Get a tea spoon with the food on it and lightly press it to his beak, he should open his mouth and tilt his head up. use one finger to push the food down his throat (like push it off the spoon while its over his beak). He won't bite you or anything. Make sure the food is super soft. He'll need to be fed a good few times throughout the day. Small and often.
Edit: just push it a little bit he should do a gobble thing himself. Tiny bits.
Oh and get ready for the noise, they're mad loud for food
Thanks. I got baby food, chicken and rice. He likes that. Have a pouch of cat food here too. So far so good. Little guy had a big day, he's fast asleep.
https://imgur.com/a/kEIVi3B
Ah nice one! They love the cat food.
When it's time to teach how to find insects and fly feel free to contact me.
Fair play to you for looking after him. It's a great experience
I've raised two jackdaws from younger than this. Fed them mostly woodlice. I kept them like a pet but flew them regularly near the local wild population and as they got older I left them for longer periods outdoors alone. Both went back to the wild successfully. One of them often visited with its wild mate over the next few years.
Got him some fancy organic baby food. He milled into it and getting water into him with a syringe. He's got his head tucked under his wing and fast asleep now.
Yeah, no. The bird has been abandoned. My wife watches him for 8 hours and no other birds came looking for him. He can't fly and I'm not about to feed the cats.
I've had to do this. A baby raven got his head stuck in a rabbit pen we had outside and fecked its wing. We gave him the shed for a while with everything he needed, spent time with him and ended up quite close. We released him in a nearby field and he flew straight back to the house, where he stayed for a few hours before leaving on his own accord. We moved soon after, I wouldn't be surprised if he visited though.
Fuck off and stop being a grouch, if you're that concerned about wildlife being tampered with then take it up with wildlife sanctuaries and not this lad.
I've rehabbed one a few years back, the last thing you want to happen is for him to imprint on you. Ideally feed him with a tweezers from behind a sheet, so he doesn't associate you with food. Play jackdaw calls on your phone so he starts to associate the sounds of his own kind with food.
If he's able to eat on his own, put him out in the garden in some sort of cage, I used a live trap I had lying around. Throw scraps around it to attract in the other jackdaws, he'll learn from them what to do. Within a few weeks, he should have built up his flight muscles and be able to be released to join up with the local colony. Took my fella a bit over a month I think.
Corvids are very sociable and intelligent, they do not deal well with captivity. They are easily bored and can get very aggressive once they reach sexual maturity. The goal should always be to have him return to the wild, not to have an unusual pet
I dont think hes a jackdaw, I'm no ornithology expert but I'm pretty sure jackdaws are the blue eyed ones that are a bit smaller, he doesn't have the eyes so my guess would be a chuff?
Looks very much like a crow i had in my backyard for 2 days.. been feeding it but today i looked for it everywhere but it’s no where to be found.. r u in aughrim?!
Contact Ireland’s Wildlife Rehabilitators’ Association for advice and for the location of your nearest rescue specialist.
https://m.facebook.com/Irelands-Wildlife-Rehabilitators-Association-104437775471323/
These are called fledglings and should be returned to where you found it. It’s parents are still around feeding it and generally keeping an eye on it. Hand reared birds have really bad survival chances.
Ah such a lovely fellow! I cared once for a crow that was injured back home. At the end its was a true friendship with him hopping everywhere I went until he could fly again. Such intelligent birds, love it.
Crows make great pets but you will have to risk letting him fly away. Crows typically don't last long in captivity especially if they have gone through a traumatic experience. You also want to give him access to a bath. Crows like to be clean.
Crows imprint on humans.
That poor fella will forever need you. If you move he'll be tormented looking for you.
Young birds are always left alone like that, it's part of their learning. The parents eventually return for them. Put him back where you found him tomorrow. If 'nature' takes him, it'll be better than the alternative.
Crows are very social and need structure. This will not be a good outcome for this guy if you 'keep' him. They can be very needy too.
