Hey can any one help. I have a rook that I rescued on the 12th May with an infection in its eye and what appears to be a sore or damaged wing. I called the RSPCA, but they failed to turn up twice!! The rook hasn't eaten all day, but also doesn't seem to want to eat although he is still quite lively. What do I feed it and how do I do it. He is quite a young one, but pretty big.
The RSPCA will likely just put it down if they do ever come for it, you should use clean water to clean its eye, with the wing you can use mild salty water to bathe it
As for food a good tinned cat food will do, it likely will not eat itself at first though, so you will need to wrap it in a towel and open its beak to get some in, if it gets on well after a day or two of doing this the crow should start to take the food from you, remember when they are young their parents feed them like this
Hey thanks for all the assistance. Unfortunately I woke this morning to find it had not made it through the night. The RSPCA never turned up any way. Should I come across this situation again then I'll know what to do. Thanks very much for your help and sorry to let you know the bird died.
thats fantastic. we rescue and rehome and release injured and orphaned crows and corvids.we have a crow and 2 rooks at the moment.1 of which is a baby rook like the 1ns you have. all the best with them they are very intelligent birds mark
i de..test those that shoot rooks, they are highly intelligent beautiful creatures.
i once complained about shooting to the cops...
pahoboye 2 months ago
wish i had young rook, had baby jackdaw... i used love watch the rooks at kilroot... at the ruins ... wheeling above the trees and me under them.
pahoboye 2 months ago
Hey can any one help. I have a rook that I rescued on the 12th May with an infection in its eye and what appears to be a sore or damaged wing. I called the RSPCA, but they failed to turn up twice!! The rook hasn't eaten all day, but also doesn't seem to want to eat although he is still quite lively. What do I feed it and how do I do it. He is quite a young one, but pretty big.
Afrecoranger 2 years ago
The RSPCA will likely just put it down if they do ever come for it, you should use clean water to clean its eye, with the wing you can use mild salty water to bathe it
As for food a good tinned cat food will do, it likely will not eat itself at first though, so you will need to wrap it in a towel and open its beak to get some in, if it gets on well after a day or two of doing this the crow should start to take the food from you, remember when they are young their parents feed them like this
Purplejackdaw 2 years ago
Dried Meal worms you can soak in water are also good, lots of places that sell wild bird food will have these, some Tescos stock them
hope this helps and fingers crossed he makes it
Purplejackdaw 2 years ago
Hey thanks for all the assistance. Unfortunately I woke this morning to find it had not made it through the night. The RSPCA never turned up any way. Should I come across this situation again then I'll know what to do. Thanks very much for your help and sorry to let you know the bird died.
Afrecoranger 2 years ago
do they eventually fly away?
snow2312 2 years ago
that is really cool that you saved them.
feyfruit 3 years ago
thats fantastic. we rescue and rehome and release injured and orphaned crows and corvids.we have a crow and 2 rooks at the moment.1 of which is a baby rook like the 1ns you have. all the best with them they are very intelligent birds mark
aikidoman73 3 years ago