NEED HELP!! Found a baby bird with broken wing...?

I went to my backyard and found a baby bird with a broken leg and a broken wing... It feel about 30-40 feet... Its still breathing though... I dont know what to do I feel terrible. I put it in a shoebox for now... I just hope it dies soon , it looks like its in too much pain... Any suggestions??

-IDAN
NYC

 

Yeah, Take it to a VET! If it's in pain take it to be put down dont let it die terribly!

 

This may sound awful, but perhaps find a quick way to kill it yourself? The bird, as you mentioned it was young and fell from a high distance, probably wont live.

 

I have "rescued" too many babies that have fallen or been discarded and not once was I able to save a life.....whether they are actually injured or just too young to be alone it's the same outcome....wild birds dont do well indoors. You can call the local vet and see if they have a number for a local wildlife rehab person....they can take it and will know what needs to be done....

 

take gun
cock it
pull trigger


no more suffering

 

By now the baby bird has probably passed away (sorry if it has), but I had to respond . Baby birds can come back from broken bones or being abandoned/orphaned, but unless the person knows exactly what to do it is damn near impossible. The best course of action is to call the Humane Society or Wildlife Rescue in your area.

The problem most people have with trying to rescue a baby is the food. They don't eat bugs and worms if you hand feed them. For most non-raptors a mixture of puppy chow, hot water, apple sauce, and chicken scratch (blended together) works great and provides ample nutrition. It should be the consistency of cooked oatmeal and a bamboo skewer is a great feeding tool. Babies also only eat during the day and do not drink water for the first couple of weeks. The hard part is the feeding. When I rescued four 2 day old babies they ate every 15-20 mins all day long until they were about 3 weeks old (they start eating by themselves and need food every hour or so).

Housing is another issue. Babies need warmth and a "light cycle" so cover them at night. I put a heating pad on low on one end of the cage. I put a towel in the shape of a bowl on the other side.

In the end it was worth it because we set then free and have watched them raise their own babies. Incredible feeling, but it does require a lot of work and patience. Would I do it again? Probably not. Waking up every morning for weeks hoping the babies made it through the night was hard.

The internet has a TON of really helpful websites if anyone ever needs to rescue a baby. Use a search engine for "rescuing baby bird" or something like that.

 

I would have suggested wildilfe rescue as well. They were able to help when a group of baby ducks were orphaned a few years ago... I'd seen the mother & father both smooshed on the highway & wrangled the babies into a cardboard box so they wouldn't be hit as well.
love,
mom

 

http://wildliferehabber.com/
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/

In case anyone is interested, here are 2 sites that can help you find a rehab person in your area and some general care guidelines....

 

In Ontario there is only one OSPCA that accepts wildlife (well they all do but only midland keeps them the rest of us just put them down) Toronto Wildlife will take some wildlife however they wont accept raccoons unless they are over 500g in weight.