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I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird.
Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:07pm

It fell out of its nest this morning from the Hedera vine that covers the wall on one side of the house.

This tremendous racket from the parent birds finally got me out of the house to investigate. All three of my cats were exploring the bushes and poking around to find the bubs.

And then I spotted it.

I put it in an old bird cage that I keep for just this purpose, and hung it up on one of the branches near where its nest was.

I have the entire top part of the bird cage open so the parent birds can come directly down from the branches into the cage.

I've given the little fledgling a whopping section of water melon to nibble and suck on. Also some liverwurst.

And then a slice of bread soaked in water and sprinkled with Wild Bird Seed.

I dug around but couldn't find any worms for it.

It's now a waiting game. The parents are up in the tree above it, but after 3 or 4 hours now I haven't seen them come into the cage yet.

All three of the cats are lying around close by, salivating heavily ... Cool

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Jaqs Senior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 337 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #1 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:16pm Any chance you can get it back into the nest? Likely the birds will reject it otherwise. Good on you for doing something for it! I hope you have some success. Do you have a local bird rescue that can take over the process if the birds continue to reject the chick?
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #2 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:18pm Indian Myna? What ar eyou waiting for? Kill it!
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Reply #3 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:58pm

Jaqs wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:16pm:

Any chance you can get it back into the nest? Likely the birds will reject it otherwise. Good on you for doing something for it! I hope you have some success. Do you have a local bird rescue that can take over the process if the birds continue to reject the chick?

Only once in 23 years have I been successful in rescuing a bird that had not had the strength to fly because it was too young.

All the rest I've given a quick and merciful end to with an axe and wooden block while shouting "ALLAHU AKBAR!"

I can't pop it back into the nest. I have about 50 sparrows and other birds that roost each night in this tangle of vines up the wall.

I might see if I can't phone up W.I.R.Es ~ but I believe their policy is not to rehabilitate Myna birds.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #4 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:04pm It's an INDIAN MYNA ... kill it
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BigOl64 Gold Member Offline Posts: 14438 Townsville QLD Gender:	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:12pm Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:07pm: All three of the cats are lying around close by, salivating heavily ... It is illegal to nurse back to health a friggen feral pest, feed it to your cats.
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Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:18pm

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But mynas do have their weaknesses, and these have been cunningly exploited in a new trap specifically designed to catch the birds. The trap was launched this year and is now undergoing its first broad scale trial. Developed by Dr Chris Tidemann at the Australian National University, the myna trap is relatively low-tech, but relies on a sound understanding of the biology and behaviour of mynas.

Tiddeman has chosen autumn for the trials, because the mynas have finished breeding and have begun to aggregate into large flocks. This is best time to catch birds in large numbers, he says.

"I think you need a bit of understanding of the psychology of the bird," says Tidemann. "They are highly intelligent and learn to avoid traps when they hear the distress calls of their companions. The reason this trap works is because it doesn't alarm them."

After testing four prototypes over the last few years, Chris came up with the current design. The trap is made up of two sections, a base for catching the birds and a top for roosting. Here, under cover, perches, food and water are provided. The birds willingly enter the trap at the bottom to feed on pet food, entering through special valves designed to allow in only mynas and closely related starlings.

What's different about Chris's trap is that it offers a home away from home for the birds, inviting them in and enticing them to stay. Birds are free-fed for several days and once trust is established, they are easily caught. Sometimes a pair of birds are placed in the trap to lure others in. While its dark and the birds are roosting quietly, the top section containing the birds can be removed, and the birds humanely destroyed with carbon dioxide. The trap can then be used again the next day.

If I had some Carbon Dioxide I might think of euthanasing it, but ...

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Reply #7 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:21pm

BigOl64 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:07pm:

All three of the cats are lying around close by, salivating heavily ... Cool

It is illegal to nurse back to health a friggen feral pest, feed it to your cats.

Nope.

