mrwizard

Took mama Wiz and Grandma Wiz to the local butterfly house today, and while waiting in line overheard a lady ask the cashier if the parrot laying out on the sidewalk was one of their birds.

Since Mrs. Wiz is known as the neighborhood animal rescue we had to go check him out.
Turned out to be a Quaker parrot with a broken wing.




Mrs. Wiz had him drinking out of her hand before getting home.
(She's like some kind of bird-whisperer and was petting a wild humming bird at the sanctuary earlier.)

Anyway, poor guy had a compound fracture, which we set with a good dollop of antibiotic cream and vet tape.
Didn't take him long before he was eating seed on his own tonight and drinking... even with the taped wing making him fall over and walk like a drunken sailor.

He lets me preen and rub his head. I've never seen a wild bird do that before, and we've rescued quite a few.

I'm starting to think he's not one of the wild Quakers around here and might be an escaped pet.
He's been sleeping on and off for the last few hours, and I rub his head when he's awake.
No night terrors or running away even in the dark room.

Will take some more pics of him tomorrow if he makes it through the night.
He was pretty dehydrated and weak when we caught him so I'm not taking any bets on his survival yet... but I'm pulling for him.

Teri

Wiz, add some mashed up hard boiled eggs with Gerber high protein baby cereal mixed in to his/ her diet (in a separate dish). It's good for the bones. If he eats it, try grinding in the shell too. I used to feed that to my mommies and their eggs were always heavy and thicker. And they seemed stronger for it.
Funny, DH found a red shouldered hawk laying in a ditch yesterday. He wrapped her in a towel and found a rescue place for her. At first they thought her wing was broken. Turns out some moron shot her. I could have helped with the wing, but not a gunshot wound. I don't have the skills for that.

Rocketman

had the swamplady going

"ahhhh, hope he makes it".

Good luck

Rose

Good luck with the bird. Sweet story...

RY4

Awh, such a pretty bird. I hope he makes it. Keep us updated.

billsrcursed

Very cool! Hope he/she rebounds.

berger

Very cool wiz...the only time Id see a bird like that around here would be a pet store..

mrwizard

Sorry for the lack of update... ECF noticed the site was live again and we got slammed with orders.

So far the little guy is doing well.
At first I was worried because he wasn't drinking, eating, or moving on his own.
Only seemed interested in curling up and sleeping.

I finally got him to take some drops of water off my finger, and after he got the taste I held up the little dish for him to drink.
Eventually he started eating some of the seed, and today he looks much better.

He nips a little bit when you try to pick him up, but settles down when you cuddle him and rub his head.
He seems to still be pretty young.
We're trying to decide if we're going to give him to the sanctuary or keep him.

More updates, and hopefully some pics, will follow after the current flood of orders are processed and shipped... just didn't want to leave everyone guessing.

RY4

Yea!! Thanks for the update. He sounds like a sweet bird.

Teri

He sounds for sure like he was someone's pet. And, if need be, you've got plenty of syringes on hand to get food and water into him. but, just wait till he's feeling his oats again! Quaker parakeets are known for screeching.

@Berger, in south Florida, there are flocks and flocks of these guys, as well as ring-neck parrots, cockatiels, and parakeets. I've seen the power lines lined with them and trees and trees full of parakeets. It's amazing what can happen when people turn their pets loose. (Or when they just escape.)