In Chicago we have feral quaker parrots which have been free-living for forty to fifty years, and there is a large colony of 100+ living under the Chicago skyway bridge about 150 feet above the ground. While visiting the colony today I found a fledging aged parrot on the grass sitting by himself and picked him up. His left wing is just missing about halfway down the lower arm and he has no flight feathers, there is no open wound and it looks like his wing was bitten off as a very young nestling and fully healed but now when he tried to fly he plummeted to Earth.
I took the parrot home and he is very tame, though loud. Doesn't seem old enough to know to fear peopleor to bite yet and is very snuggly. I got it to eat a little formula off a spoon by prying open his bill and dripping it onto his tongue and he nibbled a little on his own but he did not eat nearly as much as he needs to. He also has a very weak left leg that can barely grasp so he hops and falls a lot though I am sure that he will adapt his issues over time and I suspect the leg is a sprain from the fall and not permanent as in just a few hours it has gone from limp and useless to able to grip a little.
I've never had a parrot of this sort (budgies and tiels only) and am looking for all advice particularly on the best way to get him eating more.
I took the parrot home and he is very tame, though loud. Doesn't seem old enough to know to fear peopleor to bite yet and is very snuggly. I got it to eat a little formula off a spoon by prying open his bill and dripping it onto his tongue and he nibbled a little on his own but he did not eat nearly as much as he needs to. He also has a very weak left leg that can barely grasp so he hops and falls a lot though I am sure that he will adapt his issues over time and I suspect the leg is a sprain from the fall and not permanent as in just a few hours it has gone from limp and useless to able to grip a little.
I've never had a parrot of this sort (budgies and tiels only) and am looking for all advice particularly on the best way to get him eating more.
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