Re: Jacob the Jackdaw / Update May 2nd :-)

by Tuckerbunnies Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:56 pm

Sparky wrote:He looks quite relaxed in that carrier - do you get the impression he is just a youngster?

He's very calm but I think a lot of it is fright and it's hard to say what age he is he is quite beautiful Smile

by Tuckerbunnies Sat Mar 23, 2013 5:59 pm

Katieb wrote:He looks quite calm Maysie. Is he eating anything? They are such beautiful and clever birds.

He's had a little bit of cheese and Mike has just bought him some chicken and corned beef to try Shocked

he eat's better than us Laughing

by **Thumper2001** Sat Mar 23, 2013 7:42 pm

Aww, I'm so glad you've got him safely tucked up. He would have been very vulnerable in the garden wouldn't he.

Bless him, and you guys. Fingers crossed he'll be ok after a bit of rest.

by Tuckerbunnies Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:31 pm

Update 10:25 pm

He hasn't eaten much but at the moment he is right at the back of his pet carrier roosting for the night. He has stayed calm and we have kept him in a quiet place with the light off. I hope he will be ok and still be with us tomorrow morning.

Mikes besotted with him.

by Tuckerbunnies Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:33 pm

Update Sunday 12:26 pm

Well he had a good roost last night he obviously needed the rest and he had eaten all the chicken , corned beef and cheese that we put in so we have refilled his dish this morning. He look's alert and we are taking him down to the Wildlife Haven at Thirsk later today, they will have a look at his wing and see if it can be splinted if it can't...... Sad

So could Jacob the Jackdaw have lot's of 'can be mended' Vibes for his wing please, and if she can mend it we will be collecting him when he's better and releasing him back in our garden as all the Rook's, Crows and Jackdaws roost in the big tree's behind our home.

by **Thumper2001** Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:45 pm

Fingers crossed for him!

by Sparky Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:47 pm

Lots of wing-be-fixable vibes for Jacob Hugs

by FluffSlave Sun Mar 24, 2013 2:40 pm

I have all of my fingers crossed for him! Hugs

by fiver Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:34 pm

sending vibes for Jacob Hugs

by KatieB Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:55 pm

Hope he is ok bless him xx

by jolovesbunnies Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:01 pm

We all have our feathers crossed, I hope he will be OK love.

Hugs

JO xx

by Tuckerbunnies Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:52 pm

Update 18:37 pm

Just got back now from Thirsk dropped Jacob off at the Wildlife Haven and what a lovely lady and what a great job they do and they are struggling to stay open. Didn't see the otter cub as he was throwing a strop and hid himself under a blanket as she wouldn't let him run round the house, but saw a beautiful owl sat in the clinic room and a duck with half his bill missing. Lots of hedgehogs all covered up all snug and some racing pigeons.

Anyway she had a look at Jacob and she said he was only young maybe last year's baby and although his coat was shiny he was very underweight, she had a look at his poorly wing and she said it was very very swollen on one of the joint's and so she think's it could be a fracture and that's one of the worse places to have them but with it being so swollen she couldn't tell so she was going to start him on some meds to get the swelling down and then she would know more, she then placed him in an incubator. I've asked her if we could ring or email to see how he goes on, she asked me had I named him as she names all the animals that come in and I said yes we have called him Jacob.

They do such a wonderful job as it's all kinds of wildlife and wild bunnies and hares and Mike has offered to drive anything in this area to them if needed or be a stop over for the night.
A lovely lovely lady.

http://www.thewildlifehaven.org/

by fiver Sun Mar 24, 2013 6:56 pm

awww he's in the right hands by the sound of things Thumbs Up

by FluffSlave Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:36 pm

It sounds like he's in the best place possible. We've just got to keep our fingers crossed for him now! Hugs

by Tuckerbunnies Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:38 pm

Update Monday 12:34pm

Just text Krista at the Wildlife Haven to see how Jacob is doing and she said he is doing very well and has eaten everything so that's nice to hear, I hope they will be able to fix Jacob
and he will one day be able to fly again. That would be so rewarding.

by **Thumper2001** Mon Mar 25, 2013 12:54 pm

Aww, that's great Maysie!

Thanks for keeping us updated Smile

by Sparky Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:15 pm

That's great news Very Happy

by fiver Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:29 pm

great news Thumbs Up

by FluffSlave Mon Mar 25, 2013 2:53 pm

Good stuff Thumbs Up

by Dotdot Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:18 pm

Aww it's lovely that they're keeping you updated. It's fantastic what they do.

I think Jackdaws are lovely, we have two that nest in our unused chimney every year. I can hear them walking across my bedroom ceiling early in the morning Smile

by jolovesbunnies Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:48 pm

I am so glad he is OK love and I agree, the lady is lovely. It is people like this I really would love to help as they are always desperately short of money. I have book marked it anyway.

Hugs

JO xx

by Tuckerbunnies Thu May 02, 2013 6:45 pm

Jacob is doing fine Krista told us and he has a dislocation to his shoulder so can never go back to the wild but he it at a friends at the moment who has an aviary and she hopes he will eventually be going to another friend who has a huge aviary for flying birds and they have a couple of Jackdaws and so Jacob will be going there to live with the other Jackdaws in the aviary

Krista was shocked to hear about the Blackbird fledgling that we found and said that is far to early for it to be born as it's still cold and one of the earliest she has heard of yet being born this year.

by Sparky Thu May 02, 2013 8:37 pm

What a lovely outcome for Jacob, and how lovely of them to keep in touch Smile

by KatieB Thu May 02, 2013 8:54 pm

I'm glad Jacob is going to be ok - they are such clever birds x

by fiver Thu May 02, 2013 11:37 pm

that's good news x Happy Dance

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