ones, about 1-1.5 in long, it gobbled those up strait away. then it pooped in my hand. (i washed my hands with soap befor and after i touched the bird thank you). the bird seems active, it almost stood up, rolled around onmy hand, shook its head and opend its eyes. so what should i feed it and how often? and yes i know its tecnically “illegal” to care for a wild bird.

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How do I care for a baby bird?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by admin| 12 Comments

While i was waiting for my mom to pick me up from youth group I found a baby bird with no feathers. It looked like it was recently hatched. I thought it was dead because it was on the steps on its back but when i touched it it moved. So I brought it home,(after i looked for the nest, not successful) and put it in a cardboard box on toilet paper under a heat lamp. That was Wednesday and it has now been 3 days and it is very frisky. I am feeding it small pieces of worms, but what else should i feed it? And what would b the best way to water it? From a syringe? Is there anything else i could do to help it grow and not die. I know baby birds are hard to hand raise and most die, but I wanna try. Please no mean comments or anything, only helpful tips. Thanks!
Rachael – it was getting dark and it is a tiny feather-less fledgling on concrete steps on its back. I doubt it’s mother was coming for it.
but don’t mothers feed them worms? And i can’t seem to find info on fledglings and what kind it is! :O
oops i meant hatching
do i use wet dog food or dry? is cat food alright to?

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How do you care for a duckling?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin| 11 Comments

I am looking after a duckling until it is big enough to go outside with a flock of ducks and not be eaten by a cat (like its 5 other siblings were). I am currently feeding it cat food and keeping it in a large cardboard box with a covered hot water bottle, a blanket, food, shallow water, and a 60 watt light above for warmth. I have been told chicken mash or starter mix is the best food where can I get this from? I am able to get royal canin or hills dry cat food for free, is this good food? I know someone who feed a diet of mainly cheap canned cat food and their duck lived but the feathers grew twisted. I asked at a pet shop and they said I should just take the duckling to the local botanic gardens and it will fend for itself (its about 3 days old). I asked at a vet clinic and they reccomended bread and milk, I know that bread is too salty and milk is bad for birds ( they actually admitted that they didn’t know if the ducks raised on this formula surived to adult hood)
It is 44g
I got the duckling from a tame flock its not a wild one. The flock is owned by the manager of the cattery I work at, one of the other workers is from the only animal rescue/shelter in the area, and I can try to get advice from her, I am experienced at looking after animals as I am a vet nurse.

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How do you take care a baby bird when it fell?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

I found 4 baby birds on the ground, yes i did found 4 today, and they are really small, and have not opened their eyes yet, they are newborns from what my parents said, just hatched. they were in my back yard, and i have not seen any big birds lately, and i tried putting them in a cardboard box with tissues with a ladder on top, but the parent didn’t get them. I want them to grow big and healthy so i can release them into the wild. yes they are wild birds.
The eggs in the nest looks like Blue with red dots on them…
How do i take care of them

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