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Index of Subjects --047d7b34420234cba40503af1e04 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It needs its tail feathers to steer properly and should be kept until they are in. Can take a few weeks and might I suggest they do something about the "glue substance" to prevent this from happening again. Most people aren't equipped to either house or feed songbirds long term and if she can get it to us or another rehabilitator to let this happen with proper housing and nutrition, the bird will likely be better off, but should return to its normal territory for release. Helene Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 helene.birdvet@gmail.com <birdvet@hotmail.com> www.cwrc.net Help CWRC win funds in the Call For the Wild <https://www.facebook.com/jamiesonvitamins/app_313152008847168>. Vote daily until Sept 14. Find us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134= 671693239334> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlife> On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:13 PM, N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have a reader who needs advice. Please respond to me and I will pass > the advice on to her. > > Here is her message: "The goldfinch got itself stuck to glue substance o= n > our mosquito vac outside, managed to get him off gently, but alas =E2=80= =93 his > tail feathers happened to get stuck on it. He is amazing, have had him or > her for about a week now and is doing fine... but i was wondering if by a= ny > chance you would know how long it takes for these tail feathers to grow > back or if he can just use his wings to get airborne enough to return to = a > flock of his own, am afraid something will happen to him being in solitar= y > confinement... any info you can give me i would so appreciate..." > > Nancy Robinson > Environmentally Yours > > > --047d7b34420234cba40503af1e04 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">It needs its tail feathers to steer properly and should be= kept until they are in. Can take a few weeks and might I suggest they do s= omething about the "glue substance" to prevent this from happenin= g again. Most people aren't equipped to either house or feed songbirds = long term and if she can get it to us or another rehabilitator to let this = happen with proper housing and nutrition, the bird will likely be better of= f, but should return to its normal territory for release. <br><br>Helene<br= ><div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div>Helene Van Doninck DVM<br>Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation C= entre<br>RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0<br>902-893-0253<br><a href=3D"mailto:bir= dvet@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a><br><a href= =3D"http://www.cwrc.net" target=3D"_blank">www.cwrc.net</a><br></div>Help C= WRC win funds in the <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.com/jamiesonvitamins/a= pp_313152008847168" target=3D"_blank">Call For the Wild</a>. Vote daily unt= il Sept 14.<br><div><div><div>Find us on <a href=3D"https://www.facebook.co= m/pages/Cobequid-Wildlife-Rehabilitation-Centre/134671693239334" target=3D"= _blank">Facebook</a>=C2=A0and <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/CobequiWildlif= e" target=3D"_blank">Twitter</a><br><br></div></div></div></div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 7:13 PM, N Robinson = <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:nrobbyn@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank= ">nrobbyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo= te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Hello all, <br><br></div>I have a reader w= ho needs advice.=C2=A0 Please respond to me and I will pass the advice on t= o her. <br><br>Here is her message:=C2=A0 "The goldfinch got itself st= uck to glue substance on our mosquito vac=20 outside, managed to get him off gently, but alas =E2=80=93 his tail feather= s happened to=20 get stuck on it. He is amazing, have had him or her for about a week now an= d is=20 doing fine... but i was wondering if by any chance you would know how long = it=20 takes for these tail feathers to grow back or if he can just use his wings = to=20 get airborne enough to return to a flock of his own, am afraid something wi= ll=20 happen to him being in solitary confinement... any info you can give me i w= ould=20 so appreciate..."<br><br></div>Nancy Robinson<br></div>Environmentally= Yours<br><div><div><br><br></div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --047d7b34420234cba40503af1e04--
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