Four and a half weeks ago, I found Poopsie on the ground next to his dead sibling, they had been blown from their nest during a storm. On the advice of our local vet I fed him ‘Hills Canine / Feline Critical Care’ tinned food mixed with water successfully from a syringe, he grew and developed wonderfully. However I now …
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Poopsie is released – a bird in the bush is worth 2 in the hand
Three weeks ago today, Poopsie the Olive (Karoo) Thrush fell from his nest during a stormy week. On the day that I found him I prayed that he would survive, the journey which he has taken us on has been beautiful. You can read of the progress from his first day until now on my previous posts. Each stage has …
Read More »Raising Poopsie the Olive (or Karoo) Thrush
The images above show Poopsie at roughly 1 week old on the left date 13/11/13 and today, a week later 20/11/13 on the right It is a week since our chick Poopsie fell out of his nest and into our lives. At the end of my last post we had tried placing Poopsie in a nest tied to a tree, …
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