Myna birds are crawling with mites which would hop onto the cats ... who then come strolling into the house ... and sleep on my bed ...

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Reply #8 - Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:22pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:21pm:

BigOl64 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 2:12pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 1:07pm:

All three of the cats are lying around close by, salivating heavily ... Cool

It is illegal to nurse back to health a friggen feral pest, feed it to your cats.

Nope.

Myna birds are crawling with mites which would hop onto the cats ... who then come strolling into the house ... and sleep on my bed ...

feed the myna to the cats, and then bury the cats ....

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Reply #9 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm

It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird. Herbert is acting humanely. Until the baby can fly - the parents haven't got the capability to retrieve it. They don't pick them up by the scruff of the neck like other animals do.

It probably does need to be euthanised but hitting a healthy animal over the head is not a job for the faint hearted - carbon dioxide isn't a quick fix either.

Take it down to the local vet and they'll put it down, although a needle in the gob would be a painful ending.

You could keep it as a pet. They are great imitators and it would be easy to teach it to talk.

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Reply #10 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 2:19pm

mantra wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm:

It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird. Herbert is acting humanely. Until the baby can fly - the parents haven't got the capability to retrieve it. They don't pick them up by the scruff of the neck like other animals do.

It probably does need to be euthanised but hitting a healthy animal over the head is not a job for the faint hearted - carbon dioxide isn't a quick fix either.

Take it down to the local vet and they'll put it down, although a needle in the gob would be a painful ending.

You could keep it as a pet. They are great imitators and it would be easy to teach it to talk.

It died.

The parents hopped from branch to branch all day long a few feet above where I'd hung the cage ~ but they never came down to feed it.

In the morning it was dead.

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird. Reply #11 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 4:44pm anyone I know hates indian myna birds... they claim they do more damage to our natives than wild cats..anyway to each his own...I am not sure what WIRES thinks about these birds.. anyone Know?
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Reply #12 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 4:55pm

mantra wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm:

It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird. Herbert is acting humanely. Until the baby can fly - the parents haven't got the capability to retrieve it. They don't pick them up by the scruff of the neck like other animals do.

It probably does need to be euthanised but hitting a healthy animal over the head is not a job for the faint hearted - carbon dioxide isn't a quick fix either.

Take it down to the local vet and they'll put it down, although a needle in the gob would be a painful ending.

You could keep it as a pet. They are great imitators and it would be easy to teach it to talk.

They talk: geez don't let the public find out cos they, meaning me will want one for christmas!

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Reply #13 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 4:58pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 2:19pm:

mantra wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 1:11pm:

It's not the baby's fault it's a myna bird. Herbert is acting humanely. Until the baby can fly - the parents haven't got the capability to retrieve it. They don't pick them up by the scruff of the neck like other animals do.

It probably does need to be euthanised but hitting a healthy animal over the head is not a job for the faint hearted - carbon dioxide isn't a quick fix either.

Take it down to the local vet and they'll put it down, although a needle in the gob would be a painful ending.

You could keep it as a pet. They are great imitators and it would be easy to teach it to talk.

It died.

The parents hopped from branch to branch all day long a few feet above where I'd hung the cage ~ but they never came down to feed it.

In the morning it was dead.

But i was so happy today pWning deniers and such so completely!

Oh,well,... breakfast time <rubs hands with stupid grin and pretends to arise Grin

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Re: I'm baby-sitting a baby Indian Myna bird.
Reply #14 - Jan 1^st, 2014 at 5:11pm

cods wrote on Jan 1^st, 2014 at 4:44pm:

anyone I know hates indian myna birds... they claim they do more damage to our natives than wild cats..anyway to each his own...I am not sure what WIRES thinks about these birds.. anyone Know?

From a distance I can kill a thousand Myna birds with a couple of mortar bombs, but I couldn't kill one of their cute little babies while it was looking at me with its big blue eyes.

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