5 pinky wrens

[Skul]

C caught a raccoon raiding a wren nest. Wasn't able to save the adults, and brought pinkies in.
Estimated age is thrre or four days.
They are currently being fed every hour with Kaytee Exact, for baby birds, and one slightly crunched meallworm each.
There are two bird rehabbers in the area which she will contact shortly.
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

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[fire-eyez]

These guys eat a lot...I helped rehab them at my internship and they are demanding :) we feed them half formula then switch back in forth with soaked dog food....

[psychobird]

Yup, feed more like every 20-30 minutes
They look a bit red,(sign of dehydration)
Water down formula a bit
Formula n mealworms okay temporarily, will need to switch to Fons with Mw if they don't go to Rehabber tmrw
Keep very warm
Feed bits of cut up blueberries to hydrate em too

[Skul]

Fons with Mw?:dono

Will give info to C.
Xnks.

[Skul]

OK, found the FONS info.
No reference to Mw, however.

[psychobird]

Oh, sorry, Mw= mealworms :)

[psychobird]

Btw, tell c I am very very jealous. I love wrens
Do you know what kind they are? Carolinas r my favorite

[gs1]

:grouphug good luck skuls....:D :thumbsup

[patjones]

Good luck I am glad I like squirrels those guys are not cute LOL

[psychobird]

They are soo cute!
Cutest little aliens I have ever seen

[island rehabber]

good luck Skuls! I am so intimidated by bird rehabbing ...so complex....I am definitely not smart enough to do birds, except seagulls. They're easy. :D

[psychobird]

Your smart enough IR, they are more labor intensive but they grow up FAST, self feeding usually in 2-3 weeks from hatch then they are released 2-3 weeks after that

[Skul]

Got an update.
We did find a songbird rehabber about 25 miles away.:wahoo
I'll be taking them there shortly.
They seem to be doing fairly well, and their eyes are beginning to open.
Carolina Wrens for the curious.:D
Labor intensive little beggers.

[stosh2010]

GREAT save...glad the rehabber is close...
COONS seem to always give you guys GRIEF !!!!!!!!!!

[Skul]

Ya, stupid coons.:soapbox

Just got back a short time ago.
Rehabber was happy with them.:)
One last photo, just before we left.

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[Jackie in Tampa]

:bowdown
they would scare me..labor intensive for sure...OMGosh!
nice save!:thumbsup

[SQUIRRELSAREME]

:grouphug glad you found someone to help the little guys

[psychobird]

Glad to hear, I wish that Rehabber would get on here and and post
Mbe when I get some bbs I will start a thread from start to release