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Why my bird die suddenly?

As you said here ,my baby crane which was 10 to 15 days old . We found two more babies with it yesterday evening , which were 1-2 days bigger than it. The fell under a tree where many cranes are there. The small bird was not even able to walk properly, my mom bought them and today morning the small bird was shivering a lot , pushing its head back and it fell I kept it in my hands support to it’s head, it again fell. When it was about to die it hold my finger tightly and it drank some drops of ORS mixed in water and… It left us. I saw the pain, in it’s eyes holding my finger. I really felt my breath had stopped. Can u say why cold it happened

Hi,

It sounds like you are talking about wild birds? Unfortunately, it may be because you interfered with them. Wildlife should be left alone unless in immediate danger from a domestic cat or dog. At a certain age, the birds leave the nest even though they can’t quite fly yet. The parents will always be around and will feed them and care for them until they can fly and have learned to find food. Sometimes birds can fall from the nest, and in this case it’s best to try to return the bird to the nest. If that isn’t possible, you should call a wildlife agency. You should never try to feed a baby bird or give it liquid. When you give it liquid, it can get it in its lungs and die. There may have been something wrong with them, but with 3 down at the same time, they were more likely at the fledgling stage. If something was wrong with them, there was nothing you could do. Wild birds can get a number of diseases, so all three chicks could have been ill. If you find wildlife in the future, please call a wildlife center.

Take care,

Brenda