my daughter brought home a blue jay (1 Viewer)

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jenne

New member

• Jul 21, 2006

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My daughter has found a baby blue jay on her summer vacation to her grandma's house and has been raising it for 3 weeks and i just wanna know about how long it should be before he flies away off into the sunset. One of his little toes are broken but it doesn't appear to bother him and other than that he is pefectly healthy and nobody here wants him so far. It would be really nice if he just began to fly in a few weeks. she is really good to him and feeds him about 3$ worth of mealworms a day. He is sleeping peacefully right now. He likes to be wrapped up tight if not, he chirps alot.

 

Mark Bruce

Super Moderator

• Jul 21, 2006

• #2

Hi jenne, a warm welcome to you from the BirdForum Moderators & Administration. Good to have you with us :t:. Here's a thread which may be of help http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=36564

 

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geordie birder

• Jul 21, 2006

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hello, wecome to bird forum!

keep us posted on developments.

 

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Emondsbirdlady

Member

• Jul 21, 2006

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Blue Jay

Hello, how fun, I raised a baby as well, I built it a atrium in our rockery, it slept in between the rocks , I left the top open so when it was ready it could fly out, I put branches for it to climb on, It did get excepted by 2 other jays . I know we are supposed to let nature take its course, but in my case it turned out great, how big is it now... Good Luck, Joan

 

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Pileated_MO

Native Missourian

• Jul 22, 2006

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jenne said:

He is sleeping peacefully right now. He likes to be wrapped up tight if not, he chirps alot.

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He likes to be wrapped up? I wouldn't have thought a bird would like that. Maybe it feels like the warmth of its parent? Hmm, interesting.

 

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rudfinlsn88

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• Jul 24, 2006

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Pileated_MO said:

He likes to be wrapped up? I wouldn't have thought a bird would like that. Maybe it feels like the warmth of its parent? Hmm, interesting.

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I have 3 of them living in my screen porch. They were raised this year from orphans . They have eaten a variety of foods(berries ,grapes, bugs and meat) and strongly prefer meat. Yesterday the older 2 ignored the open door to the outdoors for around one hour. Tomorrow I move the food bowl outside.