Hi! I am new to the page and wanted to get some advice from other bird lovers. I hope I'm posting in the right forum here!
On the 3rd of January, I found a fledging bird on my front yard that was being chewed by a neighbor's dog. I tried looking for any nests nearby but found none. I took the little baby inside and quickly assembled a box with some fabric so I could keep her warm, but assumed she was going to die because she was in pretty bad shape. When I woke up the next day I went to check up on her and to my surprise, she was still alive. I had to save her.
Anyways, the rest is history. She is a lovely bird, likes to snuggle a lot and loves to eat basically anything. I keep her in a birdcage and let her out about 4 hs. a day inside my house, she flies pretty well but mostly likes to hang around with me and my family, on the table/bed/sofa, etc.
I obviously keep thinking that she is supposed to be outside, with other birds, in the wild where she belongs but what keeps me from releasing her (besides my lack of knowledge about it, which is why I'm here) is that I'm scared she won't be able to provide for herself once she is out there. She is pretty dependable, eats by herself but loves to be hand fed, is very used to being around us and she's never had to get on by herself. I truly formed a bond with her and I would like some advice that would assure me that I'm letting her go under the best possible circumstances, considering what I just described.
Thank you!
On the 3rd of January, I found a fledging bird on my front yard that was being chewed by a neighbor's dog. I tried looking for any nests nearby but found none. I took the little baby inside and quickly assembled a box with some fabric so I could keep her warm, but assumed she was going to die because she was in pretty bad shape. When I woke up the next day I went to check up on her and to my surprise, she was still alive. I had to save her.
Anyways, the rest is history. She is a lovely bird, likes to snuggle a lot and loves to eat basically anything. I keep her in a birdcage and let her out about 4 hs. a day inside my house, she flies pretty well but mostly likes to hang around with me and my family, on the table/bed/sofa, etc.
I obviously keep thinking that she is supposed to be outside, with other birds, in the wild where she belongs but what keeps me from releasing her (besides my lack of knowledge about it, which is why I'm here) is that I'm scared she won't be able to provide for herself once she is out there. She is pretty dependable, eats by herself but loves to be hand fed, is very used to being around us and she's never had to get on by herself. I truly formed a bond with her and I would like some advice that would assure me that I'm letting her go under the best possible circumstances, considering what I just described.
Thank you!
