My friend called me last night and told me a baby bird fell out its nest. Her husband tried to put it back but it wouldn't stay. Since they have 3 cats he was worried it would get eaten. They had no idea what to do with it, so I inherited the little creature. My hubby thinks it's a starling chick. He wanted to do away with it, but I just couldn't do that so it looks like I will be raising the little fellow. ( photo / image / picture from kkluv155's Garden ) doing what it does best, begging for food. ( photo / image / picture from kkluv155's Garden ) resting after a belly full [/img]
I hope the youngster survives for you KK. I've raised many baby birds and know how difficult it can be so good luck.
What a challenge it will be to raise that youngster. Good luck. I wonder why the little thing wouldn't stay in the nest.
I have rescued wild baby birds before so I know a little of what to do. It really isn't difficult, just time consuming. I keep things around my house such as syringes and baby bird hand rearing formula. I also catch crickets and worms to feed with tweezers. It is really pretty fun to do.
I'm liking all of these bird-chick-rescue-threads these days Well done KKluv, I still think it's cute.
I am sure you can do it KKluv. Once we rescued a bird chick and used a shoe box for it to grow. Once it can run around it was free to roam all over the house and when it was able to fly, it flew away but return every evening to sleep. Every morning after breakfast it will fly off. :-D Then one day it stopped coming back in the evening for quite a long while. One morning there was four of the same birds just outside the kitchen window and one of them flew up to the kitchen window sill, yes the prodigal bird had return. They came almost every morning and we gave them bread and biscut crumps until one day none of them turn up any more. They were mynahs.
I figured I would post an updated photo of my bird. I have named him Oogley.He is a sweet bird. ( photo / image / picture from kkluv155's Garden )
Yes, remarkable is exactly what you are kkluv. How wonderful... I am so glad to know who to call if I find a baby bird and don't know what to do with it.
You're obviously doing everything right as Oogley has certainly grown. It won't be long now until he spreads his wings. Well done.
So glad you posted an update...Oogley has really thrived under you care, great job. (and he looks much cute now )
