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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
1 comment:
I posted this for all you Scrub Jay fans. The research he talks about has gone much further recently. But what is to note is these birds remember. They remember for a very long time. Studies have shown they remember a face for 5 years. And for those of you who feed the wild ones and wonder where they went. They are tending there nests and are not caching nuts this time of year. They will come back, often with their babies and show them your a safe bet for an easy meal.
It is a good time to alter the diet of an adult to less nuts and more bugs, fruits, and high protein.
Something else to note. People who have followed this site for a long time know, I would much rather birds be released than kept for pets. In Florida they are the State Bird and you must call animal rescue. They will save them there. The lack of trees has sadly made them endangered. Recently studies have shown a decline in California. Some areas have great native Animal rescue services while others lack them completely. I still firmly believe that saving an any distressed animal and providing it a safe and loving home is better than letting it die. The best thing we can do for those of us that have such companions is give them the very best life we can. And they will give you so much in return.
If you find a bird. There are many posts in the " I found a scrub Jay what do I do?" of people who came up with great ideas for releasing these birds. A few were able to release them after a very short time and have a relationship where the bird leaves in the day, but comes home at night.
Scrub Jays are one of the few animals that mate for life. They even visit their parents every few years.
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