a pigoen about 3 -4 wks old ( i think ) has fallen from a tree at my work, seens he cant fly and there are many foxes where i work i decided to bring him home, what do i do now ?do i try to Rear him until he is able to fly, take him back to work and let him free and hope he survives or try to tame him? and also would he survive if i tried to rear him and let him back into the wild?
2006-09-12 13:28:33 · 13 answers · asked by katrina 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
These sites explain all about what to do for orphan and injured birds -
http://www.crowsystems.com/rehab/babybird.html - this is an excellent article - be sure to read down the entire page for info on how to care.
http://www.stokesbirdsathome.com/q&a/archive/qa108.html
http://besgroup.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-happened-when-nestling-fell-out.html (a pigeon too!)
http://www.projectwildlife.org/find-babysongbirds.htm
And these Yahoo Answers too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq1GdvtmX27UJrgshR77Jersy6IX?qid=20060711181307AAZ59uh
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006050608886
I've got a lot of links to wildlife carers from a lot of countries on my site, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/links under "Wildlife Assistance" - just click on them all, click on your country and state, have a browse, 'phone them and ask their advice.
Very, very best of luck!
2006-09-13 03:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://www.duckpolice.org
You will find a lot of information there. You could also contact a pigeon club and they will help you. I found an exausted racing pigeon some years ago and contacted a pigeon club and was told how to care for it and what to feed it. It recovered in a couple of weeks and flew away. I think you should go to the site above, there really is a lot of information on there.
2006-09-12 13:46:39 · answer #2 · answered by Learner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The laws vary depending on where you live. In Texas it is illegal to keep wildlife unless you have a license to do so, such as a wild life rehabilitator. If you raise him, you can't release him back into the wild as he won't know how to fend for himself. A legit pet store won't take him because wild birds can carry diseases that can pass to domestic birds (parakeets, cockatiels etc.) The best thing for him would be to find somebody certified to care for injured and orphaned wild life, and take him there.
2006-09-12 13:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could see if anyone in your neighborhood raises pigeons, like has a coop or something, but this isnt too popular these days.
You can contact animal rescue places and see if they take them, local vets, etc.
If all that fails i would keep him and let him learn to fly. Then id leave my window open and if he left, well, he left, and if he stays, i have a new, weird pet.
2006-09-12 13:35:54 · answer #4 · answered by desi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call the wildlife rehabilitators in your area. A vet will have the number. They can either tell you what to do, or take it and raise it themselves.
You should have left the little guy alone, his parents were still caring for him, and they know all about foxes and other predators. You will know for next time, leave them alone.
2006-09-12 14:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call an animal rescue foundation. They can care for it far better than you can. I'm not saying that to be rude. They have volunteers on duty around the clock that are familiar with the requirements of various animals, and know how and what to feed them. How are you going to feed it when you're at work.
2006-09-12 13:37:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call Your Local Aveary (Its Like A Zoo For Birds)
2006-09-12 13:34:27 · answer #7 · answered by joshwhitaker617 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ring the RSPCA and ask for advice. On the other hand, pigeons are flying rats and should be disposed of. I'm not being horrible but they are vermin.
You choose.
2006-09-12 13:44:21 · answer #8 · answered by Iluv24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to the vets befor you catch somthing from it, Pigeons are so dirty i cant stand them
2006-09-12 20:45:06 · answer #9 · answered by BLUE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pigeons are basically, rats with wings, kill the f*ck*ng thing and do us all a favour!!!
2006-09-12 13:33:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