Comments on: The Common Wren http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html What's your animal within Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:29:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vikki http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-130562 vikki Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:29:42 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-130562 I just found a wren in the middle of the road. Picked it up and brought it home. injured birds need it warm to recover. What temperature do I keep my room? I dont want to overheat wren. Wren is in my old parakeets cage sitting on the pearch. I have cage covered to keep it dark so wren can rest. I put all kinds of birdseed plus bread on bottom of cage. Water is in water cup. I will try this blogs idea of cat food. I think it is full grown or a teen. Any other helfull ideas? I just found a wren in the middle of the road. Picked it up and brought it home.
injured birds need it warm to recover. What temperature do I keep my room? I dont want to overheat wren. Wren is in my old parakeets cage sitting on the pearch. I have cage covered to keep it dark so wren can rest. I put all kinds of birdseed plus bread on bottom of cage. Water is in water cup. I will try this blogs idea of cat food. I think it is full grown or a teen. Any other helfull ideas?

]]> By: Niomi http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-127276 Niomi Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:22:56 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-127276 I just found a baby wren, about a week old still full of pin feathers, he hasn't asked for good yet, but I put some moist dog food in his mouth and he ate it, is feeding him that ok? I've read if a few times and a few robins I raised survived just on that, so is this ok? I just found a baby wren, about a week old still full of pin feathers, he hasn’t asked for good yet, but I put some moist dog food in his mouth and he ate it, is feeding him that ok? I’ve read if a few times and a few robins I raised survived just on that, so is this ok?

]]> By: Kary M http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-125760 Kary M Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-125760 I have picked up and placed fallen baby birds back into their nests and the mother has always returned to take care of them so it is not true that your scent will stop her from returning. I have picked up and placed fallen baby birds back into their nests and the mother has always returned to take care of them so it is not true that your scent will stop her from returning.

]]> By: Mother hen http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-125083 Mother hen Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:41:04 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-125083 I have been feeding a baby wren( found on the road as a nestling) now for 11 days.It has a little worm when I can find one,the rest of the time I mash dried meal worms (from the pet shop) moisten them with hot water and cool them then use apair of tweezers to feed it. Now I am training it to feed its self. NB The meal worms have nasty foreward hooked legs on the head end so need to be crushed and fed backwards. My little bird is doing very well so far If you are not sure take birds to an expert or leave alone. I have been feeding a baby wren( found on the road as a nestling)
now for 11 days.It has a little worm when I can find one,the rest of the time I mash dried meal worms (from the pet shop) moisten them with hot water and cool them then use apair of tweezers to feed it. Now I am training it to feed its self.
NB The meal worms have nasty foreward hooked legs on the head end
so need to be crushed and fed backwards.
My little bird is doing very well so far
If you are not sure take birds to an expert or leave alone.

]]> By: Linda Cluck http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-123711 Linda Cluck Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:47:57 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-123711 I found a baby wren with all it's feathers in the bottom of a trash can that was near the nest. All the other wrens were gone. I put the baby wren back in the nest and waited all day to see if the mother would come back for it. The baby wren kept calling out and after it became dark and clear that the mother wasn't coming back, I brought the baby bird inside and brought part of it's nest in an attempt to make it feel at home. I have a parrot so I moistened some of it's food and gave it a small amount in an eye dropper since I'm not sure how much or what to feed this little bird. Can you please help me? I need your advice. Thanks, Linda I found a baby wren with all it’s feathers in the bottom of a trash can that was near the nest.
All the other wrens were gone. I put the baby wren back in the nest and waited all day to see if the mother would come back for it. The baby wren kept calling out and after it became dark and clear that the mother wasn’t coming back, I brought the baby bird inside and brought part of it’s nest in an attempt to make it feel at home. I have a parrot so I moistened some of it’s food and gave it a small amount in an eye dropper since I’m not sure how much or what to feed this little bird.

Can you please help me? I need your advice.

Thanks,
Linda

]]> By: wendy bartlam http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-123454 wendy bartlam Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:45:01 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-123454 if you feed maggots to any very young bird make sure you kill the maggot first by running tweezers through it as live maggots will eat bird from inside if you feed maggots to any very young bird make sure you kill the maggot first by running tweezers through it as live maggots will eat bird from inside

]]> By: wendy bartlam http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-123453 wendy bartlam Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:40:50 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-123453 If you have to handle a baby bird it is untrue the parent will not come back to feed it, as long as the baby is put straight back as the call of the hungry baby overrides any scent left but do try to use gloves and do not handle them unless absolutely necessary. If you have to handle a baby bird it is untrue the parent will not come back to feed it, as long as the baby is put straight back as the call of the hungry baby overrides any scent left but do try to use gloves and do not handle them unless absolutely necessary.

]]> By: Jill http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-123016 Jill Sun, 12 Jun 2011 00:43:35 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-123016 We moved the wren nest because my dog kept jumping the border that we put around the nest. He has killed two of them. There is one left. My question is: Is it possible to move the nest and the wren parent find the baby to feed it? We moved the wren nest because my dog kept jumping the border that we put around the nest. He has killed two of them. There is one left. My question is: Is it possible to move the nest and the wren parent find the baby to feed it?

]]> By: Crista http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-123007 Crista Sat, 11 Jun 2011 22:28:44 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-123007 A wren had five babies in one of the holes of my topsy turvy tomato holder and I had been watching her feed the babies daily. Today I looked in the hole and there was only one baby nestling there. I assume it was the runt because I noticed all the fledgings with the parent in the heavily overgrown wooded area in my backyard. The parents had abandoned this runt which is unable to grasp anything and it's feathers are not yet "out" like the others I saw. I watched the hole for 2 hours and the nestling was not being fed despite chirping loudly for mom to come back. I now have the nestling in a "wren" wicker nest filled with nest material that I have attached to the inside mesh of a small cat carrier with a heating pad directly under and in contact with the bottom of the nest. i went to the pet store and bought meal worms which i cut the heads off and cut up as well as small crickets which I am feeding approx every 30-45 minutes. Is there anything else I should be doing??? Do not know if it will survive, I hope so. A wren had five babies in one of the holes of my topsy turvy tomato holder and I had been watching her feed the babies daily. Today I looked in the hole and there was only one baby nestling there. I assume it was the runt because I noticed all the fledgings with the parent in the heavily overgrown wooded area in my backyard. The parents had abandoned this runt which is unable to grasp anything and it’s feathers are not yet “out” like the others I saw. I watched the hole for 2 hours and the nestling was not being fed despite chirping loudly for mom to come back. I now have the nestling in a “wren” wicker nest filled with nest material that I have attached to the inside mesh of a small cat carrier with a heating pad directly under and in contact with the bottom of the nest. i went to the pet store and bought meal worms which i cut the heads off and cut up as well as small crickets which I am feeding approx every 30-45 minutes. Is there anything else I should be doing??? Do not know if it will survive, I hope so.

]]> By: Gina http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html/comment-page-1#comment-122636 Gina Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:29:15 +0000 http://www.animal-forum.co.uk/the-common-wren.html#comment-122636 It is a fallacy that birds will smell your scent and abandon their babies. They have no sense of smell. Please help them and do not worrry! They will see you and may not come back for a while, but most oftent they do return to take care of their young. It is a fallacy that birds will smell your scent and abandon their babies. They have no sense of smell. Please help them and do not worrry! They will see you and may not come back for a while, but most oftent they do return to take care of their young.

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