lurcher lass 9 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 well as stated above,,, this afternoon the local kids knocked on me door loudly and urgently,,i was dressed up ready to go out for dinner,, and was told that they wanted my help with an injured bird,, i said i'd go and have a look expecting a blackbird or woodie,, turns out it was an injured bluejay!! had been attacked by a cat with a wound on its neck,, few lost feathers and a bit shook up to say the least,, in all fairness the kids shouting about didn't help,, so i took him home,, wearing a posh skirt and heels carrying an injured bird - felt a bit over dressed!! have cleaned the wound with salt water, given the bird milk and bread mashed up and have popped it in a spare hutch with plenty of bedding (the wool paper type) i don't think it will live but i have the kids knocking on the door asking how it tis, i don't really fancy saying its dead,, come on lads and lasses any advice!!! all the best Annemarie xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
migmog 1 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 well as stated above,,, this afternoon the local kids knocked on me door loudly and urgently,,i was dressed up ready to go out for dinner,, and was told that they wanted my help with an injured bird,, i said i'd go and have a look expecting a blackbird or woodie,, turns out it was an injured bluejay!! had been attacked by a cat with a wound on its neck,, few lost feathers and a bit shook up to say the least,, in all fairness the kids shouting about didn't help,, so i took him home,, wearing a posh skirt and heels carrying an injured bird - felt a bit over dressed!!have cleaned the wound with salt water, given the bird milk and bread mashed up and have popped it in a spare hutch with plenty of bedding (the wool paper type) i don't think it will live but i have the kids knocking on the door asking how it tis, i don't really fancy saying its dead,, come on lads and lasses any advice!!! all the best Annemarie xxx Tell them it got out and flew away with its mam xx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"Earth!" 503 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 egg thieving vermin,tap it on the head!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Argh, they look so pretty dont they, but same category as the magpie for me I'm affraid! If you think its going to die, best thing is to put it out of its misery anyway, instead of letting it die slowly.... and if you know anyone into fly fishing, give it to them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"Earth!" 503 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Argh, they look so pretty dont they, but same category as the magpie for me I'm affraid! If you think its going to die, best thing is to put it out of its misery anyway, instead of letting it die slowly.... and if you know anyone into fly fishing, give it to them or back to the cat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hyperion Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 is it a jay or a blue jay??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay blue jays are from america i think! if its a native jay just hit it over the head with a shovel! cheers hyperion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 eaiser sead than done! i agree with hyperion though, put it out of its misery and give its feathers to me or another fly fisherman! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher lass 9 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 have fed it to the ferrets,, it was getting weaker so i broke its neck and me lil stinkers are very happy!! i'm still nervous about telling the kids though . . my fault was a jay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jac 12 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 just keep it in a dark place. i wet the bread to make it soft with water. if its a chick it may make it but a adult most likely wont make the night. if it dose make it let me know and i can give you tips on getting t back out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jac 12 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 ahh well, for the best. tell the kids it died of shock, as most birds will do from being handled . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gold medal 2 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 tell the kids it was all their fault and cos of all their screaming its ears had burst and you had to put it down Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wanna be farmer 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Good job for knocking it on the head. Tell them it's a Jay and it's vermin, but tell them it escaped. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
snoopdog 1,256 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 even jays have a place in the animal kingdom just like everything else ...why knock it on the head.....???? fox are vermin so are rabbits crows maggies ect ect ....and if i saw any of these above injured i would do my best to put it right.......jmop Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wanna be farmer 0 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 even jays have a place in the animal kingdom just like everything else ...why knock it on the head.....???? fox are vermin so are rabbits crows maggies ect ect ....and if i saw any of these above injured i would do my best to put it right.......jmop I wouldn't wast my time Nursing any vermin back to health. I found an injured Barn Owl before, i took that straight to the vets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pencoed hunter 7 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I Have saved 2 magpies and 1 hedgehog but that was years ago when I weren't into hunting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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