In the wild this is a mating dance. Blue mimics some of the whistles I make, and does this to hand signals. Often, he will open his wings and dance.
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The misadventures of my friend the Scrub Jay Blue - During a long three year recovery from spinal surgery and Encephalitis, Blue came into my life. I was outside my parent’s house when crows attacked a nest. They took the babies and ate them. Blue fell at my foot. He was fresh out of the egg, a day old at most. I called every animal rescue service, they told me to let him die. The parents abandoned him. I decided to rescue him. Blue saved my life too.
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Emergency diet ( Cant get to store in time)
Water
Dry Cat Food
Hard Boiled Egg Yolk
Mix and liquefy. Feed with a feeder or small spoon if necessary. As babies they eat every 30 minutes. This will slow as they mature.Good Diet for a baby Scrub still on liquid
A good diet –
Mix and liquefy the following as directed below
Water
Exact
Dry Cat Food
Hard Boiled Egg Yolk
Meal worms
Boiled carrots, very soft
Mix the product EXACT with crushed up dry cat food. 70% exact 15% % cat food; add 15% egg yolk, hard-boiled. . Crush the cat food up very fine. Use good cat food, no fancy flavored moist treats -- regular cat food. Add water until it is like watery oatmeal. This is not exact in percentages. As babies protein is key but the veggies are too.
You can also add
Crushed up meal worms
Boiled carrots, very soft
For Adults and Babies -
Additionally for babies and adults you can buy Baby food, plain liquid veggies and fruit mixed with water only. Do not use any with additives. I use Beechnut brand. Blue loves and often acts like a baby when we feed him these nutritional treats. Some of the many ones we use are
Carrots
Sweet Potatoes
Pears
And nearly any veggie or fruit they make. Just make sure it has only liquefied vegetables and water only. Yellow veggies are great for the eyes. The most common ailment is eye problems in adult scrubs, as Blue can attest. As an Adult Blue gets a assortment of nuts which he needs for hiding and eating.
A bored bird is a sad bird. Toys and lots of stuff to hide and places to hide them are very important.
Protein and vegetables are key.
BLUE
Blue
4 comments:
so tim, how did you get blue to associate your waving hands as a queue?
Hi Elizabeth,
It was by accident. I was just playing with him once, normally he chases my fingers, he began to bob up and down , and sing. Later he would bring out both feathers and dance while he sang. Later his songs would include all my whistles. This is not the best shot of his full dance. Its hard to capture because I never know when, and Blue knows what the camera is. I will be posting I higher quality video of another dance and sun trance soon.
Thanks
Tim
Hello Tim,
I have a Jay that visits frequently during the day.
I have fed him, although I am aware that feeding wild animals is not a good idea.
Today, he (I think it's he) came to my patio where I was sitting and sang and then spread his tail feathers out and kind of cha-cha danced over to me. Any idea what that's all about?
Victoria
Hi,
Yes that is a show of affection. Feeding him good food is fine. They are friendly birds and will even land on you after awhile. Its when they are rescued babies that they will start to get attached and soon become unable to be released if fed and released.
Feed them raw unsalted peanuts. Pet Stores like Pet Pals has them in by the pound.They will hide more then they will ever eat.
Try putting them near you, a little closer each day. Soon you may have a friend who eats from you hand.
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