Alright, so this morning my cousin brought me this little bird ... apparently two of her youngest siblings (8 and 10) found the bird laying on the ground screaming, so I'm guessing it fell out of it's nest. It had to of been there at least 3 hours because they found it when they went outside at 8 am, but didn't tell anyone until around 11 am. My cousin said there's no way she was leaving that baby, so she brought it to me. She also said that the lowest branch was very high and the nest was not visible, so there was no returning it.
I put him in a cardboard box with a heating pad (our house is freezing) and two wash cloths on top of that. It's warm, but not hot where he is laying. He's in my bedroom which I've kept fairly dark and as quiet as possible since he's been here. When I tap the box he gets vocal and goes straight into feeding position. If there's no movement around him he's sleeping.
His skin was extremely wrinkled, and his droppings were extremely gooey, I read this meant he was dehydrated, and I know they have to eat often so I gave him the first thing that came to mind - banana puree. I fed him with an extra tiny syringe. After he got hungry again I figured boiled egg yolk w/ water would probably be a better idea.
He's got grey downy type feathers, and the inside of his mouth is a reddish/purple color. His eyes are open, but he doesn't seem to respond to movement and I'm beginning to think he *may* be blind, and it may be the reason he was knocked out of the nest... He otherwise seems unhurt from the fall. I'm most likely going to end up taking him to a wildlife rehabilitation center (if I can find one) especially if caring for him is illegal.
My questions:
What would be best to feed him?
How do I determine his age and what type of bird he is?
What do I keep him in, and does he even need heat?
I put him in a cardboard box with a heating pad (our house is freezing) and two wash cloths on top of that. It's warm, but not hot where he is laying. He's in my bedroom which I've kept fairly dark and as quiet as possible since he's been here. When I tap the box he gets vocal and goes straight into feeding position. If there's no movement around him he's sleeping.
His skin was extremely wrinkled, and his droppings were extremely gooey, I read this meant he was dehydrated, and I know they have to eat often so I gave him the first thing that came to mind - banana puree. I fed him with an extra tiny syringe. After he got hungry again I figured boiled egg yolk w/ water would probably be a better idea.
He's got grey downy type feathers, and the inside of his mouth is a reddish/purple color. His eyes are open, but he doesn't seem to respond to movement and I'm beginning to think he *may* be blind, and it may be the reason he was knocked out of the nest... He otherwise seems unhurt from the fall. I'm most likely going to end up taking him to a wildlife rehabilitation center (if I can find one) especially if caring for him is illegal.
My questions:
What would be best to feed him?
How do I determine his age and what type of bird he is?
What do I keep him in, and does he even need heat?
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