HELP ergent

[princess_poppy]

this isntn about dogs but there is a baby bird outside that is freezing (it got stuck in the pond) and it cant fly back to the roof, what should i do!

 

[MomOf7]

I dont know? If you touch it the mom might not take it back.

 

[princess_poppy]

i went on the rspb website and it said it was ok to touch them as birds dont have a very good sence of smell, so we took it out of the water

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

Depending on how young it is...
Put it in a box with some warm towels (shoebox).
Put it in a high place, but out of sight from crows etc.
Watch for as long as possible to see if the parent will feed it. If not, call your local wildlife rescue for more information.

Good luck!

~Tucker

 

[princess_poppy]

thanx. i found a website, it said put them somewere warm and leave them near were you left them.

 

[cowgurl6254]

How's the bird doing? Do you know what kind it is? I've rescued several but they were all too young and ended up dying. I hope you have better luck!

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

I hope you're able to save it! I found a baby bird 2 days ago over by the dogs. I tried finding the nest, but it was wayyy out of reach. So I moved it away from the dogs about 10 feet. I think the poor thing is dead now....It probably wouldnt have made it thru winter migration anyway. Just barely had its adult feathers. Poor thing.

 

[yoko]

what kind is it? how is it doing? i've had to raise a lot of baby birds and i could help if you need to raise it. but if you can i'd try to get it to a wildlife rehabilitator

 

[princess_poppy]

its a dove, it's really sweet, i found out that it was probaly a fledgeling and they come down to live on the ground for a couple of days before they can fly but they have feathers, it's fine now and has gone of somewere, and the mother keaps comeing back to feed it, i'm so glad it's ok now!

 

[dogstarsleddogs]

Thats great! I never knew that about doves....Hmmm, that could be why our doves left us, the cats roaming around....I havent seen them for about 6weeks or so....

 

[dr2little]

You've gotten great advise. Many fledgelings will ground and find a hiding spot and their parents will continue to feed and encourage flight from there. I work with our wildlife rescue and we do take in baby birds who's parents don't return to them. Make sure that the parents are feeding, often. Babies like this don't last long if alone as they need to be fed alot in order to survive. If you don't see the parents within an hours span, call your local wildlife rescue. Good Luck, I'll bet it's a cute baby.

 

[smkie]

you have to warm it up first..put it in a small container and drape a cloth over the top to keep the bird quiet..then get a small lap with a low wattage bulb and place over the small container monitoring the temp to make sure it doesn't get too hot..you can cover a cage and put a low wattage..25 50 is a bit much beside it as well. The important thing is to warm them up quickly, and keep them warm until they regain their strength or else they are very susceptable to respitory infections.

 

[princess_poppy]

its gone now but i think it's safe it's mothers is feeding it again now and its v.sweet i hope it has a good life!