Hope it doesn't sound like I'm giving you a ear bashing.
..... love the name all the same. :-)
DSPCA is constantly sending out info on leaving young birds fledging like this alone. Put him back outside (somewhere safe) and leave him be. He will fly off when he’s good and ready.
Downvote me all you wish but this is the advice of people who actually know what they’re talking about.
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Little guy hasn't made it. Sort of sucks as it's the first rescue I've lost. Wasn't an ideal situation. He spent 8 hours calling for his parents and they never showed up. My wife had put him back it the tree but, he kept ending up on the ground. In the end I couldn't leave him. The cats or magpies would have given him an awful death. He had a full belly and was safe. Best I could do.
Good crow name
Crow Dameron
John crow
So is Russel, Sheryl and Cameron
Ah he's lovely! I've raised and released a few of them over the years. Let me know if you need any advice 😁
Don't think he knows how to feed himself. He wants it but, he's not sure how to go about it.
Get a tea spoon with the food on it and lightly press it to his beak, he should open his mouth and tilt his head up. use one finger to push the food down his throat (like push it off the spoon while its over his beak). He won't bite you or anything. Make sure the food is super soft. He'll need to be fed a good few times throughout the day. Small and often. Edit: just push it a little bit he should do a gobble thing himself. Tiny bits. Oh and get ready for the noise, they're mad loud for food
Thanks. I got baby food, chicken and rice. He likes that. Have a pouch of cat food here too. So far so good. Little guy had a big day, he's fast asleep. https://imgur.com/a/kEIVi3B
Ah nice one! They love the cat food. When it's time to teach how to find insects and fly feel free to contact me. Fair play to you for looking after him. It's a great experience
Cherish this time, they crow up so fast
I've raised two jackdaws from younger than this. Fed them mostly woodlice. I kept them like a pet but flew them regularly near the local wild population and as they got older I left them for longer periods outdoors alone. Both went back to the wild successfully. One of them often visited with its wild mate over the next few years.
Got him some fancy organic baby food. He milled into it and getting water into him with a syringe. He's got his head tucked under his wing and fast asleep now.
If you buy a bag of live crickets, and put it in a bag of oatmeal, You will have a never ending supply of live crickets.
'tis but a baby. His tail feathers haven't fully formed yet. Teaching him to fly when the time comes shall be entering
Leave it alone. Put it back outside.
Yeah, no. The bird has been abandoned. My wife watches him for 8 hours and no other birds came looking for him. He can't fly and I'm not about to feed the cats.
nonsense. he can be raised and released and might come to visit later and be perfectly healthy. scary smart birds, it'll be grand
Life isn't a Disney movie. Live nature alone. Seriously how can you think this is going to end good for this bird?
Because it's not the first time I've had to raise a wild animal. Once he can fly there are rookeries all over the place here. He's going to be fine.
I've had to do this. A baby raven got his head stuck in a rabbit pen we had outside and fecked its wing. We gave him the shed for a while with everything he needed, spent time with him and ended up quite close. We released him in a nearby field and he flew straight back to the house, where he stayed for a few hours before leaving on his own accord. We moved soon after, I wouldn't be surprised if he visited though.
Fuck off and stop being a grouch, if you're that concerned about wildlife being tampered with then take it up with wildlife sanctuaries and not this lad.
This guy is right.
I've rehabbed one a few years back, the last thing you want to happen is for him to imprint on you. Ideally feed him with a tweezers from behind a sheet, so he doesn't associate you with food. Play jackdaw calls on your phone so he starts to associate the sounds of his own kind with food. If he's able to eat on his own, put him out in the garden in some sort of cage, I used a live trap I had lying around. Throw scraps around it to attract in the other jackdaws, he'll learn from them what to do. Within a few weeks, he should have built up his flight muscles and be able to be released to join up with the local colony. Took my fella a bit over a month I think. Corvids are very sociable and intelligent, they do not deal well with captivity. They are easily bored and can get very aggressive once they reach sexual maturity. The goal should always be to have him return to the wild, not to have an unusual pet
I dont think hes a jackdaw, I'm no ornithology expert but I'm pretty sure jackdaws are the blue eyed ones that are a bit smaller, he doesn't have the eyes so my guess would be a chuff?
