I recently took one of the nest on the ground and there were four bird babies inside. I don’t have acess to buy new food in the pet store for them, also i have no cat or dog food. What should I feed them, I have no worms in my house either. Can I feed them chewed rice or someting?
A male and female house finch share a bird feeder with chickadees (newly arrived). 6/12/09
I have 2 pet parakeets, and I have to go out of town for about 4 to 5 days. I don’t know what to do with them. I was going to leave them with a friend and then someone told me that may not be a good idea. They said the birds may not adjust well to a new enviorment. My home is moderately quiet, because there is no one there, but my teenage daughter and myself. The person I was going to leave them with is single with no kids, so her house is usually quiet too. I also thought about leaving them with my brother, but he smokes. I don’t smoke, so my birds are not used to smoke, and I don’t want to exspose them to it. Someone said I should just give my brother the key to my house and ask him to come over everyday to feed them and give them fresh water, because again the shock of leaving them in an unfamiliar enviorment may be too much for them. I don’t know. What do you think. If any of you are veternarians or are just experienced bird owners, I would really appreciate your advice.
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I found a bird, must have been young but it had all its feathers and must have fallen from the nest.. I read that mommy birds will kick their young out of the nest sometimes if there is something wrong with them and let it die instead of wasting time feeding them…
Anyway I took it put it in a shoe box on top of sum stockings to keep it wamr and it seemed content.. it wasn’t hard ot catch either and when i pet it, it would close its eyes and seem very calm.. I fed it organic apple blueberry sauce and tried to give it bread but it didnt want the bread… It seemed fine before I went to bed.. It slept all night and when i woke up i woke it up to try to feed it but it wouldnt take the berry mush i had made for it (since the parents regurgitate food usually, which i tried to recreate)
since it wouldnt eat I left it and was going to take it to a rehabilitator or try to see if the mom would come to the place where I found it, but when i got back about 3 hours later it had died.
DO you think it was just sick or did I do something wrong? Im really sad cos I get attached to animals very easily.
It’s legs were broken, it couldn’t even walk, plus it was next to my school’s library and I live on a small campus.
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Tagged Bird, birds, feathers, feeding, house, house sparrow, mommy, nest, something, sparrow, time, wasting, wasting time
Recently, we’ve had a wild male cardinal hopping around our back porch, singing away and trying to find a mate. The cats come around every once and a while, but the cardinal just flutters up to a higher part of the house, where the cats can’t get-to.
We’d like to keep the cardinal around, but not force it too. So, we were thinking of building a bird house just for the bird, and a bird feeder for him.
Anyways, the main question was, what should I use? Is there some kind of ‘do-it-yourself’ box kit bird house and feeder that he’d like? Or would a special design be necessary (completely willing to put one together myself)? We’d like to build the bird house so that, if he finds a mate, he and her can build a nice nest inside. Also, the bird feeder. Any special design? Anything specific he’d like? Also, the wood they’re made of. Is there any kind of wood he’d feel the most comfortable in?
Also, we feel kind of bad for him. He’s singing away for a new mate (we think either his first one died, or he is looking for a first) and so far, he’s the only cardinal we’ve seen around a place. The other birds are a few starlings and some red-chested robins. Do you have any ideas of how to help him so he finds a mate?
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Tagged back porch, cardinal, cats, house, mate, part, porch, while
to wake up….I will do the laundry, vacumn, iron, dishes,pick up the house, dust,cleaners,feed the dog, cat, bird, do the windows, the lawn, the cars…..but first I will make you breakfast in bed….what would you like????????
I bought a nesting box 2 days ago and one of my female birds went into it.How long will it take for her to give eggs? its been 3 yrs since I had her.
I also have a male bird
