I have a ringneck dove. Is it okay to give him wild bird feed? Is it okay to give any pet bird wild bird feed?
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Can you give wildbird feed to….?
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Tagged Bird, bird feed, Feed, pet, pet bird, ringneck, ringneck dove, wild bird, wildbird
it found some baby birds, all dead but one :(?
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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Tagged baby, baby birds, befor, Bird, birds nest, box, cardboard, cardboard box, cat, cat attack, ground, Hand, nest, previouse, shed, soap, tecnically, today, wild bird, worms
We found a wild bird, how do we care for it?
It looks somewhat like a finch and it seems it already knows how to fly. I’m not too sure if it fell from its nest but there were no nests around. Now, what exactly should we do? We’ve been feeding it tiny pieces of bread made mushy with water. Is this acceptable and if not is there a place we can take it?
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Tagged Bird, bread, finch, fly, nest, place, tiny pieces, water, wild bird
Caring for wild baby birds… Help!?
I believe that they are sparrows (there are three of them) that were blown out of their nest during a storm last night. They have gotten their “big feathers” but are still naked under the wings and have bits of down poking up. I have them together in a cage in shredded white paper. The pet store said to use wild bird formula, but until I get some of that, to use powdered Cheerios cereal mixed with enough tepid water to make a gruel and feed them with an eye dropper. They seem to be taking to this ok, but I’m concerned that I’m not giving them enough or maybe even too much. Any ideas until I can get the formula?
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Tagged caring for wild baby birds, cheerios cereal, eye dropper, feathers, gruel, pet store, sparrows, tepid water, wild baby birds, wild bird, wings
first aid for a hatchling wild bird?
My cat brought a hatchling in last night and I need to know how best to take care of it. It has a wound on its back that won’t heal. After I started to feed it, it has perked right up but I am not sure how to best take care of it.
will my cockatiel be able to be a surrogate mother?
I found a robins egg, and for the heck of it I decided since I have several cockatiels and parakeets, maybe one of them could sit on the egg until it hatches. I figure its better than letting it die. Well, anyway, it hatched and all of the birds in my cage(very big cage), want to play parent. They are feeding the baby, but now what? Will it get the nutrition it needs? Do I keep a wild bird? How will it know how to fly if I set it free when the time comes? Any help here would be great.
Question for bird people. (outdoor wild bird people)?
I’ll try to keep this short. I keep bird feeders and baths year around. I live in Western Kentucky. I saw a very pretty bird last year and didn’t know what it was as I had not seen one before so I looked it up. It was a Rose breasted Grosbeak and shown to migrate and spend summer months north of our area. I only saw it once so that looked about right, it was just passing through. This spring there are at least six pairs that have moved in to stay. I was thrilled about this, at first. Now they have completely taken over the feeders. Even when not feeding they post a guard and keep other birds away. Is any one familiar with this bird and might have some advice about how I could get my other birds coming back? The only bird they don’t seem to bother are the hummingbirds. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Tagged baths, bird feeders, birds, Hummingbirds, pairs, pretty bird, rose breasted grosbeak, western kentucky, wild bird