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Message: <blockquote data-quote="juvimagpie" data-source="post: 153738" data-attributes="member: 8482"><p>Thanks for the replay. I have been trying to call my local wildlife center but the phone is always busy. I ended up going to the local petshop and bought a can of Kaytee Exact and have been feeding it since. From 6 am to 12 pm, I feed it every hour. I read online that hand feeding formula doesnt have all the vital protiens, vitamin, etc. but I havent had any problems. The eyes open after 5 days of feeding,then I cut it back to every 4 hours of feeding. Now it can stand on its feet and hop around a lil. I want to know how to introduce food such as crickets, earthworms, apples, grapes, bananas, etc. so it can eat on its own. Im planning on building a large bird cage out of 2x4 and chicken wires and leave the cage outside in the backyard. Almost everyday after it learn how to walk on its feet, I've been taking the birds outside while still in its cage it would make its usual sounds, and there would be a few adult magpies swooping and perching on the fence making its own sound after the juvi. It looked like it wanted to come closer to the cage and investigate but it always back off and fly away. Do you think if after i build that large bird cage I can leave the cage open and the other adult magpie would socialize with it and slowly it would be introduce back to the wild?</p></blockquote><p></p>