How to care for a hypothetical raven

[BLIGHT_ZERO]

Lets say a raven, landed on your porch, and it couldn't fly away due to its injuries, but seems like it won't die from it. And you can't take it to the vet cuz you have no money. What do you feed it.

 

[Cipiteca396]

google 'what shouldn't ravens eat'. Don't give it that stuff. But anything else is fine, ravens are omnivorous and carrion eaters. They have strong stomachs.

 

[JayMark]

I would read it the complete works of Edgar Allen Poe.

 

[DeepWater]

I would feed my neighbor's pets to it.

 

[Alski]

Thank the giant spaghetti monster for the dinner delivery.

 

[BLIGHT_ZERO]

okay so how do i summon a raven with food

 

[Alski]

Maybe here? but my favorite is here.

 

[BLIGHT_ZERO]

Maybe here?

why did my vpn pop up

 

[Llamadragon]

Cat food I guess? My cat rarely finishes her wet food so it goes dry and then she doesn't want it anymore. I've considered getting a second pet just so I have something that'll finish her food because I always feel bad about throwing away protein.

I'd name it Trash Can, and I would feed it so much half-stale cat food.

 

[Veschool]

One day, after dinner, while my younger sister and I were lounging about in Mr. Gopher Wood's yard, we spotted a fledgling Charmony Raven all on its own. That baby bird was tiny, it didn't even have all of its feathers, and it couldn't sing. When we found it, it was already on its last breath, having fallen into a shrub — probably abandoned by its parents.

 

[AncestorDuck]

Eat it!

One day, after dinner, while my younger sister and I were lounging about in Mr. Gopher Wood's yard, we spotted a fledgling Charmony Raven all on its own. That baby bird was tiny, it didn't even have all of its feathers, and it couldn't sing. When we found it, it was already on its last breath, having fallen into a shrub — probably abandoned by its parents.

How many protein did it had? Was it tasty? Can you eat it raw?

 

[melchi]

Can you even locally own a native bird? Generally there are laws against that. Also I heard they are prone to hurting their owners so invest in bandage.

 

[Slay]

Lets say a raven, landed on your porch, and it couldn't fly away due to its injuries, but seems like it won't die from it. And you can't take it to the vet cuz you have no money. What do you feed it.

Mmmmmmm, lemme think...


I dOn'T fEeD iT.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

"Hi there mister Raven. Are you Hugin or Munin perchance? Should I try to tend to you until you can return to Odin's side or do you bring me a message of strife? Or are you a girl raven? Or perhaps a wereraven of some sort? Can you speak at all, little one?"

 

[Tyranomaster]

If you're in the US, keeping a pet corvid of any kind is illegal. Call your local DNR. If they give you the go ahead, then get it in writing, and then you can take care of it.

 

[miyoga]

If you're in the US, keeping a pet corvid of any kind is illegal. Call your local DNR. If they give you the go ahead, then get it in writing, and then you can take care of it.

For any native animal, this is always the best choice. The local wildlife authorities where you are will be able to give you all the info you need, but definitely get it in writing as a precaution. They may even be willing to come out and check the bird as they give you the written approval.

 

[miyoga]

Just a final thought here, but if the wildlife authorities say no, then they will take the animal to a rehabilitation center or somewhere else where it could get treatment. There's tons of stories like this, even one that happened to a relative of mine where she was allowed to care for the animal until other, proper, arrangements were made. She'd said it was wild (both the experience and the animal), but since she'd worked with the DNR in her area in the past, they had no issues and complete trust in her after giving some tips on caring for it. I don't remember what it was, only that it was a land-based predator and that she normally raised fish for some nearby lakes/rivers and had a small, private, chicken operation.

 

[Jocelyn_Uasal]

My cat would probably eat it while I was too busy finding something for it to drink water out of, to be honest

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Just a final thought here, but if the wildlife authorities say no, then they will take the animal to a rehabilitation center or somewhere else where it could get treatment. There's tons of stories like this, even one that happened to a relative of mine where she was allowed to care for the animal until other, proper, arrangements were made. She'd said it was wild (both the experience and the animal), but since she'd worked with the DNR in her area in the past, they had no issues and complete trust in her after giving some tips on caring for it. I don't remember what it was, only that it was a land-based predator and that she normally raised fish for some nearby lakes/rivers and had a small, private, chicken operation.

We wound up keeping a squirrel for a few months - one of the dogs found her in the yard and made sure we saw her. We thought her legs were broke but found out she had just fallen out of her nest before she was ready to crawl. Called a vet and they said "Just don't touch the squirrel directly and if you keep it in the house for more than six months contact the state for permission."
So she spent a winter with us, in a huge old aquarium (we had to replace the screen on top twice as she managed to shred parts of it). Got her a hamster ball to go in when we needed to clean the tank and she just darted around the house, occasionally stopping to scold the dogs or cats for getting too close... then, when the weather was nice we let her out. She kept coming back for a few months, would even hang from the garage roof and take nuts out of our hands. Had about four other squirrels learn from watching her and come close enough to do the same.
Our cats even managed to kill a bluejay who had been tormenting her for a few days. It was kind of surreal, actually.