Hello All,
I am very rude in asking for help as there is nothing worse than a forum member that only joins for advice! However, when its a matter of life or death am willing to be deemed rude!
I know exactly what to do in my home country if ever I find a wild bird looking in distress - LEAVE IT ALONE/put it in a box with air holes if in danger and place in a dark place before calling a "bird expert" charity (found easily in the "Yellow Pages"!) HOWEVER, I live in Thailand now and some poor little blighter has just dropped from (very high up!) nest to my balcony and has broken a leg in the process! I have no idea what to do as there are no "bird expert" people here to my knowledge...couldn't even tell you the name of the bird but for saying the adults are like a black and white "wag-tail"...I'm fretting!!!
Edit to add: It has most of it's feathers (maybe the "looking like bald bits" due to the stress of the fall...) and can flap it's wings. To date have left it alone for the last 4 hours (now nearly 12:30 am here!) but no "Mummy bird" has come! :-( I know the leg is broken as at an angle currently no living being could achieve without it being "dodgy"! I fret for it - fear it's more or less dead already unless I get advice from experts to give it half a chance...
PLEASE, despite my rudeness, help if you can - it's broken a leg but keeps opening it's mouth for food (afraid to feed it anything in case I kill it - though I thought of boiled rice soaked in water...) I don't expect it to live the night but, I'll do all I can to give it a chance...
I fully appreciate any advice given!!!
C.
P.S. Think I posted my first request for help in the wrong section - Sorry!!!
I am very rude in asking for help as there is nothing worse than a forum member that only joins for advice! However, when its a matter of life or death am willing to be deemed rude!
I know exactly what to do in my home country if ever I find a wild bird looking in distress - LEAVE IT ALONE/put it in a box with air holes if in danger and place in a dark place before calling a "bird expert" charity (found easily in the "Yellow Pages"!) HOWEVER, I live in Thailand now and some poor little blighter has just dropped from (very high up!) nest to my balcony and has broken a leg in the process! I have no idea what to do as there are no "bird expert" people here to my knowledge...couldn't even tell you the name of the bird but for saying the adults are like a black and white "wag-tail"...I'm fretting!!!
Edit to add: It has most of it's feathers (maybe the "looking like bald bits" due to the stress of the fall...) and can flap it's wings. To date have left it alone for the last 4 hours (now nearly 12:30 am here!) but no "Mummy bird" has come! :-( I know the leg is broken as at an angle currently no living being could achieve without it being "dodgy"! I fret for it - fear it's more or less dead already unless I get advice from experts to give it half a chance...
PLEASE, despite my rudeness, help if you can - it's broken a leg but keeps opening it's mouth for food (afraid to feed it anything in case I kill it - though I thought of boiled rice soaked in water...) I don't expect it to live the night but, I'll do all I can to give it a chance...
I fully appreciate any advice given!!!
C.
P.S. Think I posted my first request for help in the wrong section - Sorry!!!