phoenix509
learner and amatuer watcher of birds
hi, my mom found a young starling on a busy street outside our neighborhood. she brought him home and we have some problems. I've been trying to feed him different types of food, but he will NOT eat!! I tried a baby bird formula we have, bugs, moistened bread...he won't eat anything! the weirdest part is that he doesn't chirp at all. we got him yesterday evening at about 6:00, and it's already 10:40 am the next day. he hops around if we take him out of the box, and he's been preening himself. I see no injuries, and he'll flap his wings if I move him around on my hand. so basically, my biggest worry is how do I get him to eat, and WHAT do I give him? I know he's a fledgling, because most of his feathers are in, but his primary wing feathers are still short. he is pretty alert right now; when we brought him in he just sat there with his eyes shut, so maybe he was in shock? but this morning when I first checked on him he was alert and he looks around a lot. one last thing: what color should the droppings be? because his seem to be lightening up to a very light greenish color. does that mean anything? I know in pet birds(we had parakeets for years) that could mean sickness or something, but is it the same in wild birds? hope y'all can help me out!
forgot to attach a picture we took of him. he's outside in our yard, and he likes to hop around a bit. but he doesn't try to fly
forgot to attach a picture we took of him. he's outside in our yard, and he likes to hop around a bit. but he doesn't try to fly
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