birdlover2
Crowing
So I don't know if this is where to post this, but it is a chick and it doesn't fit squarely into any other category.
I found a baby bird on my patio. It's not a chicken, I'm not sure what sort it is. It probably fell from the broken light that birds have tried to make nests for in the past. We are thinking of taping the hole up in hopes it will discourage them. It was alive though, even after making the fall. I took it in, put it in a cardboard box, and gave it some washcloths for warmth. I heated up a water bottle and put that in the box too. I left it alone for a while and looked up stuff trying to figure what I should do. The bird sanctuary is closed on Mondays of all days so it will have to last the night.
I did try and feed it something multiple websites agree is safe, dry cat food dissolved into water at oatmeal or yogurt consistency. It started breathing more heavily afterwards and moving alot more so I don't know if I got it down the wrong hole or not. I only gave it a couple drops before giving up and putting it back in the box. It's still alive about an hour later so I think that's a good sign. It's tried moving in a caterpillar fashion using it's neck which scares me, but eventually curled up into a ball with its head face-down. The websites I looked at say baby birds can survive 24 hours without food, but the bird rehabilitation center opens at 10 AM according to the website, not exactly first thing in the morning, and I don't know how long it's been since the bird ate or if it ever even has.
I've been in this rodeo before, trying to rescue a bird in the same situation. It died overnight last time and I'm worried I'll make the same mistakes. I think last time that bird either died of wrong temperature or food down the wrong hole, or of internal injuries.
Should I try and feed it? And how do I manage to keep it the right temperature overnight? I'm obviously not good at this, I just want to get it to the professionals without it dying.
I found a baby bird on my patio. It's not a chicken, I'm not sure what sort it is. It probably fell from the broken light that birds have tried to make nests for in the past. We are thinking of taping the hole up in hopes it will discourage them. It was alive though, even after making the fall. I took it in, put it in a cardboard box, and gave it some washcloths for warmth. I heated up a water bottle and put that in the box too. I left it alone for a while and looked up stuff trying to figure what I should do. The bird sanctuary is closed on Mondays of all days so it will have to last the night.
I did try and feed it something multiple websites agree is safe, dry cat food dissolved into water at oatmeal or yogurt consistency. It started breathing more heavily afterwards and moving alot more so I don't know if I got it down the wrong hole or not. I only gave it a couple drops before giving up and putting it back in the box. It's still alive about an hour later so I think that's a good sign. It's tried moving in a caterpillar fashion using it's neck which scares me, but eventually curled up into a ball with its head face-down. The websites I looked at say baby birds can survive 24 hours without food, but the bird rehabilitation center opens at 10 AM according to the website, not exactly first thing in the morning, and I don't know how long it's been since the bird ate or if it ever even has.
I've been in this rodeo before, trying to rescue a bird in the same situation. It died overnight last time and I'm worried I'll make the same mistakes. I think last time that bird either died of wrong temperature or food down the wrong hole, or of internal injuries.
Should I try and feed it? And how do I manage to keep it the right temperature overnight? I'm obviously not good at this, I just want to get it to the professionals without it dying.
