My little brother got into outer space and stuff so my step-mom bought him a place mat with all the planets on it. When I first saw it, I was upset, because it was newer and so Pluto wasn’t labeled. I was about to say something when I noticed something…
Pluto is there.
The artist remembered Pluto.
Guys…
The artist drew Pluto crying.
The babies made it through the night! Thank goodness. I was a bit worried that they’d be ~forever asleep~ when I went to check on them lol.
Only one of the two has been asking for food, and now I understand why. It makes me cringe to say it, but the other baby bird definitely suffered injuries from the fall out of the tree. What I thought was a blocked vent was actually a tear in the skin very near the cloaca, and it’s not feces that’s hanging out - it’s a little bit of organs. I’m astonished that the baby is still alive. It hardly looks infected.
At any rate, if he doesn’t eat soon, I’ll only have one bird to care for, and probably before the night is even over. I really wish I knew how to fix his wound, but I feel like I would do more harm than good, either way. If he opens his mouth, I’ll feed him. If he doesn’t, too bad. I’ll just have to clean up the body at some point, I suppose.
As of now, I am checking on them once every hour. I’m going to go out and buy some birdie formula (the dog food/applesauce/boiled egg concoction smells awful every time I heat it up), and then begin the task of making calls.
I want to attempt to put them back in their nest, or maybe make an artificial one. Something the parents will come back to - if they are still looking for them after one whole night. Does anyone have any tips for putting a fake nest together?
hey all
In the future, posts about the baby birds will be tagged #Jessie’s chicks… for lack of a more creative tag ):
I also wanted to say thanks for all the advice everyone has given me! I have been given some very useful and informative links, and I believe the baby birds are safe for now.
I mashed up some dog food, applesauce, and a little hard boiled egg and fed it to one of the chicks. He opened right up and gobbled it down and immediately pooped, so I think, as far as getting it down his neck goes, the feeding was a success. I will be checking on him to make sure his crop looks normal and full again.
The other baby has not opened his mouth for food and I am worried. It also looks as though he may be constipated, and I have tried to very gently wipe at his bottom with a wet wash cloth, but it’s not coming out. What’s even more worrisome is it does not look like normal bird droppings. It is solid yellow. I worry that maybe he had some internal injury? Whatever it is, I have no idea how to fix it, but I will try to clean his bottom up again a little later. I don’t want to get my hopes up. I can’t save them all, I suppose.
Alright, well, I thought I had taken two pictures but I guess not?
Anyway, here is one of the babies I picked up from the grass! The other is laying underneath him. I am actually a little worried about him because he is not moving around as much as this hungry little guy.
I am hesitant to feed them because they should be asleep, and I have read from several sources that baby birds sleep through the night without eating, so I’ve since tucked them in and put them in a dark place. I’m going to check on them in a bit and see if they are still hungry, and if they are, I will feed them to get them through the night. Hopefully they will have fallen asleep, though. I am nervous about feeding them - I’ve never done it before.
Seeing him throw his head back and open wide makes me so happy. I feel like I did a good thing by bringing them indoors!
Can my followers give me advice?
A nest fell out of one of the trees in our front yard. Two unhatched eggs and two brand new baby birds were laying in the grass. The tree is too tall for me to replace the nest and surviving baby birds, so I brought the babies indoors.
They are naked and squirming and wrapped up in towels on top of a heat blanket set on low. I am pretty sure they hatched just today.
I know I’m interfering with nature, but it seems wrong to knowingly leave brand new babies out over night when I can at least keep them warm. What do I do?
Pictures will follow.
I would normally recommend leaving the baby birds to nature, but since the whole nest is misplaced along with other eggs, there’s not much even the mother bird can do at this point. It was probably best of you to take them in for a bit. I would call a local rehabilitation center or animal hospital of some sort. I’m sure they get calls like this all the time, the ones around here do, at least.
Yes, part of my concern with calling TN Wildlife and Fisheries is that they will tell me to just “put it back” because they get calls like this all the time (I’m sure) and don’t particularly care. I don’t mean to say that they are heartless or anything - obviously they love nature because of their line of work - but it is interfering with nature, and normally I am against it myself, but… well, my emotions are getting the better of me lol ): I have actually called them about orphaned baby birds before and was told to “put it back” and the woman did not even ask me to describe how old the bird was, or what species it was. I personally have just had kind of sour feelings about them since then, even though I guess it’s a bit silly.
I am convinced the babies are brand new, especially because they had two unhatched siblings that didn’t make it. I don’t know if the parents will take them back (I don’t know if I can even get them back up in the tree tbh) because I’ll be keeping them over night, but I wasn’t sure what else to do because we have cats that roam around ):
Regardless, I am going to call around in the morning and see what I can do!
Can my followers give me advice?
A nest fell out of one of the trees in our front yard. Two unhatched eggs and two brand new baby birds were laying in the grass. The tree is too tall for me to replace the nest and surviving baby birds, so I brought the babies indoors.
They are naked and squirming and wrapped up in towels on top of a heat blanket set on low. I am pretty sure they hatched just today.
I know I’m interfering with nature, but it seems wrong to knowingly leave brand new babies out over night when I can at least keep them warm. What do I do?
Pictures will follow.
This has always been my favorite Aang picture ever. always. I love Fire Nation Aang!
aang with hair
yes this is good
I have a book recommendation for your followers; I just finished reading Jean Craighead George’s memoir about raising wild animals with her children, and she has several really funny chapters about the crows her family raised, named New York and Crowbar. Crowbar in particular is a real character, and he even learns to mimic words, beginning with ‘hello’. An excerpt:
Crowbar did not rest on his laurels. He soon figured out how to make use of that word.
The neighbors on our wooded hillside come outside in summer to picnic and cook on their grills. Most have moved to the suburbs from New York City and know little about the country, much less its wild membership. Crowbar discovered that if he alit on a food-laden table and said, “Hello,” he terrified these people. A large black bird might be tolerated, but one that spoke English was too much. They ran into their houses and closed the doors. Crowbar then helped himself to the hamburgers, strawberry shortcake, cheese, and nuts. When he was stuffed, he flew back to his apple tree.
[My daughter] and I were walking under his tree one day as he was returning from one of these picnics. He alit, cocked his eye, and said, “Hiya, Babe.”
You pushed me this far, now I’m pushing you the rest of the way. You know, back in the woods, even when things looked really bad, I always thought we’d make it because I thought you were too stubborn to quit. Well, you’re not going to quit, not now, not when we’re this close.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
It’s Summertime and you know what that means. Gonna head down to the beach, gonna do some beachy things. It’s Summertime, it feels just right. Gonna gather all my friends and we’ll party through the night.
It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. It’s loving in the Summertime. It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. Oh baby, why can’t you be mine?
It’s Summertime and I just can’t wait. Gonna call you on the phone, gonna take you on a date. It’s Summertime and I hope you like steak. Gonna take you to a restaurant, gonna eat enough till late.
It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. It’s loving in the Summertime. It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. Oh baby, why can’t you be mine?
It’s Summertime and when dinner’s done. Gonna take you to the club, gonna dance and have some fun. It’s Summertime and when the end is near. Gonna hold you very close. Whisper, “let’s get out of here”.
It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. It’s loving in the Summertime. It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. Oh baby, why can’t you be mine?
It’s Summertime and I just can’t wait. Gonna call you on the phone, gonna take you on a date. It’s Summertime and I hope you like steak. Gonna take you to a restaurant, gonna eat enough till late.
It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. It’s loving in the Summertime. It’s Summertime luh-uh-loving. Oh baby, why can’t you be mine?
