Originally posted by Chris Crossland
McFly is getting big! He's also got an attitude.
That's awesome dude. Do you know what sort of bird it is?
Aug-11-2010 22:01
EddieZilker
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quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
That's awesome dude. Do you know what sort of bird it is?
We were hoping you would.
Aug-11-2010 22:52
Sushipunk
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Originally posted by EddieZilker
We were hoping you would.
I'm no good with international stuff, only Australian stuff
Aug-11-2010 22:52
Chris Crossland
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Yup, he's a House Sparrow.
It's such a pain taking care of him. I had to feed him every 20-30 min when I found him on a 12 hour cycle. Right now it's about every hour, hour and a half. It's definitely a commitment. If I found another bird I'd let nature take it's course... Probably not, I couldn't let a baby bird die, but I'd seriously consider it lol.
This is what he'll look like in a few weeks... It's a very common bird, some may consider them pests but I've always liked em.
Aug-11-2010 22:56
Sushipunk
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Oh yeah, cool. We get them here too. They're not native though.
Aug-11-2010 22:59
EddieZilker
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Is he flying around yet?
Aug-11-2010 23:00
igottaknow
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it was nice of you to take him under your wing. make him a hot bath with salt and pepper. He should be well (done) in no time.
Aug-11-2010 23:03
Chris Crossland
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I don't even know if it's male or female yet. Have to wait till all it's feathers come in. I'm hoping it's a male so I can still call him McFly lol.
Male Sparrows have a black bib on or under their neck like the pic above, females don't.
Aug-11-2010 23:05
Chris Crossland
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quote:
Originally posted by EddieZilker
Is he flying around yet?
Nah, I found him July 28th. I'm guessing he was only a day or two old, so he's only about 17 days old. Yeah, they grow fast! He probably wont be able to fly for another 3-4 weeks, I think.
Everyone's saying I should be a veterinarian cause apparently birds taking in at that age perish 90-95% of the time. It really didn't seem too difficult, shove food in it's mouth whenever it begs and it grows lol.
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Aug-11-2010 23:09
Sushipunk
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Crossland
Nah, I found him July 28th. I'm guessing he was only a day or two old, so he's only about 17 days old. Yeah, they grow fast! He probably wont be able to fly for another 3-4 weeks, I think.
Everyone's saying I should be a veterinarian cause apparently birds taking in at that age perish 90-95% of the time. It really didn't seem too difficult, shove food in it's mouth whenever it begs and it grows lol.
Yeah man, I have to say I'm very surprised the little guy made it. Good work
Aug-12-2010 01:03
Chris Crossland
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quote:
Originally posted by Sushipunk
Yeah man, I have to say I'm very surprised the little guy made it. Good work
Thanks. I think he might be a little retarded, lol. He doesn't eat right. Naturally what happens is they chug the food and take breaths in between. I put food in its mouth and it sits there like a retard until it slowly spreads and he chokes on it, forcing him to swallow.
And he runs backwards in circles.
It's so frustrating in the mornings sitting there waiting for him to swallow food, it takes forever. THEN after eating barely nothing he'll refuse to open up and I say fuck it and 5 minutes later he's begging. It's non stop with this little shit. He's sassy, he fucks with me on purpose. 17 days old and already he's a ****.
lol don't hand raise birds.
/well needed rant
Aug-12-2010 01:26
EddieZilker
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Crossland
Thanks. I think he might be a little retarded, lol. He doesn't eat right. Naturally what happens is they chug the food and take breaths in between. I put food in its mouth and it sits there like a retard until it slowly spreads and he chokes on it, forcing him to swallow.
And he runs backwards in circles.
It's so frustrating in the mornings sitting there waiting for him to swallow food, it takes forever. THEN after eating barely nothing he'll refuse to open up and I say fuck it and 5 minutes later he's begging. It's non stop with this little shit. He's sassy, he fucks with me on purpose. 17 days old and already he's a ****.