***urgent Help With Bird***

[sprokett]

Lets just back off a bit here people ,
bordercolliez and here friend are trying to save the birds life maybe her friend has not had a proper look at the bird,i think they should have a go at it and if they find it a bit difficult they can take it to a wildlife reserve or if they think he/she is getting sick they can take it to the vets or maybe get some lessons on how to raise the bird try it bordercolliez just make sure if you see anything strange you wil get it a check up??

[Chilli]

I agree with whats been said. Especially KBlaix's post.

And the only reason we are so persistant on telling you to not raise it by yourselves is that baby birds can be very fragile. Even when they're older they can be fragile. I've helped my bird's breeder hand-feed her babies on occasion. And plenty of times I have heard of people hand-raising their birds and messing up and that one mistake costing the life of a bird.
Yes, accidents happen.
And Yes, there is a first time for everything. But how would you all feel if this baby bird died under your care when, if you had taken it to wildlife rescue, it could have very well survivied?
Just my thoughts. =]

[sprokett]

I agree with whats been said. Especially KBlaix's post.

And the only reason we are so persistant on telling you to not raise it by yourselves is that baby birds can be very fragile. Even when they're older they can be fragile. I've helped my bird's breeder hand-feed her babies on occasion. And plenty of times I have heard of people hand-raising their birds and messing up and that one mistake costing the life of a bird.
Yes, accidents happen.
And Yes, there is a first time for everything. But how would you all feel if this baby bird died under your care when, if you had taken it to wildlife rescue, it could have very well survivied?
Just my thoughts. =]

but you gotta think theyre is more a chance the baby will die if the momma is sick so i actually thik maybe the best thing to do is call up a wildlife reserve and see what they say about it after they would probably know what is best for the baby just my thoughts

[Argranade]

I would leave the mother and her baby at peace,

Birds do puff up while laying on eggs and she may pretend to be injured when humans walk by the nest to protect her baby, BorderColliez if your friend has already gone near the nest the mother MIGHT be pretending to be injured but then again if your friend is not good enough at looking for sick birds this mother bird just might be puffed up very much to keep the egg warm.

If your friend finds the mother bird not moving or flying very well, like you would be able to grab her and pick her up then there's a reason to call a wild life centre (Even they would tell you to leave the nest alone), there's no need to hatch the egg if it's not already been hatched by the mother bird.

[Giselle]

but you gotta think theyre is more a chance the baby will die if the momma is sick so i actually thik maybe the best thing to do is call up a wildlife reserve and see what they say about it after they would probably know what is best for the baby just my thoughts

If the mother is sick, there's a high chance the baby is sick as well. And how do you know the bird does not have a congenital defect? My goodness people, we have messed around with nature for far too long. You only intervene when you MUST intervene. Other than that, let nature run its course.

LEAVE WILD ANIMALS ALONE. Unless it's knocking at your door asking for you to care for it, leave it alone.

[Twisterdog]

Perhaps this is a silly question ... but isn't it rather obvious that the baby bird inside the egg will be the exact same species of bird as the mother bird sitting on the egg?? Did I miss something? If the mother is a robin, the baby will be a robin, and so on and so forth. So instead of describing the egg, why not describe the mother bird?

As far as attempting to hatch the egg or a wild bird and raise the baby yourself, honestly, it is HIGHLY unlikely to happen. Every species has different requirements, and unless you are or happen to know an expert in the field of hand-raising hatchling starlings, blue jays, whatever ... you have no way to know what they are. In addition, possessing almost any wild bird without a lisense is illegal. You must be a lisensed wildlife rehabilitator to have them in your possession.

I've attempted to raise dozens upon dozens of baby birds while affiliated with the humane society here. I managed to raise to adulthood exactly two house sparrows, one grackle, two starlings and two pigeons. So seven success stories out of probably fifty attempts over the course of a decade. Not good odds ... and I did a LOT of research.

I understand your desire to help. We are all here because we love and want to help animals. But it IS probably best to just leave the situation alone and let nature run it's course, harsh as it seems.