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Post by jusdeb on Nov 29, 2010 21:14:51 GMT 10
We picked this little fella up from the middle of the highway with cars actually running over him ....could not believe it ....anyhoo he was just a ball of feathers laying on his side . He couldnt stand up when we got him home and were thinking of taking him out to the zoo vets to take care of him but look at him now..  So I guess I need to know please what to do about food , Ive put seed in but I dont know if its old enough to eat , I did try to syringe somr formula but no go there . Ive got Spark in the water but again dont know if it knos how to drink yet . How long do I leave it before I have to intervene with a crop feed and how much would I give ( is it the 10 % of body weight rule ). Any tips and thanks folks. |
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Post by avinet on Nov 29, 2010 21:50:30 GMT 10
To me from the photo it looks like a mature hen - good colour on the wind leading edge and rump. However you have the bird in hand so I assume it is a young bird.
I would guess it has been winded by a near miss with a car, and, if it is a young bird it would likely have just fledged from the nest. I would give it seed, sprouted see if you have any, and veggies, with Spark in the water. If it has good body condition I would allow it a day or two to start eating by itself before thinking of crop feeding. If it is in poor body condition then I would be using a crop by tomorrow afternoon if it hasn't started eating by itself - 5ml at a time is OK.
I have had to deal with a fair number of these sorts of wild birds and I have found that it can take them a day to realise that food is coming differently from what it was in the wild, but parrots learn quickly.
The 10% rule is a guide for babies before fledging - after fledging their crop is smaller and 5% is normally sufficient in a rescue situation.
cheers,
Mike
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Post by Karen on Nov 30, 2010 13:26:01 GMT 10
She is beautiful! I agree Mike, looks like a mature hen.
I hope she does well under your care. My RR's love native plants so if you have some tacoma, grevillea etc some small amounts of the green leaves on the stem will generate interest.
Funny, out of all the Red Rumps I have, I do not have a normal wild type hen. They seem rare as hens teeth lately.
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Post by avinet on Nov 30, 2010 14:11:27 GMT 10
Assuming it is an adult hen, as Karen and myself think, it was probably just stunned by a car. In which case as soon as she is eating and able to fly, you should release her where you found her, giving her a stern lecture not to argue with a car about right of way! Chances are at this time of year she has a mate and babies in a nest hollow. There may well be a male who is currently cursing his mate for leaving him with all the babies to look after while she has gone off partying  cheers, Mike |
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Post by jusdeb on Nov 30, 2010 15:35:23 GMT 10
She seemed to pick up towards the end of the day but in the night she had was breathing hard and passed away .... thats 2 birds in 2 weeks that have died on me ....very sad.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 30, 2010 19:52:56 GMT 10
oh that is sad......... ;D
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Post by Karen on Dec 1, 2010 7:42:56 GMT 10
Poor little thing!
At least she was in good care in her final time.
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Post by meandem on Dec 1, 2010 7:56:18 GMT 10
A hen for sure, but a hen no longer...........that is sad, but at least she left this world knowing that someone was caring enough to try and help her. Scarce?  ? Well not down this way. I have 5 extra logs on top of my aviaries and every one of them has a pair of grassies in them. It is sensational to see their babies fledge for the first time. It gives me such a rush to see them take that first fly. |
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Post by vankarhi on Dec 1, 2010 8:26:46 GMT 10
That would be awesome Ellen ;D
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Post by Karen on Dec 1, 2010 10:44:05 GMT 10
I know there are wild ones around. I mean for me to buy.
I have to stop mine breeding again, don't want them to be cramped!
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Post by meandem on Dec 2, 2010 10:42:43 GMT 10
I would never touch the wild ones, I just love to watch them, and take the occassional photograph.
Take your nests out - that will stop them breeding
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? Well not down this way. I have 5 extra logs on top of my aviaries and every one of them has a pair of grassies in them. It is sensational to see their babies fledge for the first time. It gives me such a rush to see them take that first fly.