Baby Crow

[poodletalk]

Sunday a baby crow fell out of his nest and landed in my flower box. The bird is unable to fly, it hopped out and started walking across my lawn. I ran to put my dog back in the house, for the split second my back was turned I couldn't find the bird. The mother crow is squaking and swooping down on the cats in the neighbour hood morning, noon and night.It's 8:30 PM and she's still squaking.Tonight, a girl came to me and asked to me watch a bird which was in our community backyard. It turned out to be the baby crow, she found it near her house a block away. She brings it into her house at night time and it sleeps in her room and she lets it out durning the day when she's at school. She doesn't want to let it out at night because the neighbours let their cats out. Her father is returning from a trip tomorrow night and her mother told her she wouldn't be able to bring it inside the house when he returns. Is there any place in Mtl where she can bring this bird? The bird sits on her finger! and it doesn't venture far from her house, but it still cannot fly.

[levimh]

Can't you put the baby bird back into the nest or make a "fake" nest and put it near the tree where the mother crow could find it?

[Safyre]

I was really confused cuz I thought this said baby COW.

I agree with Levimh - try to get it back tothe mothers nest, or create a new nest where momma can find it

[Luba]

LMFHO @ U Saf LOL @ baby cow HAHAHHA!

Call an animal/wildlife sanctuary near you.

[BMDLuver]

Le Nichoire picks up daily from SPCA Jean Talon. When I was there yesterday, there were several little one's waiting for pick up. Le Nichoire is located in St. Lazare area I believe but SPCA will help the bird get there.

[badger]

I took care of a baby (maybe a teenage) pigeon briefly last year, found him strolling along the alley. The folks at le Nichoir were amazing, I took him to the SPCA and someone picked him up from there. He ended up in an aviary in the Eastern Townships with another orphaned pigeon; when he could fly, they released him.

This bird must be with other birds so he can learn to fly. I hope she's feeding him; if he fell out of the nest he's likely not self-feeding yet. There's a wild bird mix you can get at the pet store; crumbled up hard-boiled egg is also a hit. They also need grit and water. I had to forcefeed my visitor until he got the hang of it.

Have PM'd you the number for Le Nichoir. She should call today if possible because I'm not sure if they are around at the weekend. Until then, she should definitely keep him inside or in a garage, he's extremely vulnerable, no fear reflex and no flying skills spells death.

I am editing this because I just realized it's a crow, not a pigeon. Not sure if there's a great deal of difference. Some shelters feed small amounts of canned dog or cat food. Make sure it doesn't choke (my worst nightmare).