Baby Jackdaw found! Help

[inkypinky]

as a general rule any baby wildlfe should be left alone of course and if disturbed it should be put back and left alone so mom can do her job- that being said I have raised a crow before and fed it on soaked cat food and smuched crickets untill he was big enough to be taken out and let go ( of course this caused a huge problem in my neighborhood at the time as he wasnt part of the "local crows" and much noise was being made untill I drove him out to a park in the countryside-) I had taken him away form some kids at a field behind my high school- they refused to tell me were they found him and I spent hours walking the area looking for crows or any sign of a nest. since then I have been part of and founder of several rehab groups and rescues-( domestic rescues)- so even though the usual response to " i found this baby something or other" is "LEAVE IT BE!!" there are times when you can and (morally? ) ought to help- nature is cruel at times- but as sentient being able to help- is it wrong to do so? if for no other reason than to spare some creature pain or suffering?.............heh, now that im done with my rant!

....I have lived the past few years in a VERY "redneck/southern" very small town ( no, im not saying there is anything wrong with being a proud redneck or southern individual) where Ive been afronted with some very nasty and intolerant ppl calling me a " dirty yankee and GD treehugger" ..just because I will generally side with the animals over the people.......the animals are more fun ayway!!

 

[Rynn]

Hi all and thanks for the comments and advice,

It has been nearly four days now and for the 1st 2 full days I did leave the birds where I found them. but it was in fact in my fireplace and the only way the parents are able to come to their aid was down the chimney.

For the rest of the days I have moved them outside hoping that their very loud crying will attract mum to where they are but again no sign of mummy at all on my roof, chimney or anywhere in the garden.

I have for now give some mashed up cat food and soaked chick feed on the advice of a person who seems to know what they are talking about. and both chicks are doing well.

As I am in France it is harder to take animals to help and the vets cannot as they will kill all "found" baby birds upon handing them over. I personally could not forgive myself if this happened to the poor little things.

I am still putting the birds outside just incase mummy returns during the day and putting them somewhere safe inside so no cats get a free meal during the night.

It seems to be working for now.

I am confused as to how old they are they do look like fledglings but they do not move at all other than go to the toilet surely fledglings move more than this?

Regards

Rynn

 

[Eggs4Sale]

Darned if you do, darned if you don't. People are horrified to hear I leave baby barn owls where I find them, or they're horrified I tried saving them. I sympathize with you.

I did have one baby barn owl survive on the ground. Her parents raised her, feeding her where she hid. I never once saw them feed her, despite my hours of watching. Granted, it WAS dark, but still! The best you can do is what feels right to you. You are the one dealing with this, do what your conscience can do. It is a very hard thing to leave baby animals, knowing full well you might find them dead the next day. They have come a long way in the fireplace, though, so somebody was coming down the chimney to feed them. That's common for birds to go down the chimneys to nest, so don't worry about them. Now that they've been moved, the big question is: Do the parents still know where they are? If they're as loud as you imply, then yes, the parents do. As long as they can get to them, they should keep feeding them.

I've seen lots of baby birds feathered out like those two jackdaws that were nowhere close to fledgling. We don't have jackdaws, but the grackles are very similar to them, and will be fully feathered and just pathetic when it comes to moving around. They used all their effort on glossy black feathers, and none on legs and wings. The feathers only mean they will be able to keep themselves warmer now when mom is gone.