Another bird story....sorry

[eyecatcher]

generally I don't like those irritating mynah starlings, but this morning there was one on the footpath in front of our place in a bad way.

The wife scooped it up and took it inside.

It was only a fledgling and initially thought its maiden flight had met with a car.

However when we looked at it, one wing was covered in what looked like glue.

All we could conclude was that it had been caught on a rat glue mat and had managed to escape.

We endeavoured to do what we could with detergent and a toothbrush but I felt it was a somewhat futile effort.

I think the best we could do for the poor chap was to cover him and just make death more comfortable.

ITs unlikely we will have similar situation again but has anyone any experience or advice on what we could have done with the bird.

No tears guys.....come on, man up!

Sent via tin can and string after pigeon shot

[theblether]

He looks seriously p*ssed off in that second photo, what did you do to him with that toothbrush?

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[worgeordie]

Why sorry?, We have 2, Heckle and Jekyll I call them, when I throw the left over rice out

the kitchen window, the alarm goes off, its like a dinner gong to them they are there in

a minute.they are afraid of nothing and even give the cat a hard time.

regards Worgeordie

[isanbirder]

If it was a fledgling, as you say, I think I would have given it a rapid quietus. Cleaning it with detergent, and you probably had no better option, would have cleaned off the natural oils from its feathers, which means it could not have withstood the next rain-shower. The parents would not have come back to feed it after you had cleaned it up.

Only if you meant to keep it as a pet would it have been worth trying.

Sorry if that sounds discouraging, but damaged wing-feathers are notoriously difficult to cope with.

[worgeordie]

Hi Eyecatcher, you could have used petrol(gasoline) or paint thinners

that would have worked getting the glue off, but at least you tried.

regards Worgeordie

[isanbirder]

Hi Eyecatcher, you could have used petrol(gasoline) or paint thinners

that would have worked getting the glue off, but at least you tried.

regards Worgeordie

Yes, petrol or thinner would work, but they would destroy the feathers' natural insulation.

They're quite easy to tame but, if you don't keep them in a cage, they do need to be able to fly. Any cat I've ever had anything to do with would have made minced meat of your birds, worgeordie!

[eyecatcher]

Thinners was my first choice but it was at home, not here,...a bit later on the neighbour came round, had heard about the bird, and wasted no time taking it to the Vet

Even I can see what a waste of,time and money that would be, but seems they will be collecting merit/tambon somewhere on the way.

Looking forward to the vet scenario tomorrow.....and the "contribution"

Appreciate the info on natural oils/letting parents deal with

Sent via tin can and string after.

pigeon shot

[Paangjang]

Thinners was my first choice but it was at home, not here,...a bit later on the neighbour came round, had heard about the bird, and wasted no time taking it to the Vet

Even I can see what a waste of,time and money that would be, but seems they will be collecting merit/tambon somewhere on the way.

Looking forward to the vet scenario tomorrow.....and the "contribution"

Appreciate the info on natural oils/letting parents deal with

Sent via tin can and string after.

pigeon shot

any update on the vet bill situation?

[eyecatcher]

The neighbour took the bird to a local vet, but they refused to treat anything other than a domestic pet.

The girl decided therefore to try and look after it in her home, as of last night surprisingly it was still alive.

Amazing Thailand.

Sent via tin can and string after pigeon shot

[daoyai]

If it hasn't died yet, it probably wont, they are tough birds.

[Thighlander]

put some ya-ba in it's water bowl. Should get it flying.

[Somnambulist]

We once found a local chipmunk in a rat glue trap in our kitchen. I think it had been stuck for quite a while and had broken its own leg trying to get free. We used cooking oil but it was a complete mess. We finally got it unstuck and watching it limp painfully off but I doubt it survived.

Back in the mid-80s a Mobil tanker ran aground and leaked a lot of oil in the Columbia River near Portland, OR. I got a job for a week gathering grebes and taking them to a temporaty treatment center. Mobil flew in a bird 'expert' from Berkeley. Her big solution? Dove dishwashing detergent. I have to admit I kind of hated grebes after spending a week dealing with thousands of them in their distressed condition. Then I had to go back to my regular life and heard later that every single bird died.