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Keeping baby birds warm?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin| 3 Comments

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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how to feed a newborn bird?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by admin| 6 Comments

We found a newborn dove on the street.. I think it fell from a tree or something happened to it.. We didn’t want to leave this bird, however, we don’t know how to feed it.. The problem is that it even didn’t open his eyes.. We’re trying to give water.. But, What can we give as a food? Please help.. If you don’t know and if you have a friend that can know.. please ask and let me know.. thanks..
We found a newborn dove on the street.. I think it fell from a tree or something happened to it.. We didn’t want to leave this bird, however, we don’t know how to feed it.. The problem is that it even didn’t open his eyes.. We’re trying to give water.. But, What can we give as a food? Please help.. If you don’t know and if you have a friend that can know.. please ask and let me know.. thanks..
ps: I think it also born before its normal birth time.. that’s why it is illogical trying to feed it with a worm etc..

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Heating pad over night for baby birds?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin| 1 Comment

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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Do you know any thing about humming birds?

Posted on April 13, 2012 by admin| 6 Comments

I know you can feed then sugar and water. Do you know the amounts? What kinds of flowers shall i plant?
THE hummers i have spotted are green with a red neck what kind are those? do they have a name ?

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Who can I call to get a birds nest removed?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by admin| 4 Comments

Inside my roof there’s a birds nest and every few weeks newborn birds fall. i give them bread crumbs and water and put them in a box but I cant always do that because there’s a lot of strong wind and the bird falls out. for example today I found a bird in front of my home and it leg was broken.I put it in a box and gave it bread crumbs and water and left to go somewhere i thought it had died and decided to wait till the morning to see it was really dead and when i came back it was outside of the box which meant it was either alive and managed to get out or the wind had blown it out. Also many cats live in my area and one time a a baby bird died and ants came and well took care of it. Can someone tell me a place that i can call to get the nest removed and/or made sure they wont come back?

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hurt squirrel will not die that’s OK?

Posted on April 6, 2012 by admin| Leave a comment

drinks water, was laying on side, now lays on belly,
WHAT DO WE FEED HIM not yelling just don’t know what to do for it I told my wife bird seed or cracked corn is this right

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need help with a quaker parrot?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by admin| 6 Comments

I’m watching my friends Quacker for the summer. She’s a very friendly bird around Mike, and was fine around me when he was near. But now that she has been relocated to my place she’s becoming impossible. I can’t reach into her cage to change her food or water. When I do, she charges at my fingers. I’ve already been bittin a couple of times. she has clamp coop cups so I have to reach in her cage to feed her. She’s smart and figures out how to undo her toys from the cage, so they just fall to floor. When I try to pick them up and replace them, once again my hands are her target. I’ve tried letting her out ontop of her cage to distract her so I can get her food/water/toys. I’ve had little success. She starts flying around the room, running into stuff (he doesn’t clip her wings) Then I have trouble getting her back into her cage, or she sees what I’m doing and comes back in. My friend is doing an internship in a remote area with no service so contact is not possible. any suggestions?

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