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Posted by Jellybones08 on Tue, 06/12/2007 - 19:31 :: General Discussion
I just found a helpless bird outside my house last night and i brought it in and put it in a cage and gave it some water. Now i wasnt sure it ate so i put some bread a blackberry some peanut butter and some blood worms. Do you think it will eat one of them. Any tips on what to do. Oh yea and its wing is broken.
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Posted by karen on Tue, 06/12/2007 - 20:41.
Find a wildlife rehabilitator or humane society which will hwlp you decide what to do for it. If its wing is actually broken, it needs proper care right away.
It's possble that what you have is a fledgling which was just learning to fly when you found it. It is common for a baby bird ready to leave the nest to flutter down and be on the ground or low branches for a few days before it learns to fly very well. The parents will feed and care for them. So it may also be worthwhile to put the baby back where you found him and watch closely from a good distance to see if any parents come down to feed it.


Karen
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