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ZombieHorde

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10. I live in Montana; we don't have cities.

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 1, 2013, 04:52 PM

Aug 2013

I really like your pet crow summer story.

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I have an injured crow in my home, and I don't know what to do. (Probably resolved now) [View all] ZombieHorde Aug 2013 OP

Warmth, hydration, and food it it will eat. Denninmi Aug 2013 #1

What Denninmi said. Dog food would be another good choice n/t sarge43 Aug 2013 #3

I was given the bird last night. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #5

Second on all that. Keep trying. nolabear Aug 2013 #9

Could a veterinarian possibly help? AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #2

My daughter gave the crow a small piece of bread last night, and it ate it. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #6

Crows talk to one another graywarrior Aug 2013 #4

I'm trying to take care of it, but crows are federaly protected, so keeping them ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #8

Dog food. Really. It needs feeding and water. nolabear Aug 2013 #11

I finally got a call back from someone who can care for the bird. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #12

I have a wildlife rehabilitation source card taped to my refrigerator RebelOne Aug 2013 #13

Caw! Caw! graywarrior Aug 2013 #17

It was cawing earlier. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #21

I love crows. graywarrior Aug 2013 #22

I like crows more than I realized. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #28

You'll love this graywarrior Aug 2013 #33

Wow, that is awesome. I knew they were smart, but that is crazy. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #36

Always be nice to crows graywarrior Aug 2013 #37

That sounds like good advice. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #38

Wonderful! Hopefully it can heal and reunite with its people. nolabear Aug 2013 #40

Are you in a small town or large city? Jenoch Aug 2013 #7

I live in Montana; we don't have cities. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #10

Billings and Missoula are Jenoch Aug 2013 #14

"The mailman ran over him and squished him flat." ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #20

My big brother scraped him off the street before I got home from school. Jenoch Aug 2013 #41

Teach it to sit on your shoulder and hand feed it. Protected doesn't mean it should be euthenized. StanGr Aug 2013 #15

I think I found a woman who specializes in caring for crows. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #23

Putting it down is not an option. It will mend with time and decide on its own when to take wing. StanGr Aug 2013 #24

Finding someone to put the crow down was easy, but no in my family wanted that. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #29

I was going to offer. StanGr Aug 2013 #35

Crows are damn smart critters and can understand visual and verbal cues. haele Aug 2013 #16

Thank you for the great advice, but I believe I have founda woman who ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #25

Best thing for the crow. haele Aug 2013 #27

Ha! I guess so. I didn't think about why they brought the bird to me. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #30

Happy ending! femmocrat Aug 2013 #18

so glad you found a place for the crow... magical thyme Aug 2013 #19

"if you know about where the crow was found, let the rehabber know" ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #26

great! magical thyme Aug 2013 #32

I even know the tree it was in. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #34

I'm so glad it worked out well for the Crow & your family. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #31

That sounds like a lovely bonding experience UtahLib Aug 2013 #39