How to feed a sparrow hawk? (1 Viewer)

[rachel82]

Hi All
A friend found an injured sparrow hawk in the garden and took it to the vet. The vet thinks it may have eaten rat poison so gave it some injections and told them to bring it home and to feed it mince meat. The bird will not eat it so is there a way of feeding the bird that any one can recommend?
Thanks in advance

 

[Farnboro John]

Hi All
A friend found an injured sparrow hawk in the garden and took it to the vet. The vet thinks it may have eaten rat poison so gave it some injections and told them to bring it home and to feed it mince meat. The bird will not eat it so is there a way of feeding the bird that any one can recommend?
Thanks in advance

Tie a bit of meat to a bit of thread and pull it along in front of the bird as a lure. That should trigger a catch reaction from the predator. Once it starts feeding, keeping it going should be easier.

John

 

[rachel82]

Hi John
Thank you for the information will pass it onto them
Rachel

 

[stonechat1]

I just wonder, how can the vet recomend to take the bird back to your home?
AFAIK is this a protected species and keeping and care only allowed to professional institutions, not to a layperson. Or am I wrong?

No offense meant, Rachel, but I would be surprised if there is a good outcome for that bird.

 

[Robin Edwards]

Not sure if these guys in co Limerick can help Rachel?

http://www.animalmagic.ie/index.php?cmsID=1007

 

[Boro Birder]

I would actually take the bird to a wildlife hospital, they will have much more experience in this sort of problem, hats off to your friend for doing what she can, but personally I think you should tell them to hand it over to the professionals. Damian