Jabber the Jackdaw!
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Jabber the Jackdaw!
I rescued Jabber last year, after I found 2 Crows pecking him and trying to kill him! He was too young to have left the nest, but wasn't far off. The Crows had badly injured one of his wings, and it was really swollen and red, they had pecked skin off the top of his head. After antibiotics and hand rearing, he was fine, but badly imprinted on me. Martin built an aviary for him, and he's been here ever since. He also says 'hello'. I love Jabber to bits! xxx
This was Jabber in the early days.
Then he grew up lol!
This was Jabber in the early days.
Then he grew up lol!
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Re: Jabber the Jackdaw!
Wow, he's beautiful! What do you give him to eat?
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He has a mixture of allsorts!!! He has growers pellets, mixed corn, oats, wild bird food, pigeon food and cat biscuits all mixed up, but he has loads of cooked food and fruits and veg too. He loves bread and mealworms as well! xxx
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So, basically, anything he can get his beak on?
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Yep lol! Also, I give him liquid calcium in his water twice a week. xxx
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What a lovely bird! Well done for rescuing him.
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I've always had a soft spot for Jackdaws!
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Thank you, I really love Corvids, they're so intelligent. I've rescued Rooks and Jackdaws before, not had a Crow or Magpie yet. The ones I've had before have recovered and been released. Jabber is the only one who has really imprinted, as the others were a bit older. It's not ideal, but he's so close to me, that I'm not sure he would survive if I released him. xxx
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No, probably not. I think there's a fine line between releasing a bird to the wild, and releasing it to certain death. If a wild thing has imprinted on a human, it will rarely survive in the wild.
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Yeah that's what I thought. I do get upset that he gets excited when other Jackdaws come down to feed. We made the aviary fairly long, but it's nowhere near the same as freedom. I would die with worry though. There is a man just down the road who traps Corvids in a Larsen trap as well. Makes me livid. I released a poor Magpie that I saw in it once, poor thing was going mental in it!
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Amber wrote: There is a man just down the road who traps Corvids in a Larsen trap as well. Makes me livid. I released a poor Magpie that I saw in it once, poor thing was going mental in it!
No!
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I will release any bird I ever see in one of those awful traps. It's so wrong. xxx
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Why trap them?
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To kill them! They use one bird in the trap to lure other birds, and they too then get trapped, then they kill them all!
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I love Corvids as well - amazingly intelligent and striking!
Jabber's beautiful!
Jabber's beautiful!
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Amber wrote:To kill them! They use one bird in the trap to lure other birds, and they too then get trapped, then they kill them all!
I just don't understand why. I've never understood the need to trap and kill animals, other than for food.
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This man keeps chickens, and sees the Corvids as a threat to his chicks. xxx
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If he's so keen on investing his time into building traps for wild birds, why can't he build appropriate enclosures for his tame ones to prevent predation? Typical!
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He looks very naughty!
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Re: Jabber the Jackdaw!
Oh he is veeeeeeeery naughty!!!
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Makes it more fun, I bet!
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Yeah, until he decides to peck you right in the eye!!! He's done that to me a couple of times now, and ouch, it really hurts! xxx
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