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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 16, 2015 16:35:08 GMT
Sitting in the lounge just now, and THUD!!! I looked out the French doors and there was a little thrush chick on it's back twitching on the patio. I quickly went out and scooped him up, bless him he had one wing down and one eye closed. I gave him a quick once over and he settled his wing back as normal, but kept closing both eyes. Silly little thing had flown straight into the window. Luckily I have built my hospital cage, so I quickly set it up with saw dust, a dish of water and some plain canary seed, set the temp on the thermostat and placed him inside. He's been in there about 45 minutes and is already moving his head side to side and has both eyes open wide watching me as I walk past. He hasn't moved from the spot in which I put him, but he is standing on the saw dust, and his breathing has settled. There is a low perch in there, about 2 inches off the floor so should he want to perch he can without the fear of falling too far if his balance goes. I'll go and check on him hourly, and if he's improved then he'll be released, if not then I'll check on him again in the morning before I go to work.
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Post by suesbird on Jun 16, 2015 16:39:05 GMT
Sweet little thing, another for your collection for a wee while.  |
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jun 16, 2015 16:43:23 GMT
Awww. Poor little thing. So, do they eat Canary seed?
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Post by starlingqueen on Jun 16, 2015 16:58:03 GMT
They eat bugs, worms, slugs, snails etc. I would put him outside in a bush for his parents to feed. Keep an eye on him to make sure nothing gets hold of him.
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 16, 2015 18:14:55 GMT
Awww. Poor little thing. So, do they eat Canary seed? I don't know, but that's all I had. I have some meal worms I could put in. |
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 16, 2015 18:17:12 GMT
They eat bugs, worms, slugs, snails etc. I would put him outside in a bush for his parents to feed. Keep an eye on him to make sure nothing gets hold of him. He has perked up a great deal, so I will be releasing him shortly. We have an "overgrown" corner which we leave as is for the wildlife and birds, so I will release him there. |
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Post by OP on Jun 16, 2015 18:23:34 GMT
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Post by starlingqueen on Jun 16, 2015 18:25:37 GMT
Meal worms are good.
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 16, 2015 19:21:17 GMT
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Post by mintysowner on Jun 16, 2015 22:57:33 GMT
Awww, he was saying thank you!  How lovely of you to rescue him, glad he is all ok now! |
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 16, 2015 23:02:39 GMT
It was a nice feeling seeing him recuperate and be able to fly away. I think he wouldn't have survived had I not scooped him up, he really hit the window hard. At first I thought he was in his death throws with his little body jerking and his head at a funny angle, I thought he'd broken his neck. I'm so glad that I made that hospital cage, and was able to put it to good use. It gave me a good feeling I can tell you |
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Post by Hezz on Jun 16, 2015 23:55:23 GMT
They eat bugs, worms, slugs, snails etc. I would put him outside in a bush for his parents to feed. Keep an eye on him to make sure nothing gets hold of him.Agree totally, SQ. Most birds are only stunned by the collision, and are best left alone to recover themselves as any confinement can be very stressful for them - some birds do die of fright rather easily. It is best just to keep an eye out for any predators, if you want to do a good deed. |
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Post by mintysowner on Jun 17, 2015 0:02:09 GMT
I saw someone on my FB who had 'rescued' three starlings as they'd fallen out of their nest and mum was no where to be seen - she hand fed them etc and handled them (which I don't think is right?) and all 3 ended up dying anyway :/  |
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Post by Hezz on Jun 17, 2015 1:03:25 GMT
Most of the time we are too quick to "help", and it is quite possible she fed them the wrong things ..... it is one of the reasons only qualified wildlife rescuers are allowed to take in wild birds here, and for rehabilitation only.
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Post by Budgies Retreat on Jun 17, 2015 19:31:41 GMT
There are too many cats and foxes around here to have left it under a bush still stunned. If I had done that then I would've expected it to have been killed. We have a local fox who uses our rear garden as a cut through nearly every night to get to the heath and forest next to us, and due to the amount of cat's mess we find on the grass, they are not strangers either.
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