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mizzwanned · 07-05-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kathryn_V

If you really want to help and can invest some time.... wear gloves... get some pretty bird or exact hand feeding formula from the pet store, most will sell it, and it works just fine for wild birds, if not order it online its pretty cheap, no pun intended... lol and a hand feeding syringe, even a medicine syringe for children will work... you do NOT need an eye dropper, it will take you FOREVER AND A DAY! Do not play with or spend time with the bird.... Keep it in a large box, with news papers on the bottom... feed it only when the crop is low and let it FULLY empty at night..... keep a long sleeve shirt by its box that you can wear when you are feeding it and take it off when you are done... wash it often in hot water... toss the gloves with each feeding... from the sound of the feathers.... you should only have a couple weeks of feeding left.... The bird may or may not follow other birds and learn to eat on its own in the wild, but you will have given it a fighting chance..... if you release it now its doomed for sure.

I have hand fed many birds from day one... if you need any help feel free to ask.

Thank you so much Kathryn! You gave me so much info! I have handfed cockatiels before but sadly this bird just died

I didn't have the formula and I guess it was too young.

Tiggerwit · 07-05-2007, 09:07 PM

Oh I'm sorry. It was probably sick to begin with which is why you found it laying on the ground. No matter what you did it's my guess it would have died anyway. I'm sorry but bless you for trying.

MissPinkBarbie · 07-06-2007, 10:51 AM

Weird! We found a baby bird in our front lawn last Sunday. We called the local police office and they gave us a number of some ''Animal humane group''. So we didnt touch it and left it there overnight. Fisrt thing in the morning, I went outside to see if it was still alive and to our surprise it was! So we called the number the police gave us and someone from the ''animal humane grp" came within the our and took it in a box.

We asked where they were goin to be taking it and they said a ''bird sanctuary'' FAR from us. I thought it was so nice they came and saved it! The guy said it is a very young baby.

So I think that's what you should do...I wouldn't bring it in the house..

07-05-2007, 09:07 PM	#17
Tiggerwit Just me 'n my boys Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Murphy, TX Posts: 4,596	Oh I'm sorry. It was probably sick to begin with which is why you found it laying on the ground. No matter what you did it's my guess it would have died anyway. I'm sorry but bless you for trying. __________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone is fighting some kind of battle." Alphy 's Roxy

07-06-2007, 10:51 AM	#18
MissPinkBarbie ~Glamorous Daisy~ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ // NYC Posts: 4,010	Weird! We found a baby bird in our front lawn last Sunday. We called the local police office and they gave us a number of some ''Animal humane group''. So we didnt touch it and left it there overnight. Fisrt thing in the morning, I went outside to see if it was still alive and to our surprise it was! So we called the number the police gave us and someone from the ''animal humane grp" came within the our and took it in a box. We asked where they were goin to be taking it and they said a ''bird sanctuary'' FAR from us. I thought it was so nice they came and saved it! The guy said it is a very young baby. So I think that's what you should do...I wouldn't bring it in the house.. __________________ *MissPinkBarbie* *The PiNK Club Founder*