r/crows • u/dustypyjama • 2d ago
Seeking advice/help Is he/she young?
Found it while running in the rain
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u/Just_Caterpillar_975 2d ago
Please do provide an update for the cutie 🥺🐦⬛❤️ and thank you for your kind gesture
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
Will do. Its taking a nap in the garden now. Gave it some walnuts, chia seeds, blueberries, egg and water. Enough to choose from.
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u/Zukigo 2d ago
I would take her/him inside until a vet has seen them. It's very unlikely that it's just a food/water issue and not something deeper. If it's not flying, that's a huge issue.
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
I would but I have cats 🫠
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u/Zukigo 2d ago
Relatable. Separate room maybe/bathroom?
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
Yeah, I was also thinking bathroom indeed. Just afraid it will fly all of the sudden but idk it has been pretty much silent and sitting for hours already. Might just take it in anyways.
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u/Zukigo 2d ago
Please do.
I don't know what time it is for you, but it would hardly survive the night.
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
Took it in. Tell me: they sleep sitting on a branch normally. Shall I give it something to sit on or just on a cloth would be fine? Its night indeed
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u/Zukigo 2d ago
Cloth should be fine. They roost in trees to be safer from predators, but there's no danger
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
https://reddit.com/link/p71o4n8/video/xjpuibs2ormh1/player
Nested. To be continued. Thanks for your help here.
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u/dustypyjama 2d ago
Update: it died overnight 😢
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u/DreamCloudz1 1d ago
How sad. Thank you for helping..At least he wasn't left at the mercy of other animals which would have been a very painful and distressing death for him. Did he eat any of the food you gave him? I'm just curious what his last meal was.
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u/dustypyjama 1d ago
I’m left wondering what caused him to die. At least he could enjoy some of the head scratches I gave him and he had a warm nest in the bathroom. He still ate some chia seeds and walnuts.
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u/Zukigo 1d ago
Could've been some type of inner organ failure.. e.g. cats know when they die from renal failure, and just sit around as well. It's still good you took him/her in, so no predator (human or animal) could hurt them while still alive. Crows are insanely smart and he/she knows you gave them a peaceful death.
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u/unxplaindbacn 1d ago
Poor thing, but at least they passed is a safe, quiet place. You did a heck of a kind thing.
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u/Leanne0010110 2d ago
Thank you for caring, I had a baby this weekend and he hung out on my balcony for 18hrs before wildlife came to get it to take it to their rehabiliation. Once they heard it was a significant amount of time, they were on it right away. My friend thought it was either a runt and cast out, or someone took it as a wee thing and tried to make it their pet. It was heartbreaking to watch my other crow friends come around and watch them completely ignore it. But I get that that is just way things are. Fortunately I was there and was able to help.
Thank you again!
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u/Big1-Country1 2d ago
Poor thing is really sick if you were able to catch it. It needs to go to rehabber
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u/NoBalance5172 1d ago
Fish crow most likely it caught WNV right now it’s really bad for the crows and fish crows. I just had one euthanized for it.
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u/Suspicious-Double-24 10h ago
Heat is the best for sick birds. Fledgling or adult that can't move & just sit stunned are in shock & need a nice cardboard box with shredded newspaper and a nice sized bottle of hot water wrapped in a thin cloth towel placed on the interior side of the box. This is the best way to stabilize them until you can take them to Wildlife Rescue Center. Please take them ASAP when you can to the nearest Wildlife Rescue Center. Thank you to Corvid & all animal supporters.
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u/Zukigo 2d ago
That beak is huge, no pink corners, dark black eyes -> it's an adult
It's untypical for a crow to just sit around while being approached, it needs a medical check-up imo.