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Found a injured juvenile magpie this morning outside my flat with a bloodied head. Doesn’t fly off when approached or react to me in general, but is clearly alive and otherwise uninjured. I assume it’s been attacked by something / other magpies.
Anyway, all the online advice is to take it to a sanctuary. My motor is getting fixed and is out of action for a couple of days and none of them can pick it up. They have otherwise not offered any advice.
I don’t have a garden, so the thing is just sitting / shitting in a box in my airing cupboard and now I’m stuck with it.
My Dad, solid country type, used to put injured birds in a box, never fed 'em, but I think he put water in occasionally. After a couple of days, most were let go...and yes they appeared to fly away as normal. I'm sure he had a few other tricks, but too long ago to recall.
I reared a magpie. One of the most rewarding things I've ever done.
Do feed him. Cat food soaked in water, hard boiled egg, red pepper, soft fruit. They need plenty of protein and get their water through their food. Juvenile magpies don't drink water.
If he was scratched by a cat he won't survive without antibiotics, but if he fell from the nest or got in a fight with another bird, he could easily make it.
Magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds. Ours became part of the family, sitting on shoulders etc, until he learned to fly and left to live in the garden. Give it a go.
I reared a magpie. One of the most rewarding things I've ever done.
Do feed him. Cat food soaked in water, hard boiled egg, red pepper, soft fruit. They need plenty of protein and get their water through their food. Juvenile magpies don't drink water.
If he was scratched by a cat he won't survive without antibiotics, but if he fell from the nest or got in a fight with another bird, he could easily make it.
Magpies are extraordinarily intelligent birds. Ours became part of the family, sitting on shoulders etc, until he learned to fly and left to live in the garden. Give it a go.
As dublinr says, they are quite fond of soft fruit such as ripe pears, berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries) and seeds such as oats and cooked rice. He'll love you for life.
A jay (basically the same bird) was injured in our garden. HIs/her injuries sound very similar to your magpie. Neither my wife nor I had much of a clue but we rang local pet shop who accepted the bird. A sanctuary would be best but the pet shop staff said that there is an organization who care for injured wild birds and they would collect our jay
A jay (basically the same bird) was injured in our garden. HIs/her injuries sound very similar to your magpie. Neither my wife nor I had much of a clue but we rang local pet shop who accepted the bird. A sanctuary would be best but the pet shop staff said that there is an organization who care for injured wild birds and they would collect our jay
Daily Star would love this too: Mole saves Jay!
Expect a picture of Jay from the Inbetweeners though.
That said, lovely to read yours and dublinr's posts about simple caring for animals.
'Always In Motion' by John Honney available on amazon.co.uk
Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.
Poor thing. I suspect a cat got involved which is normally pretty terminal. We have a sparrow buried in our garden after such a situation, poor thing didn't last the night.
Poor thing. I suspect a cat got involved which is normally pretty terminal. We have a sparrow buried in our garden after such a situation, poor thing didn't last the night.
No injuries except on his head and eye. Pecked to death I reckon.
We found a seemingly abandoned baby bird in our garden once and looked online for advice on what to do.
The consensus seemed to be: Put it in an open container and then wedge the container securely in a tree or bush, reasonably high up.
"Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1."
Brown bread I’m afraid guys but thanks for the advice.
Magpie shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary magpie, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember magpie.
'Always In Motion' by John Honney available on amazon.co.uk
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