The_Don 0 #1 May 12, 2006 Had Cardinals build a nest. She lays 3 eggs. only 1 hatches 2 days . mama is doing her job. 4 days. other eggs don't hatch . moms on the job. 5 today. nest empty ! find 1 egg broken . just yolk. Find our only one on the ground. Put it back in the nest. No mom. Take the nest inside & feed the little sucker worms ! So far so good !Damn small tho. no feathers just furry & eyes closed.I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #2 May 12, 2006 QuoteHad Cardinals build a nest. She lays 3 eggs. only 1 hatches 2 days . mama is doing her job. 4 days. other eggs don't hatch . moms on the job. 5 today. nest empty ! find 1 egg broken . just yolk. Find our only one on the ground. Put it back in the nest. No mom. Take the nest inside & feed the little sucker worms ! So far so good !Damn small tho. no feathers just furry & eyes closed. I've tried many times. With bird formula. They die every time. And once you touch the nest or eggs, mom doesn't come back. And the egg with just the yolk probably wasn't a fertile egg.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #3 May 12, 2006 Got a smarter mama at our place! A week and change back, I spy Mrs. Cardinal on her eggs (3) in a nest behind a toolbox on a work bench in the garage...All 3 hatched...and she had me 'trained' to leave the garage door open with the light on so she could get plenty of bugs for groceries. The whole family split two days ago... We must have 20 redbirds hanging around these days ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #4 May 12, 2006 I used to own a pet store and we were licenced for rehabilitation of wild animals... just for the record: Quote And once you touch the nest or eggs, mom doesn't come back is just a myth... you can touch both the birds and the nest and the mom will still come back... -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #5 May 12, 2006 looks like an omelette is on don in the morninghttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #6 May 12, 2006 QuoteI used to own a pet store and we were licenced for rehabilitation of wild animals... just for the record: Quote And once you touch the nest or eggs, mom doesn't come back is just a myth... you can touch both the birds and the nest and the mom will still come back... -yoshi Cool. Good to know. Thanks! I will keep trying then. We have crows bumping eggs out of nests.Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #7 May 12, 2006 Now I know why its out.! The little fucker just tried to climb out of the nest!!! I put a tissue on it & told it to go to sleep..I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #8 May 12, 2006 QuoteNow I know why its out.! The little fucker just tried to climb out of the nest!!! I put a tissue on it & told it to go to sleep.. Awwww...I hope it makes it!!Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 May 12, 2006 Damn, Don...you DO have a soft side and now you've let the cat out of the bag.... Glad you didn't try to breast feed it... I see a "Name That Bird" contest coming up...My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #10 May 12, 2006 That's pretty darn cool of you to take care of that Cardinal. I had a formula for food that I used when I raised a magpie that had fallen out of a nest near my house in WA, and it sure made the little guy grow FAST. It was a blended mixture of oatmeal, hard-boiled egg, beef-heart and milk. I mixed it in a blender until it had the consistency of wet paste, and then I would use a pair of tweezers to feed it globs of the stuff. This was only until he was old enough for me to start buying grubs and worms to place under leaves and such. Then I would put him on the ground and flick the leaves with my finger to expose the grubs so he could see how to find food. I had to feed the grubs to him a few times before he understood that he could find and eat the bugs himsef. Good luck on raising the little critter. Remember, you're not raising him/her to be part of YOUR species, you're raising it to be a part IT'S OWN species. Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
