found a nest full of birds no mom to be found
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baby mourning doves -momma bird left them-help!?
yesterday afternoon i found two baby mourning doves on the floor on my porch, i looked up and found the nest so i put them back up,i figured the mom would come back, but now they fell again and they are very weak and one looks like she may die. What can I feed them? and can i bring them inside? or do i keep them outside? Thank’s for any help!!!!!!!!!!
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Tagged afternoon, baby, baby mourning doves, Bird, doves, floor, HELP, mom, momma, nest, porch, yesterday, yesterday afternoon
Orphaned mice! What do i do?
Well, we were cleaning out the garage so it can be pressure washed and we came upon a nest of mice. We didn’t have any choice but to move them (they were smack dab in the middle of the garage under a box). Now I’m not sure what to do with them. I had two pet mice who recently passed away from old age so i just put the babies in the old enclosure (new bedding of course). I’m kind of hoping that after the garage is cleaned if it would be feasible to put them in a corner and hope their mom can find them. If not however, I’m not sure what to do, there aren’t any wildlife rehabilitators or pet stores (besides Petsmart) nearby. I had to transport orphaned pinkie opossums once so i know to keep them in the dark (threw a towel over the enclosure) and to keep them warm in the meantime. They are pinkies but are starting to get fur (just barely). So i need advice on what’s best to do for them as i know time is of the essence. If worst comes to worst the local vet will euthanize them to keep them from suffering (has done so for injured birds before) although i hope that isn’t what needs to happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Posted in Bird Nest Boxes
Tagged babies, bedding, box, choice, dab, enclosure, fur, garage, injured birds, middle, mom, nest, opossums, orphaned, pet, pet mice, pet stores, petsmart, pinkie, pressure, suffering, time is of the essence, vet, wildlife rehabilitators
help ive found a baby bird in my garden that cant fly and cant balance very well?
its lying on its back fluttering its wings i think its tail is broken is there anything that can be done? its mom is ignoring it and has stopped feeding it
What can I feed a baby sparrow?
A nest of house sparrows was knocked over my a neighbors cat. The mom and most of the babies were killed.
Two of the babies lived, but one was severely injured so we killed it.
There’s one baby left and he/she is doing okay. We fed it dog food soaked in water a few times.
What else should we be feeding it? I don’t have any way to get get a petstore or do I have the money for the bird formulas.
We have it in a cardboard box with a heat lamp.
And before anyone mentions this, House Sparrows are NOT PROTECTED BY ANY LAWS.
Keeping baby birds warm?
I’m trying to raise some baby blackbirds that have fallen out of their nest. The mom built the nest in the wall of my barn. The babies couldn’t stay in it, I’ve tried putting them back several times and they fall again. One died from the fall onto a concrete floor. I took the other three this morning. I’ve been feeding them every hour and they seem to be doing well. Every time I feed them I give them two hot water bottles. I’m worried about them getting too cold over night in the house with the AC on. They are nestled together in some straw on one side of the box with a hot water bottle on each side. Would it be ok to wrap a heating pad in a wash cloth and put it on the other side of the box, leaving it on a low setting overnight?
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Tagged babies, baby, baby birds, baby blackbirds, barn, box, concrete floor, Fall, floor, heating pad, hot water bottle, hot water bottles, mom, nest, several times, side, wall, wash cloth, water
Heating pad over night for baby birds?
I’m trying to raise some baby blackbirds that have fallen out of their nest. The mom built the nest in the wall of my barn. The babies couldn’t stay in it, I’ve tried putting them back several times and they fall again. One died from the fall onto a concrete floor. I took the other three this morning. I’ve been feeding them every hour and they seem to be doing well. Every time I feed them I give them two hot water bottles. I’m worried about them getting too cold over night in the house with the AC on. They are nestled together in some straw on one side of the box with a hot water bottle on each side. Would it be ok to wrap a heating pad in a wash cloth and put it on the other side of the box, leaving it on a low setting overnight?
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Tagged babies, baby, baby birds, baby blackbirds, box, concrete floor, heating, heating pad, hot water bottle, hot water bottles, mom, nest, night, pad, several times, side, wall, wash cloth, water