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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sherbear44" data-source="post: 593616" data-attributes="member: 40967">what a vet told me about this baby blue jayMy sister saw a snake hanging down from a tree near her 2 small children out in the country. She wasn't sure if the snake was poisonous or not but anyway, long story shorter, she chose to destroy the snake.Well, I am an animal lover and went on to tell her this and that and some snakes help us out with problems, yada yada. :C We went inside her house to visit, then later we go outside and there is a little baby blue jay in the same area as the snake she had earlier tried to point out, that she had destroyed. He had feathers and his mouth wide open, he did not look too good. Like just in trauma. I scooped him up and headed to my house, had kids to pick up and I have raised all sorts of animals in crisis like this little bluejay.But before I left, my sister wanted to show me the snake she had killed earlier that day before I had come over. We noticed two lumps in the snake.I got a call from my sister, later after I got home and she had actually cut open the snake to see what he had ate and yes, it was two little blue jays just like this one here in my home. That explained everything and she had found pieces of what looked like a torn up nest strewn around. The snake had got the two other baby blue jays and was probably coming down after this one that fell out of the nest.I talked to a vetrinarian we know and he said to feed the baby blue jay some cooked oatmeal with milk and I asked him about water and he said a little bottled water, no tap (chemicals).Well, I have fed him some oatmeal about 4 times now, he lets me know when he is hungry,lol. And he has really perked up and doing great. Sitting on my shoulder as I type this.Some of us out here don't worry about the FEDS busting in over a baby blue jay. They are busy with more serious issues than an animal lover like me that rescued a baby bird.If I would have left the baby blue jay there, it would be dead by now, no doubt, it was near death when I found it this morning.Lots of wild cats roaming around and one was waiting to pounce on this little guy, when we walked up and saw him on the ground. This baby blue jay has quite a few feathers but not enough to fly yet, probably another week or two.I'm not licensed but my family knows how to help nature along sometimes.I have 44 years of experience, and it's not like we are running a meth lab here or something like that.I doubt God or this bird care if I am licensed to do anything but give him a little food and love after a very traumatic experience.We have lots of time and love for this baby bird, other places licensed are overcrowded sometimes and I think this little guy deserves alot of TLC.I once found a great horned owl that had been run over on a dirt road in Kansas. I thought it was dead and picked it up and just marveled at the beauty. Luckily I picked him up with a towel. Then his eyes slowly opened and I quickly wrapped the towel tighter.Took him home and fed and watered him and nursed him back to health for a week, then set him free. He was awesome and I swear it was that same owl that stayed right there on our property for awhile.Sometimes we have a chance to help out and people like me and others, step in and do our part.Last time I tried an animal rescue place for an orphaned dove we found, it was a rats race and nobody wanted to take the dove. I fed the dove and released it in a few weeks and I'm sure that dove did just fine.So for me, cooked oatmeal with some milk, wait for the baby blue jays little squawky noise and I feed him.Good luck to the others that asked for advise!Sherry</blockquote>

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