does anyone know what kind of bird the cat dragged in?

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The cat brought a bird in today - obviously taken from the nest, no feathers yet, they are just beginning to sprout.

Quite big - about 5 inches with a long neck and big beak which gets wider in the middle with a white tip.

Sorry rubbish pic but I didn't want to get him out.

and finally what do I do with him!!!

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Funny my cat got one the same, I kinda though t seagull size, but Jay i more likely, min e was dead but apparently not tasty :eek:
I've never seen a jay round here, but there are a pair of magpies.
 
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Are you in this country? I'd have thought it was a bit late for baby birds. As far as i know, pigeons are the only bird to breed all year round. Could be a pidge. Can u get a better pic of its beak?
Do you have any wildlife rehabs near you? If not, most vets have someone who'll take it. :) Cutie.
 
i think pigeons are vermin now. many councils are actually having them killed off. Maybe get intouch with council so they can dispose of it rather than you having to do it!
 
Wood pigeon maybe? I raised one from this age. Take it to a vets and hand it over. They will either find someone who will care for it or put it to sleep. Wood pigeons arn't classed as vermin, that's the racing/town pigeon things.
 
Funny enough our cat bought a pigeon in last night also. A bit older than yours but still very young. We kept it warm and quiet overnight but he sadly died this morning. We have a friend who's into racing pigeons and he usually takes on any birds which the cat gets and nurses them back to health.
 
Looks like a pigeon squab, not the most attractive of baby birds ;) Pigeons/Collared Doves etc can breed all year round. They are raised on crop milk from their parents. Good luck with finding somewhere for it, no wildlife rescues/rehabbers near you?
 
I once raised a chick like that which fell out of a nest in an office block. I thought it was a town pigeon, turned out to be a beautiful collared dove. :)
 
I called mine ugly Betty as it was super ugly, but it was an amazing process looking after it from baby until it was released and looked like a proper pigeon. It went everywhere with me, yard, work and even out on an endurance ride (it stayed I'n the lorry obviously).
 
any tips on reaering - the vets didn't want toknow and I have left a message for the sanctuary - I am keeping it warm and have bought some chick crumbs to mix with water
 
Pigeons are suprisingly easy to hand-rear. Have done it many times :D They only need feeding twice a day or their crop goes stale. You need a syringe with the end cut off.

http://www.lowermosswood.org.uk/contact.html

These are near to me and i'm sure would be happy to offer advice over the phone. I'm suprised to hear your vets wont take it - all of mine do. Plus a friend of mine is a vet nurse down south - she's always taking things home that people have brought in.

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/british-birds

If you post on the above forum, they'll help you. With a better pic, could maybe tell you what sort of pidge it is? Stock doves/wood pigeons/collard doves are all fairly easy to keep wild. Feral town pigeons are impossible to not end up tame! I've only just managed to get rid of our last one - he came back every night and put himself back in the avairy. Cute though :D

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Ugly betty didn't take to pippets and syringes so after some googling I came across a method that worked fantastically. I used a baby bottle (little stubby one) with vetwrap over the end and an elastic band round the neck of the bottle to hold I'n place. I'n the middle of the vetwrap make a slit of about 1cm. I very proudly showed Betty it's new feeding method, stuffed it's beak I'n the slot and made sure the stuff inside just came to the beak and it just gulped and gulped! From that point on it thrived!!! We have done many hand rears before and Use Exact hand rearing bird food. A slightly more home made version is baby milk mixed with egg food (another hand rearing food very commonly available).
 
I'm pretty sure vets aren't allowed to refuse wildlife although its likely it would be pts. In surrey we have wildlife aid at leatherhead who are brilliant.
 
Hi have you done a google search for local wildlife and bird rescues? I found a little pigeon once and a local sanctuary took him in, where in the country are you?
 
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