Rescued a young crow a few days ago

[punk-a-doodle]

Worked closely with a trained crow at an aviary, and she was one of my favorite birds. Hope you two have many happy adventures together.

 

[thebritt]

When I worked for a wildlife rehab facility, we fed crows moistened dog food (crunchies soaked in warm water). They aren't really seed eaters, though they will eat almost anything they can. And it's true - the crows in Isreal are way prettier than US crows! Though our magpies look pretty cool!

 

[Peaches Lee]

That is soo cool!! I have never ever, ever found a baby crow and I have lived on a farm my whole life!! He is cool.

 

[xchairity_casex]

Awww what a cutie!

 

[Hoss1975]

I raised a crow from a baby a few years ago,named him clem.He still hangs around the farm and i'm sure him and his mate have a nest somewhere close.He won't let me touch him any more but still comes within a few feet of me to say hello.Had a friend with an injured crow that wasn't releasable,she keeps him as a pet and took him to a vet and had his tongue surgically split,he now talks,and better than any parrot i have ever heard.And yes my friend is a rehabber and has the proper license to posses him,his name is jimmy.

 

[danischi24]

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That is THE MOST HORRIFIC MYTH. Birds do not need to have their tongue split to talk better. I can't even believe that people in this day & age would believe in such a superstitious & untrue old wives tale. I don't know a vet alive who would inflict such an unnecessary cruelty on a bird.

 

[Tam'ra of Rainbow Vortex]

My friend worked at a wildlife rehab center and they fed crows and such a mixture of moistened high quality cat food (more protein than dog food), chicken flavored baby food, and reptile vitamins (though I substituted chicken vitamins when I had Toby)
My crow didn't really eat well on her own till her eyes turned from blue to brown and she grew into her beak. But after she figured out I was trying to help her, it was easy for me to feed her by dipping a large straw into the food mixture (it must be very wet as the should get ALL their water this way until they begin eating on their own) and putting my finger over the other end to let the suction hold it it. Then I moved it over to Toby and she opened her mouth and I released my finger so the goo just slid out of the straw and into her mouth. Its WAY easier this way than force feeding, believe me! And crows are smart, they catch on fast! After I figured this out our feeding sessions became much less messy and a whole lot more fun for both of us.
I hope that helps!

 

[halfwaynowhere]

ecotrition mynah bird food given as a staple diet with fresh/dried fruits and veggies, and cooked meats work pretty well. 7 years ago we ended up with an injured fledgling, tried re-releasing but the poor guy kept getting picked on, once by a dog, and then by the other crows, so we took him in. Our vet approves of his diet, and he's healthy after 7 years on it. He's not the most tame bird, as the initial goal wasn't to tame him, but to release him. he absolutely hates me, and thinks its fun to try to attack me anytime i get near his cage, be it to feed him or even if i'm just walking by. But he loves my mom, he likes when she pets him.
we had him DNA tested to find out that he is male, though its really not that important. he does go through something that i call "spring fever" each year. For a few months in the spring, he gets a little too "friendly" with his food bowl several times a day, and makes the most awful sounds. It took awhile to figure out what was going on, we thought he was hurt or something. Now I just ignore it, but my dog will start howling when he does it so its pretty annoying. I'm not sure if females would go through something similar in captivity, but its something to be aware of if you plan on keeping this one.

 

[danischi24]

He passed away today. RIP little buddy.

 

[Imp]

I'm so sorry Danischi

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