wild bird

We found a white winged crossbill in the snow, near a window and he let me pick him up. Like, I just casually grabbed him and he was like “okie dokie then.” So, we (my older brother and I) set up a hospitalization cage, put food and water in there, and took disease precautions (washing hands...

My friends and I saw this bird flapping around in the backyard so we got it (with gloves). We think it’s possibly a young dove? It can’t fly and there’s definitely something wrong with its face. I have a dog and parrots at home so I just want to know if I should bring it home or leave it...

I bought a bird and was told it was hand-raised, but I highly doubt it. It's terrified of hands. The owner said she hadn't spent much time with it. I thought she meant it recently, but I'm starting to think she didn't spend time with it at all. My first Conure came hand-raised and never was...

I have a crippled lovebird and it hates hands. It only takes treats from hands and even then will try to bite you sometimes. Does anyone know how I can tame it? I also have a Conure and am too scared to see if it'll bite it. They were chatting but when I got him closer to the cage he started...

Good Morning, It has been a long time since I checked in here. Our cardinal Amadeus has been thriving since we welcomed him in February. However I noticed today that he has a small bump under one of his eyes. I am not sure if he could have accidently hit himself or if he has an infection. We...

My parents have recently adopted a Female cockatiel from a bird farm not too far from our home. When she first arrived she was just fine and she adapted so well to us. She is an absolute sweetheart that loves to groom all of us and be around us. The only thing is that she doesn't like to be...

Hello All I am new here. I am the founder/director of Environmental Nonprofit Planet Rehab. We do a lot of Rescue work and will be shortly moving to Panama (Bocas del Toro) to work with protecting Endangered Species. SOOO - yesterday I got a call about an injured parrot at a Retirement...

Hi there! I thought its about time to introduce my family. I am surrounded by testosterone. My husband, a 4 year old and a 22 year old. All of which are demanding, get loud and are always making a mess. Our feathered family consists of a 22 year old ring neck dove.(You wouldnt know it by...

hello, I have a Fischer lovebird that flew into our kitchen looking for food. lovebirds, in general, are not native to my country and I figured that he must have either escaped from a home or a store. when we gave him food it was obvious that he was terrified of humans but still ate like he was...

I have acquired from a neighbour (what I believe to be) a young blackbird. It has broken feet :-( But is still mobile. I've converted a tub into a makeshift brooder by lining 2/3 with thick fleece vet bedding and putting a heat mat under half of 1/2 of the fleeced part so the bird can...

hello. i recently bought(a week ago) a couple of Indian Ringneck Parakeets[/B]. they are 6 months old(seller told me). my question is how do i tame them. i watched many videos on youtube about how to tame a wild bird. but the thing is my birds are so scared of me. when i go near their cage they...

So I have my new Kakariki and my new Turquoisine. They are both wild. The Turq is a year old but no matter their age they are pretty much gonna be a bit skittish. He runs away in the cage, I grab him (with soft gloves) and then put him on my uncovered hands and he will stay and then fly away and...

Hello everyone, today I was given an injured bird a friend of ours found. I have seen these kinds of birds before but I don't know what species it is. It seems like the bird is injured (can't stand up/ keeps falling to one side). I have cared for many wild birds before so he is in good hands...

hello, so I just found a fully feathered sparrow in the road. she is in a sleepy like state, she wont keep her eyes open for long and is very limp and listless but still alive. her feathers are smooth and clean, but she was sitting in her poo. Im going to give her a little plain pedalyte with...