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05-18-2008, 07:57 AM | #1 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| HELP needed with baby bird!!!! This is a bit complicated but I will try to make it simple. I have a baby bird that looks to be a few days old that has fallen out of it's nest. What do I do??? I can't put it back. I have a brick mailbox with a space under the mailbox for a newspaper. A bird has gone into the area for a newspaper and up thru the holes in the brick and made a nest under the mailbox and had babies. A baby has fallen out of the nest and is in the area where newspapers go. I can't reach up thru the bricks to put it back. It is crying and I just can't let it lay there. I did move it back a bit so that it is out of the sun. When it felt me touch it, it opened up its mouth to be fed and it breaks my heart. I have called a wildlife center but they do not open until tomorrow and I'm not sure they will take in a baby bird that is only a few days old. Anyone know of how I can save this baby bird?????
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05-18-2008, 08:23 AM | #2 |
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| Here is a link that explains what to do until you can get it to a wildlife rescue. Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research |
05-18-2008, 08:39 AM | #3 |
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| find some worms and feed it. Give it something to lay on.(make a little nest)
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05-18-2008, 09:22 AM | #4 | |
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It had stopped crying when I went back and would barely open its mouth but I managed to get two bites in. It has gotten colder here , low 70's and the sun has gone behind the clouds. I think the baby has gotten too cold and weak It is only 2-3 days old so I doubt it will make it but I have to at least try and just hope the mother will continue to feed it.
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05-18-2008, 09:30 AM | #5 | |
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Hopefully it will understand that you are trying to feed it and open it's mouth up for you. If it's that young it probably won't survive. You have better luck with a baby bird that has feathers, but they are still tricky to rehabilitate. Good for you for trying, though. | |
05-18-2008, 09:38 AM | #6 | |
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05-18-2008, 09:40 AM | #7 | |
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Edited: I just saw where you said you can't reach it. Call animal control and see if they can get it in there. Last edited by mistyinca; 05-18-2008 at 09:41 AM. | |
05-18-2008, 09:43 AM | #8 |
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| Can you take the mailbox OFF?? There should be bolts in it that you can remoive to get it off, place him back in the nest, then return the mailbox
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05-18-2008, 10:10 AM | #9 |
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| If you cant get it back in its nest you could make a heating pad and put it on that. Some ladies on yt said you can make one by putting rice in a sack and heating it up in the micro. They use this to keep puppies warm. I dont know how long you heat it for though.
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05-18-2008, 10:31 AM | #10 | |
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I brought him inside and put some paper towels into a shoebox. I put Lily's heating pad on the kitchen counter and put the shoebox on top of the heating pad. Lily is none too happy having to give up her heating pad My goal is just to get him strong enough to where he can cry like the others up in there are doing. Then I will put him back where I found him and hope the mother will start to feed him there.
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05-18-2008, 10:52 AM | #11 |
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| I haven't read all your responses- just your latest post. Maybe you could try giving him a TINY bit of water via an eye dropper or a straw. That is what a wildlife rehab told me to do until they could come pick up a baby bird that I found. I wonder if you could add a tiny bit of sugar to the water? That's what you do for baby chicks so I would think it'd work for a baby bird. Good luck.
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05-18-2008, 11:38 AM | #12 |
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| I've saved a few babies if they had feathers. Sometimes with an eyedropper, sometimes with the corner of a cloth that I could let drip into their beak. We found one last spring with only a couple feathers - too young to leave while I went to work. A friend I work with raises chickens, turkeys and other assorted farm fowl took "him" and gave him what she gives baby chicks. We had named him Rupert and I'm glad to report that Rupert is all grown, tame (he's a Morning Dove) and has a new best friend - a tame white pigeon. Did you check with an ER vet about what to feed him? I've used bread and milk for older babies, but tiny ones need a bird formula. Maybe the same kind used for hand-raised pet birds. Good luck.
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05-18-2008, 12:19 PM | #13 |
Mommy's Lil' Miracle Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mufreesboro, TN
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| The ER vet was no help whatsoever. They just gave me the number of the wildlife place which is closed today. He seemed to do a lot better once I got him warmed up and he ate some more too. Keeping him warm seems to be key. The heating pad turned off while I was out planting flowers and he wouldn't eat. I've also been able to give him some water using the Q-tip with the cotton pulled off and letting a drop fall in his mouth which he seemed to really like. I'm going to check on the sugar water. I just assumed he is a few days old. I first heard the babies yesterday and then found him today. He doesn't have any feathers, his eyes are closed, and he can't stand up. Oh and he pooped which must be a good sign Thanks for everyone's suggestions! I'm just a sucker for animals I think.
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05-18-2008, 02:53 PM | #14 |
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| I'm just seeing this. poor baby!!!!! I hope he/she makes it. how are the dogs dealing with having a baby bird in the house?
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05-18-2008, 02:59 PM | #15 |
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| We once saved a baby bird but it was a bit older and starting to learn to fly. We fed it worms until it was ready to fly off on it's own. I hope your baby makes it! I would put it under a heat lamp if it's still little to keep him a bit warmer. Good luck! |
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