spideysmom
Sitting on the front steps
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- 5/10/11
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Well, it happens every year. We have a flock of barn swallows that come to the barn every year to have their babies. Their nests are in the rafters about 20 ft up, and when the babies fall out onto the concrete floor, they don't make it. Found one yesterday that survived the fall. Cannot get up that high to get her back into her nest, no parents anywhere in sight, and we have a few feral barn cats that hang around, so I brought her home. Figured she wouldn't make it through the night, but I gave her some warm, soaked cat food through a syringe, and let her sleep in a box in the garage. Well, she made the night, and has eaten twice since i woke up this morning. Our local wildlife rehab is overwhelmed, and isn't too keen on taking any more birds in right now. Need to find her some formula. Is it just me, or is she looking WAY underweight? She looked the same way yesterday when I found her. She has 'gone potty' 4 times in about 20 hours. How often should I be feeding her? I've been stopping when she looses interest and stops bobbing her head up and down. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!