Found a baby pheasant chick - please help!

[Veganbee]

Found a baby pheasant chicken whilst on a dog walk. Seems to be okay, looked (without dogs) and couldn't find the nest. Have brought her home - what do I need to do to keep her alive? Any help or advice much appreciated!

 

[MissE]

Found a baby pheasant chicken whilst on a dog walk. Seems to be okay, looked (without dogs) and couldn't find the nest. Have brought her home - what do I need to do to keep her alive? Any help or advice much appreciated!

Please put it back where you found it. It is illegal to keep wild birds.

 

[Veganbee]

 

[Veganbee]

Please put it back where you found it. It is illegal to keep wild birds.

It would immediately be killed by a dog

 

[SarahGfa]

Is there a wildlife rescue center near you? it needs heat and game bird starter

 

[Green Bean Quail]

I would recommend taking it to a local wildlife center near you. In the future, please do not take wild game bird chicks home.

The pheasant forum may have better advice.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/pheasants-and-partridge-chukar.50/

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Good luck! Looks like a total cutie!

 

[Veganbee]

I would recommend taking it to a local wildlife center near you. In the future, please do not take wild game bird chicks home.

The pheasant forum may have better advice.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/pheasants-and-partridge-chukar.50/

Should I have left her to die?

 

[MissE]

Should I have left her to die?

That is how nature works. It is illegal to keep wild birds.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/migratory-bird-treaty-act.1369913/#post-22544969

 

[Green Bean Quail]

Again, please contact a local wildlife center who is allowed to care for these birds. In the meantime, here are some info I found from some threads on care while you wait to get her into a center.

Keep them around 95* and lower the temp by 5* a week.

Change to a red light bulb to try to keep a lid on them getting aggressive.

Feed them gamebird starter with 30% protein.

Put rocks or marbles in their water so they don't drown/get wet and get hypothermia.

You may not need the temp to be that high because she looks fairly old. again, the pheasant forum will probably be a better resource than me.