Every year my apartments have a family of geese that take over our parking lot and pool. Usually they are gone by mid summer, however it seems like they’re sticking around due to the goslings feathers being stuck in their protective sheaths. It seems to be preventing it from bringing its wing in, keeping it stuck out at an awkward angle. At first i believed it to be broken or injured, but upon closer inspection (at least as close as i could get without being attacked) it seems like the straw like feathers are at the very base of the wing, closest to the body. It’s been over a week of it being stuck out at an angle, and i’m wondering what steps i should take from here. Is there someone I can call or something I can do? (California) The gosling is still walking around, eating normally, swimming in the pool, it just can no longer bring its wing in at any time, even sleeping with its wing out.

My male cockatiel, 5 almost 6 years old, unfortunately needed his wing amputated last Tuesday due to wing trauma. He has been taking oral pain meds, reluctantly, since last Sunday when he was injured. He keeps coughing and sneezing (mostly coughing) after his oral medication for extended periods of time. My vet said it was okay since he was under anesthesia and that can cause throat/respiratory irritation BUT it should go away. It has not gone away and is causing me concern for how much coughing and sneezing directly after meds. It eventually goes away in ~24 hours (but then i must readminister it and its a cycle). I called my vet and they said the doctor would get back to me but it has been 3 hours, and I am worried. He has been acting completely normal with eating, drinking, chewing, breathing, everything but the coughing. It sounds like there is in his throat that he needs to clear. Is it possible that he could just leave the medicine in his mouth to cough up over time since he hates taking it? Looking for advice until vet calls me back.

Found this sweet female house finch hopping across our street around dusk. She can manage to fly about 6-10 inches off the ground. She has a couple wonky feathers sticking out on her right wing.

My kids and I put her in our cat carrier with a nest we happened to have, and some seeds and bugs and water. The carrier is inside, locked away from the cats.

What's my next move? I've taken care of birds before, ones that I could eventually release. Will her wing heal?

There’s a seagull that’s been sitting on a neighbours roof for days. Occasionally moves to the other side of the house but spends hours on the one spot. Is this normal behaviour or a sign of illness/injury etc?

Anything I can do to help if this is irregular behaviour?

We noticed 1 of our baby budgies has a little indent/hole under its beak/on its neck when it was looking up. I think it moves in and out when breathing or doing some kind of mouth movement, not entirely sure on that. Is this normal and if not what should we do? This is my families first time with baby budgies.

IMAGE, VERY LEFT SIDE BABY LOOKING UP

My budgie has a case of bumblefoot and I put neosporin on it until we can get him to the vet since it's closed on weekends. I did this based on what I read off of another site.

But now I'm seeing a lot of conflicting information about it being toxic if ingested.

I'm very worried because he was preening. I rinsed him off as best as I could but he was struggling and I don't know how much I was able to take off since some went in his leg feathers/lower belly because of how much he was wriggling when I grabbed him

I'm honestly kinda panicking right now that I made things worse. Should I give him activated charcoal? He's already really stressed after the whole ordeal but I don't want him to die

Today I found a baby bird (it was in a bit of rough shape when found) next to my car. I picked it up and moved it to a shadier area and when I came back home from work the mom was nearby and the baby had perked up so so much.

I found the nest, but the nest is very not good. There were two dead babies in the nest, the one on the ground being the only one alive now.

The problem is that my neighbor has a cat that’s just allowed to wander everywhere, and I’m super worried about the little bird. If I leave it on the ground I’m afraid that the cat will get it, but if I move it anywhere out of the cats immediate reach then maybe the mom won’t be able to find it? I have birdhouses galore, but there’s no nest and I don’t know what to do going forward or if there’s anything I can do.

Any advice or ideas?

I don't know if this is the right place to post this, but I'm really worried about a seagull that lives on our neighbors roof (I know people hate seagulls, but I don't).We're on the fourth floor in an attic apt so we are parallel with all the neighboring roofs. There is a mother seagull with her two week old babies out in the almost 100 degree heat and 95% humidity. Obviously they are able to withstand harsh Mew England conditions, and I've seen birds open their mouths for an extended time or even pant a bit, but the mother is PANTING. Her chest is heaving and she keeps closing her eyes for a few seconds at a time. However, she's still standing.

