I found a baby pidgeon on the road, it had feathers, but it caan barely fly…and there is no nest nearby, and I can find a pidgeon in sight. I put it in a box, with food and water. Does anyone know a place where they will take in a baby bird (in the Chicago Land area, or near it (northern Illinois))?
Thanks…
And I can’t keep it outside because it will be near the road, and it walks to the road a lot. Also because there are a lot of dogs that go on walks around my house.
THANKS!!
also how often and how much of what do u feed them?
yesterday morning we found an unfeathered little bird, on the ground with no nest in sight
we have been feeding him crushed up worms and he poops/urinates-whichever you want to say-regularly
but he is trying to stand and I am pretty sure his leg is broken
because it stays tucked under him and he doesn’t move it, but he is fine if I touch it
is there anything I can do for his leg until I can get him to a professional??
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Tagged baby, baby bird, Bird, ground, HELP, little bird, Morning, nest, sight, yesterday, yesterday morning
I just noticed a rat this morning near my house. I have some trees and a stream behind my house so I assume it lives down there somewhere. I have not seen any rat droppings in my house or heard any “scurrying” or “scratching” at night. There is no evidence of rats being in my house but the sight of one near my house for the first time since I have lived there (4 years) is making me kind of nervous. I wonder if there is anything I should do to prevent them from coming in or just leave them to the hawks that will come around the house occasionally, feeding on the birds and mice. I don’t know if I should be worried or not.
My parakeet and cockatiel are friends. They do not seem to like being out of sight of the other; when they are they call and call until they are back together. They seem to like to sleep in separate cages. The cockatiel is a male, the parakeet a female.
Lately, though, the cockatiel sits in the parakeet’s cage and vice versa; they eat each others food. They do this once or twice everyday.
Is this changing of the cages normal or just playful? Is it harmful to them?
I ask them for a “kiss” and they put their beaks on my lips. They love to watch TV on my shoulder where they sometimes groom one another.
So this is a strange question, but do they have genuine affection for one another? Do they think of me as another bird in their “flock” or just a tree with a head that is just another bird to them? Do they love one another? Do they love me or am I just the “bird” that feeds them and keeps them clean?
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Tagged call, Cockatiel, female, male, out of sight, Parakeet, sight, sleep
I found a speckled brown and white egg on the ground. There was no nest in sight, so I’ve had it under a lamp and in a box with washcloths for about a day. I can’t tell if its alive or not. I turn it every few hours though. It would be helpful if i could get some advice on what i should do…Including if its alive…..
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Tagged advice, ANY, Bird, bird egg, egg, Found, ground, helpfu, info, nest, sight, speckled bird, washcloths
found them on the ground no nest in sight, watched from a far for 30 mins no mommy came to claim them. so far i have them in a shoe box. i filled a zip lock bag with hot water then i wrapped the ziplock bag with a towle then i laided it in the box then i put the birds on top of it & put the lid on. i need to know how & what to feed them i also founf a light & i pointed it @ the box to keep it warm. they don’t have their freathers! they can’t b very old. need help plz!!!
ok i already have them here @ my house. for meal #1 i took some home made banana bread & some wheat bread cut off a peice & took the crumbs put them in a bowl with warm water & took a tooth pick & fed them however the brid i thought wouldn’t live ate lots more then the one that seems healthier
