Hello all, this is pige (if no photo appears i will keep trying to figure out how to upload!)
I found pige about 6pm last night in our work carpark. He/she was sat alone in the middle of it and although i looked for a nest and mummy bird there was nothing obvious.
I didn't leave til 9 and in that time Pige did walk about, finally huddling down the alley looking very sad.
I bought him home, wrapped him in a towel and had a quick look on google. I think he is about 15 days.
Last night i tried the baby bottle method of feeding (about half 11) but Pige wasn't interested so i locked him away in the dining room and hoped he'd still be with me this morning. He was, and he had also come out from the towel and was just sitting on it in the box.
Today i have tried giving her water with honey and salt to rehydrate, it's in a shallow tub and i've just been lifting it up under her beak until the tip is in the water, she then shakes her beak and opens up a bit so i am hoping something is going in.
As for food I made some ready brek with mushed up peas and sweetcorn in. I used the plastic bag method and a couple of times he thrust his beak in and seemed to be feeding but I dont think he had enough.
How often should i be feeding, and is this pige of the right age to be bag fed. With the water, should i keep trying the honey salt mix, if so for how long? And is it ok to dip the beak in or should i be trying to eye dropper it in? If so, how do i get the beak open 'cos i dont want to hurt her!
Also how much contact should i have? At the moment she's in her box in my utility room and i check her regularly but i'm not sure how much handling is ok. I dont want to scare or hurt her but want to help her as much as possible.
Any information you could give me would be great x
I found pige about 6pm last night in our work carpark. He/she was sat alone in the middle of it and although i looked for a nest and mummy bird there was nothing obvious.
I didn't leave til 9 and in that time Pige did walk about, finally huddling down the alley looking very sad.
I bought him home, wrapped him in a towel and had a quick look on google. I think he is about 15 days.
Last night i tried the baby bottle method of feeding (about half 11) but Pige wasn't interested so i locked him away in the dining room and hoped he'd still be with me this morning. He was, and he had also come out from the towel and was just sitting on it in the box.
Today i have tried giving her water with honey and salt to rehydrate, it's in a shallow tub and i've just been lifting it up under her beak until the tip is in the water, she then shakes her beak and opens up a bit so i am hoping something is going in.
As for food I made some ready brek with mushed up peas and sweetcorn in. I used the plastic bag method and a couple of times he thrust his beak in and seemed to be feeding but I dont think he had enough.
How often should i be feeding, and is this pige of the right age to be bag fed. With the water, should i keep trying the honey salt mix, if so for how long? And is it ok to dip the beak in or should i be trying to eye dropper it in? If so, how do i get the beak open 'cos i dont want to hurt her!
Also how much contact should i have? At the moment she's in her box in my utility room and i check her regularly but i'm not sure how much handling is ok. I dont want to scare or hurt her but want to help her as much as possible.
Any information you could give me would be great x
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