07 Jul 04
I'm at my office, and over the door is a flood light.
On top of this light is a birds nest, and there are chicks inside of it.
I had the door opened earlier, and closed it about half hour ago to turn the AC on. Just a few minutes ago Kara sees a baby bird on the floor near the door inside the office!
I picked it up with a paper towel and put it in a small cup to 'pour' it back into the nest.
So now what? Will the mother reject the baby??? Hope the little guy is ok.......
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by PhlabibitI had the same problem last year. Did you touch the bird with your hands?
I'm at my office, and over the door is a flood light.
On top of this light is a birds nest, and there are chicks inside of it.
I had the door opened earlier, and closed it about half hour ago to turn the AC on. Just a few minutes ago Kara sees a baby bird on the floor near the door inside the office!
I picked it up with a paper towel and put it ...[text shortened]... est.
So now what? Will the mother reject the baby??? Hope the little guy is ok.......
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by Remora91I had not touched the bird with my hands..... the bird was outside again on the ground.
I had the same problem last year. Did you touch the bird with your hands?
I gave a call to a shelter and they said perhaps the birds are too big for the nest, and one fell out. Or, the mother felt she could not feed this extra bird and booted it.
She said it is probably the nest is too small, and we could hang a fake nest next to the other. So I taped a box up with some grass inside.
Now all I can do is wait. She also said birds don't have a great sense of smell, and this won't make a bird reject the chickie.... as rapalla had already said.
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by PhlabibitWhat if the mother doesn't take it back?
I had not touched the bird with my hands..... the bird was outside again on the ground.
I gave a call to a shelter and they said perhaps the birds are too big for the nest, and one fell out. Or, the mother felt she could not feed this extra bird and booted it.
She said it is probably the nest is too small, and we could hang a fake nest next to the ...[text shortened]... of smell, and this won't make a bird reject the chickie.... as rapalla had already said.
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07 Jul 04
Well, the chick is out on the ground again... and the 2 parant birds are out there trying to get the bird to follow them. So he's not rejected yet...
I'm giving the family another hour or so to sort their problems out.... and will bring it to the vets place if the little guy is still on the ground outside my office door after that.
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by PhlabibitWhy don't you keep it?
Well, the chick is out on the ground again... and the 2 parant birds are out there trying to get the bird to follow them. So he's not rejected yet...
I'm giving the family another hour or so to sort their problems out.... and will bring it to the vets place if the little guy is still on the ground outside my office door after that.
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by belgianfreakI am not able to see into the existing nest... but the chick jumped out of a second fake nest all on it's own! The chick has some flight feathers... but a lot of down still also.
how young is the chick (does it have feathers, arethey just warmth feathers or flight feathers...?)?
What species are we talking about here?
Have you looked in the nest? Are there others in there? Are they bigger? Is one a cookoo?
I've now had to move it to a bush in the grass, away from the hot cement in front of my office.
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by PhlabibitIf it doesn't have flight feathers then it's not trying to fly (most chicks don't want to try that even when they do have flight feathers - who can blame them!). If it's parents aren't attacking it and are interested in it outside of the nest then they haven't rejected it. I'd suspect that there is somthng wrong in the nest but if it jumped from the dummy nest then it's not likely it's siblings or parasites. I'm no ornothologist, so I'm stumped. Sorry. It sounds like the bird is old enough to live if fed, but if it can learn how to survive independantly when alone I don't know. Good luck.
I am not able to see into the existing nest... but the chick jumped out of a second fake nest all on it's own! The chick has some flight feathers... but a lot of down still also.
I've now had to move it to a bush in the grass, away from the hot cement in front of my office.
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07 Jul 04
Originally posted by belgianfreakWell, the bird is not where I put it, but one of the parents was over near the bush at one point when I looked.
If it doesn't have flight feathers then it's not trying to fly (most chicks don't want to try that even when they do have flight feathers - who can blame them!). If it's parents aren't attacking it and are interested in it outside of the nest then they haven't rejected it. I'd suspect that there is somthng wrong in the nest but if it jumped from ...[text shortened]... e if fed, but if it can learn how to survive independantly when alone I don't know. Good luck.
So, I may never know the final destiny of the little bird that fell from the nest.... and didn't need to leave work early and drive 20 miles to bring it to a shelter.
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