thundergoddess
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Today my grandmother brought me a bird - it's Eurasian magpie. It common in my country and it's not illegal to have them as pets, because they are not endangered. I was angry with my grandmother because she took the bird out of the wild and brought it home and I felt sad about that. She said she saw some school kid hold it and the bird appeared unable to fly and she only wanted to help and asked the school kid to give it to her.
When I closely studied the bird, it appears to me that it is not fully feathered ... yet. It has most of its feathers, but it doesn't have the long tail that magpies have. Some feathers around the neck are missing too So it's kinda teenage Eurasian magpie, I guess. 8-P
I really want to help it return well and healthy to the wild, but I never have taken care of a bird, so I really need your help with piece of advice. I would give it to some institutions where they take care of animals, but in my country they are not functioning properly and to give an animal there is just pure cruelty. There they don't take care of animals, all they care is government's money.
I read some sources about the food and understood that it has to be high-protein, some crabs added and I can feed it with cat's or dog's food, some water added and some worm, but I am concerned about the Calcium such birds need - what should I add to the food so the bird can have its required daily dose of Calcium? How often should I feed it?
How often should I give it water?
Are there any other special needs? For example does it need additional warmth or it will be okay because it has most of its feathers?
How long do you think it will take for its tail to grow? Will the bird be able to fly giving the circumstances it is apart from its parents .... and I'm kinda not the dude that could teach anyone to fly. Will it be able to socialize with other magpies out it the wild when I let it go? Will it be able to find food on its own?
I really like the bird and I want the best for it and that means that if it can live in the wild, I'll let it go, but if you think it can't make it, I am thinking of keeping it. The only thing I can't do is just to leave the helpless bird out there knowing there is no one to help it. :-C
Sorry for my bad English and thanks in advance for your answers.
When I closely studied the bird, it appears to me that it is not fully feathered ... yet. It has most of its feathers, but it doesn't have the long tail that magpies have. Some feathers around the neck are missing too So it's kinda teenage Eurasian magpie, I guess. 8-P
I really want to help it return well and healthy to the wild, but I never have taken care of a bird, so I really need your help with piece of advice. I would give it to some institutions where they take care of animals, but in my country they are not functioning properly and to give an animal there is just pure cruelty. There they don't take care of animals, all they care is government's money.
I read some sources about the food and understood that it has to be high-protein, some crabs added and I can feed it with cat's or dog's food, some water added and some worm, but I am concerned about the Calcium such birds need - what should I add to the food so the bird can have its required daily dose of Calcium? How often should I feed it?
How often should I give it water?
Are there any other special needs? For example does it need additional warmth or it will be okay because it has most of its feathers?
How long do you think it will take for its tail to grow? Will the bird be able to fly giving the circumstances it is apart from its parents .... and I'm kinda not the dude that could teach anyone to fly. Will it be able to socialize with other magpies out it the wild when I let it go? Will it be able to find food on its own?
I really like the bird and I want the best for it and that means that if it can live in the wild, I'll let it go, but if you think it can't make it, I am thinking of keeping it. The only thing I can't do is just to leave the helpless bird out there knowing there is no one to help it. :-C
Sorry for my bad English and thanks in advance for your answers.