Guest guest Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging flower pot right outside of our front door. She had five eggs in there and has been tending to them for weeks. Well they have hatched....not sure when. We left them all alone for fear she would leave. Now in the past 24 hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on a step stool to peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they were dead. Then one opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot and humid here, and I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I don't know what to do. Help! Any advice? Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Good News! Momma came back late last night and was still there this morning. I am so relieved. I got a better look and there are three grey fuzzy headed babies with yellow beaks. Oh, so cute! Kelly kellmar98 <kellmar98 wrote: We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging flower pot right outside of our front door. She had five eggs in there and has been tending to them for weeks. Well they have hatched....not sure when. We left them all alone for fear she would leave. Now in the past 24 hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on a step stool to peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they were dead. Then one opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot and humid here, and I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I don't know what to do. Help! Any advice? Kelly For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Have you called animal rescue or welfare? In Arlington, where I live, they come out and get whatever you call about. Then, if they are sick or still babies, they send them to people who rehab them until they are better and able to live in the wild again. I am one of the drivers, and it's amazing to see what can be saved. Yesterday, I saved 2 baby birds, one was only a few hours old. I'd definitely recommend calling them and having them help you before it's too late!! Katherine _____ On Behalf Of kellmar98 Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:32 PM Help! Baby Birds in Nest and Mom is nowhere! We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging flower pot right outside of our front door. She had five eggs in there and has been tending to them for weeks. Well they have hatched....not sure when. We left them all alone for fear she would leave. Now in the past 24 hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on a step stool to peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they were dead. Then one opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot and humid here, and I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I don't know what to do. Help! Any advice? Kelly For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Kelly, A similar thing happened to us last summer and even though I tried to feed the babies worms, they were too young (and, let me be honest, there was no way I could actually feed them a worm-I know about the food chain I just don't want to be a part of it...someone else did it) and seemed not to know how to eat. They all died. It was awful. Perhaps you could contact the wildlife people and they could help you. Good Luck! :)Madeline > " kellmar98 " <kellmar98 > > > Help! Baby Birds in Nest and Mom is nowhere! >Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:32:05 -0000 > >We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging flower pot right >outside of our front door. She had five eggs in there and has been >tending to them for weeks. Well they have hatched....not sure when. >We left them all alone for fear she would leave. Now in the past 24 >hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on a step stool to >peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they were dead. Then one >opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot and humid here, and >I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I don't know what to do. >Help! Any advice? > >Kelly > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I did call a local bird sanctuary before Momma bird finally came home last night. They told me to put dry cat food and water in a blender. Then put the contents in a syringe. I did this and two of the three birds greedily ate this mixture. I did not touch the birds so when Mom came home she had no problem with human smells or anything like that. Momma bird has been there all day, so I am relieved. Kelly Madeline White <madeline_killian wrote: Kelly, A similar thing happened to us last summer and even though I tried to feed the babies worms, they were too young (and, let me be honest, there was no way I could actually feed them a worm-I know about the food chain I just don't want to be a part of it...someone else did it) and seemed not to know how to eat. They all died. It was awful. Perhaps you could contact the wildlife people and they could help you. Good Luck! :)Madeline > " kellmar98 " <kellmar98 > > > Help! Baby Birds in Nest and Mom is nowhere! >Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:32:05 -0000 > >We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging flower pot right >outside of our front door. She had five eggs in there and has been >tending to them for weeks. Well they have hatched....not sure when. >We left them all alone for fear she would leave. Now in the past 24 >hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on a step stool to >peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they were dead. Then one >opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot and humid here, and >I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I don't know what to do. >Help! Any advice? > >Kelly > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 , " Madeline White " <madeline_killian@h...> wrote: > Kelly, > > A similar thing happened to us last summer and even though I tried to feed > the babies worms, they were too young (and, let me be honest, there was no > way I could actually feed them a worm-I know about the food chain I just > don't want to be a part of it...someone else did it) and seemed not to know > how to eat. They all died. It was awful. Perhaps you could contact the > wildlife people and they could help you. Good Luck! :)Madeline > > For a nestling (baby bird that does not yet have all of it's feathers) you would need to either pre-chew or mash the worms for it. They can't eat whole worms. Most pet stores sell baby bird formula for hand feeding. We found an abandoned baby bird yesterday and were unable to locate a nearby nest. We picked up some formula at the pet store last night. It ate a bit of it from a dropper, but still died during the night - most likely from dehydration It was a very hot day yesterday. The woman at the petstore told me she'd had several people come in yesterday because they'd found abandoned birds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I found a baby bird many years ago. I fed it thinned down dog food through a small dropper. It may not be appealing but it saved its life. Try looking for an aviary or wild life rehab in your area. Hopefully I helped. Good Luck, Sharon --- Madeline White <madeline_killian wrote: > Kelly, > > A similar thing happened to us last summer and even > though I tried to feed > the babies worms, they were too young (and, let me > be honest, there was no > way I could actually feed them a worm-I know about > the food chain I just > don't want to be a part of it...someone else did it) > and seemed not to know > how to eat. They all died. It was awful. Perhaps you > could contact the > wildlife people and they could help you. Good Luck! > :)Madeline > > > " kellmar98 " <kellmar98 > > > > > > Help! Baby Birds in Nest and > Mom is nowhere! > >Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:32:05 -0000 > > > >We had a momma bird build a nest in our hanging > flower pot right > >outside of our front door. She had five eggs in > there and has been > >tending to them for weeks. Well they have > hatched....not sure when. > >We left them all alone for fear she would leave. > Now in the past 24 > >hrs. Mom is GONE! She has not come back. I got on > a step stool to > >peak in there. I saw two heads and thought they > were dead. Then one > >opened its eyes and looked at me. It is very hot > and humid here, and > >I am afraid they will die. I am so sad, but I > don't know what to do. > >Help! Any advice? > > > >Kelly > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 I had thought about mashing up worms for the baby birds, but I just could not bring myself to do it. Thank God, the woman at the bird sanctuary told me about the dry cat food in the blender trick. Even though Mom is back I'm still worried about those babies. It's very hot and humid here and when I looked at them today they didn't look too good. I'm hoping it was just the heat and they will pull through. It's so sad to me to hear these stories of the birds dying.....I'm such a softie when it comes to this stuff. Kids and animals get to me. Kelly angelaseibel <angelaseibel wrote: , " Madeline White " <madeline_killian@h...> wrote: > Kelly, > > A similar thing happened to us last summer and even though I tried to feed > the babies worms, they were too young (and, let me be honest, there was no > way I could actually feed them a worm-I know about the food chain I just > don't want to be a part of it...someone else did it) and seemed not to know > how to eat. They all died. It was awful. Perhaps you could contact the > wildlife people and they could help you. Good Luck! :)Madeline > > For a nestling (baby bird that does not yet have all of it's feathers) you would need to either pre-chew or mash the worms for it. They can't eat whole worms. Most pet stores sell baby bird formula for hand feeding. We found an abandoned baby bird yesterday and were unable to locate a nearby nest. We picked up some formula at the pet store last night. It ate a bit of it from a dropper, but still died during the night - most likely from dehydration It was a very hot day yesterday. The woman at the petstore told me she'd had several people come in yesterday because they'd found abandoned birds... For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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