Eggin' It

I don't keep birds anymore. I started feeling really bad about having to keep birds in captivity as they are meant to fly free, so I gave my birds to someone who loves them as much as I do, and is less allergic and less asthmatic.

Don't ask questions, as you won't get an answer. Some answers can be found reading the comment section below.

EGG WAS INFERTILE
SHE'S A ZEBRA FINCH
I DID NOT FORCE THE BIRD

Yes, you can touch their eggs. Birds can't smell you. There are only a few species of birds that can smell. The reason a bird won't return to its nest is either you buggin' them or the eggs have gone cold. So don't touch the eggs.

Taming zebra finches is extremely difficult in my opinion. There are a few exceptions, though. My birds were hand raised. Taming wild pet store birds is hard, but you could adapt the idea from Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Hint: your hands should be a safe place, not a Whomping Willow.

If you find a wild bird, it's not necessarily abandoned. The parents are often nearby. You should observe the wild bird for hours to see if their parents return. If they are being harrassed by a predator, you may save them. Please take the bird to a nearest wildlife station.

Feeding a wild bird is manageable, but feeding a baby bird happens often, even at night. If you have to give bird emergency food, you need to prepare a tube, shaped like a pencil. Attach it to a syringe. Give only a little at a time, to keep the crop from expanding too much.

The food. You should run to a nearest pet shop and buy something that says "hand rearing (or feeding) formula". If your pet shop is not well stocked, you can make some yourself. You need a boiled egg - the yellow part. I know it's gross to feed a bird an egg of another bird, but they do, sometimes, eat their own eggs to recuperate, so.. Crush the yellow part, add 1 table spoon corn flour, 1 table spoon millet flour, and mix. Add water to make the liquid a bit like milk shake. Warm it. drop some on the inside of your wrist, and if it feels hot, it's too warm. The temperature of your skin is about the right temperature.

Feed only a little once. The amount of a woman's index finger natural nail size is about right, in the beginning. The feeding is done every hour or so (even at night).

And good luck.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• zebra
• finch
• baby
• bird
• egg
• birds

[fantabulousK]

Wow.. no offense but you were kindof bitchy in your description. And if you felt guilty about keeping birds in captivity, wouldn't the logical thing be to LET THEM GO rather than give them to somebody else who will in turn ALSO keep them in captivity?

[flowerpod]

@fantabulousK try receiving idiotic comments like yours for years. And letting birds go? Are you more of an idiot than you appear? You can NEVER let house pets go free because they can't survive outside, especially if they are not endemic to your area. You are an ass. Good luck with your life.

[rajababu1982]

you are the guilty father.

[flowerpod]

I can't be, because I'm a woman.

[Lidya537]

@believexox94 , that's what happens in the wild but this bird (most likely a pet) and already lives with the human scent.She wouldn't have had her egg in his/her hands if she didn't trust him/her. :)

[flowerpod]

@Lidya537 Only a few birds can smell. Zebra finches are not among them.

[PoyrazUltra]

lucky



[cherrysrock123]

Thats gross

[VEHEMENTBLACK]

This be borin' man

[Elementfifth]

@fantabulousK I dont know if they are going to survive in terms of actually finding food if they were always in captivity OMGG she had an egg

[Karmaluvr222]

Go @flowerpod! XD

[Inspiration525]

OMG !!!!!!!!!! This is my bird which escaped from the birdcage in our home :::)))

How happy I am to see her again :::)))

[Georgie1996x]

Ah! Adorable! :)

[RnRCirno]

she's so cute *.*