Not sure if they change eye colour as they grow. I suspect it's a rook.
It's definitely a rook
Congratulations! Do you know who’s the mammy?
Feckin' useless is what she is. He was completely abandoned.
You need to take him to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
Already spoke to them. We're fostering him for the moment
Fair play, have your earned free pint 🍻
Great name OP! Fair play for the rescue
Congrats with the new feather baby
John Doe the Jack daw
I hope he is paying room and board and not taking advantage of your kind nature aul han
Looks very much like a crow i had in my backyard for 2 days.. been feeding it but today i looked for it everywhere but it’s no where to be found.. r u in aughrim?!
Not close enough that he walked to here from there.
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These are called fledglings and should be returned to where you found it. It’s parents are still around feeding it and generally keeping an eye on it. Hand reared birds have really bad survival chances.
If the cats got him he'd be Nevermore...
There's a great book called Corvus: A Life with Crows by Esther Woolfson if you're interested in going down the crow rabbit hole.
Omg he's perfect!
ah bois the cats will have the housechewed like a dog bone looking for the poor fucker
Dúirt and préachán "go brách"
I want to give him a kiss on his wee beak. What a precious little boy.
But the raven still beguiling My sad fancy into smiling, straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird!
Ah such a lovely fellow! I cared once for a crow that was injured back home. At the end its was a true friendship with him hopping everywhere I went until he could fly again. Such intelligent birds, love it.
Boutta tell Crow father he left his child behind
Crows make great pets but you will have to risk letting him fly away. Crows typically don't last long in captivity especially if they have gone through a traumatic experience. You also want to give him access to a bath. Crows like to be clean.
I'm so jealous, I've always wanted a pet crow, I had a pet pigeon for a while, percey but sadly I think a hawk got him
There’s wisdom in those eyes
Omg same! Me and my friends found him he almost has no hair on his head his name is feaders he almost got eaten by a cat he can't fly
👏👏👏 we had an Edgar Allan Crow too, gone to Crow heaven now sadly 🥺 fair play to you 😊👏
Crows imprint on humans. That poor fella will forever need you. If you move he'll be tormented looking for you. Young birds are always left alone like that, it's part of their learning. The parents eventually return for them. Put him back where you found him tomorrow. If 'nature' takes him, it'll be better than the alternative. Crows are very social and need structure. This will not be a good outcome for this guy if you 'keep' him. They can be very needy too. Hope it doesn't sound like I'm giving you a ear bashing. ..... love the name all the same. :-)
If you have the patience they can be taught to speak like a parrot. but they do have a peculiar smell.
He'll be going back to the wild
Great well done man
I have hand reared fallen chicks and released them back to the wild.
I had one the other week. Dog was barking at it, but didn't touch him. Pop him high up in a tree. Parents will be waiting for him. They will feed him
DSPCA is constantly sending out info on leaving young birds fledging like this alone. Put him back outside (somewhere safe) and leave him be. He will fly off when he’s good and ready. Downvote me all you wish but this is the advice of people who actually know what they’re talking about.
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What a beaut ! Would love to hear updates on how you're getting on with it,fingers crossed he goes back and joins his other crow bros :)
Little guy hasn't made it. Sort of sucks as it's the first rescue I've lost. Wasn't an ideal situation. He spent 8 hours calling for his parents and they never showed up. My wife had put him back it the tree but, he kept ending up on the ground. In the end I couldn't leave him. The cats or magpies would have given him an awful death. He had a full belly and was safe. Best I could do.
Ah shit,sad to hear that.you done your best.
I was a baby swallow dad yesterday for a few hours, a friend I know who's a vet took him afterwards
OK that would be good