Spec me a bird name
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Simply not always the case I've worked on many of farms over the years animals have always been treated well from what I've seen wether it's been chickens or cattle
Soldato
What farms exactly? Obviously never a factory farm then, thousands of pigs or chickens crammed inside dirty sheds is certainly not being "treated well". Then theres the standard mutilations like tail cutting and beak trimming.
Rare. Especially in terms of numbers.
Chickens (broiler) and pigs in particular do not have a nice time.
What goes on abroad.. Now that's abhorrent
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I ended up contacting them today and will be dropping the dude off tomorrow. They can provide treatment and rehab etc but they did say if the wing is a really old injury and hasn't healed correctly, then the bird won't ever fly again and that's detrimental to its life (cat attacks etc) - And it's not advised to keep a wild bird indoors either
I've also noticed that when indoors he just stays in one corner, whether in the room of in the large box with food etc, but then randomly will full of energy bouncing about eating and stuff. Thes ebirds in the garden are always moving, never still, so I guess being indoors makes them get extremely bored/lonely.Let him out earlier and he tries to fly but ends up gliding down, can climb really well and has loads of speed on the ground, so certainly has regained all that energy. Also these things poop a lot!
Look at the wing, it looks the same as the working right wing, but it doesn't retract properly when you pull it out then let it go like the right one does:
Oh yeah he's got accustomed to humans now too, lets you pick him up, head rub, beak move etc. Kinda neat. But then randomly he realises he's a wild bird then runs ioff jumping and trying to fly until you go get him again
Hopefully Hart Sanctuary can give the correct care though.
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Hope they can help. I follow them on Facebook and they do amazing work. I often buy them supplies too as I'd hate to see them stop. Make the most of the drive there!I ended up contacting them today and will be dropping the dude off tomorrow. They can provide treatment and rehab etc but they did say if the wing is a really old injury and hasn't healed correctly, then the bird won't ever fly again and that's detrimental to its life (cat attacks etc) - And it's not advised to keep a wild bird indoors either
Let him out earlier and he tries to fly but ends up gliding down, can climb really well and has loads of speed on the ground, so certainly has regained all that energy. Also these things poop a lot!
Look at the wing, it looks the same as the working right wing, but it doesn't retract properly when you pull it out then let it go like the right one does:
Oh yeah he's got accustomed to humans now too, lets you pick him up, head rub, beak move etc. Kinda neat. But then randomly he realises he's a wild bird then runs ioff jumping and trying to fly until you go get him again
Hopefully Hart Sanctuary can give the correct care though.
It will be a world first I bet, who else can say they took a Starling for a drive 
Soldato
seems like facebook is where the action is:
www.facebook.com
let us know how it goes, maybe we can give them a donation/wishlist boost.
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let us know how it goes, maybe we can give them a donation/wishlist boost.
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Saved from the murder mittens of a neighbourhood cat that took swipes at it and injured its wing. Will await recovery before release, but it needs a name now!
With how you’re holding it… Shank!
Now living at HART, happy sad times, the random noises of rummaging in the food tray in the middle of the night, the banging on cardboard etc will be missed, but it's for the best. The staff there reckon the left shoulder is swollen so some meds and recovery will be seen to. Hopefully might see an update on their FB
Soldato
good job mrk 
donation link is here if anyone else wants:
hartwildlife.org.uk
donation link is here if anyone else wants:
How to donate - HART Wildlife Rescue
It costs over £150,000 a year to run our wildlife hospital, all raised through donations, memberships, our shops and other fundraising.
hartwildlife.org.uk
Good shout, I need to get a donation down too
Soldato
Abcde pronounce ab-cide
Oh yeah he's got accustomed to humans now too, lets you pick him up, head rub, beak move etc. Kinda neat. But then randomly he realises he's a wild bird then runs ioff jumping and trying to fly until you go get him again
Pretty sure if you got manhandled by a 600ft tall metrosexual in a convertible who takes photos of couples in their most intimate moments you'd also behave yourself.
Now living at HART, happy sad times, the random noises of rummaging in the food tray in the middle of the night, the banging on cardboard etc will be missed, but it's for the best. The staff there reckon the left shoulder is swollen so some meds and recovery will be seen to. Hopefully might see an update on their FB
Time to buy a parrot to fill the void?