Is this normal?? I've lived here 5 years and avidly watch the babies each summer, but I've never seen them act this way. I was able to secure a plastic bowl of water outside our window which felt stupid and pointless but I felt like I had to do something ☹️

Hopefully someone can tell me I'm overreacting and this is perfectly normal.

Hi, I've rescued the featherless hatchling since no parent bird or nest was to be found and I've started administering wet cat kibble with tweezers every 30 minutes or so.

Unfortunately, it seems there is a tiny fragment cemented at the back of the inside of the lower beak and it's been there for over an hour. Is it dangerous? What measures should I take to help it through or remove it?

It doesn't seem distressed and is chirping and gaping often, seeming hungry. I do not want to feed him until the cemented part is gone, in case there is an obstruction but don't want him to starve. Any tips? All help highly appreciated in advance.

was on someone's driveway so I scooped him up and put in the grass a couple feet away so it wouldn't get ran over. Idk if i messed up by moving it but the mom was nearby. One thing that was bothering me was that it seemed to act like a nestling despite it's age and it's eyes were constantly closed. I heard about a eye problem with Avians in illinois because of the influx of cicadas being fed to babies causing a nutrient deficiency. For future reference should I have left it alone?

i was walking my dog when i found a hurt robin in my yard. it tried to fly, but it immediately fell. it refuses to lay on its stomach(?) and only is still when its laying on its side or back. what is wrong with it?

My zebra finch this morning post-op. Still a little groggy from the last bit of anesthesia, but exactly the same (minus a toe)! What a strong little guy for only weighing 9 grams in total!

My cat caught a baby bird, is there any way to find its parents? If yes how please?

Thanks

Question: Does a bird’s toe autoamputate? Will it fall off on its own eventually?

He seems completely like himself, just a pseudo-dead toe now to be careful of. He’s eating, drinking, has bright eyes and feathers, no puffing out of his feathers, etc. It has not changed appearance since last night.

It looks like it has still has a sharp demarcation line at a joint that hasn’t changed. There is no swelling or infection. It has changed color and he avoids pulling weight on it unless he has to.

I have never experienced this before with any of my birds. I’m curious if anyone has any information, experience, advice, etc. that may help.

Background: I have taken care of zebra finch family members for about 20 years. Last night was a first for me: I think circulation was but off and a toe has died. It hurts for him to put weight on that foot and he avoids it, but he is as chipped and full of personality as always. He has been spending a lot of time resting in his nest with antibiotic ointment on it. When I called the vet, they said that they are only taking critical care patients this weekend and I can make an appointment for Monday or Tuesday.

I found this sweet little bluejay fledgling earlier this afternoon, at about 3pm. I was able to approach it fairly easily, but when I got close enough it would scoot itself away from me along the ground. Physically it looked great with no injuries. I gave it a small bowl of water and some small pieces of peanuts, and it took a drink of the water. It was a little under 90 F outside. I noticed that it started calling out when a certain adult bluejay flew over, so I figured it would possibly still be taken care of by the parent, so I left it alone for a few hours. I got very close to it but never touched it. When I came back, it was sadly dead in the exact position I left it in. :( It had no obvious injuries at all. Could it have been sick? Could it have been the heat? There were also chickens that lived on the property, could they have come to eat the peanuts and trampled the fledgling? But again, it didn’t seem injured… I’m just really worried it’s something I did wrong, and have no idea what would kill a young bird in just a matter of a few hours like that! Does anyone here have any ideas or insight? :(

Baby bird fell from nest last night. Can someone in the Los Angeles area with more experience come help it? Any recommendations or suggestions? thank you

My grandparents have a sparrow nest with babies in it. The nest is located inside their screened porch. The way the parents get to the nest is through a hole that’s up high in a screen window that must be flown through. Before the babies leave the nest, should they keep their screen door open so that the babies can hop out? Can sparrows fly immediately after leaving the nest?