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[Mlopes]

i found an abandoned baby feral pigeon in the park and took it home. she is really afraid of me and its hard to feed her. how can i get her to eat and drink by myself?

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Mlopes

i found an abandoned baby feral pigeon in the park and took it home. she is really afraid of me and its hard to feed her. how can i get her to eat and drink by myself?

do you know how old it is? if not, can you post a pic of the baby? it depends on the age as to what you can feed it, also your location would help to beable to find a rehab person in your area.

[Mlopes]

judging from some google pics i looked up i belive she is around 3 weeks old. she has alot of feather put still some little yellow one around her head and she has a short tail

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Mlopes

judging from some google pics i looked up i belive she is around 3 weeks old. she has alot of feather put still some little yellow one around her head and she has a short tail

ok, you can what they call pop some seed or peas , you can use frozen corn and peas thawed to room temp, you can rinse under hot water to defrost. take a piece and put it in the back of the throat, she should swallow it. 30 to 40 at a time. you can put some seed in with her to get her interested in picking at it...where are you located so there may be a rehabber or wildlife support in your area you can take the bird too.

[Mlopes]

thank you for the advice im located in the bronx how do i find any rehab wildlife support?

[spirit wings]

Originally Posted by Mlopes

thank you for the advice im located in the bronx how do i find any rehab wildlife support?

perhaps you can find someone from this link...Im not sure who the "good" ones are, I would call around and if you don't like one, try another.
http://www.nyswrc.org/rehabbers.html

[Mlopes]

thanks for all your help again ill try to find one

[TAWhatley]

It's not in the Bronx, but you can get here: http://www.wildbirdfund.com/

These folks can and do help pigeons. You need to help them back if you can by leaving a small donation and/or taking over the care of "your" bird once they have examined and treated it .. they'll give you any meds needed.

Terry