Dennis

It is with a tear in my eye that I report Dennis did not make it through the night. He passed on at about 11pm EST. I buried him in a nice bit of garden this afternoon. Thank-you to all for your assistance last night. If I am presented with a simliar situation again, at least I'll now know what it is I should do. Trev

Didn't really take to it. I think he's too weak at the mo, has his eyes closed most of the time. He still has quite a grip on him though. I'll try again before bed. Fingers crossed he can tough it out the night.

Thanks for all of your advice. I'll try the yoghurt and let you all know how I go.

Thanks for sticking around maesie..... I guess I'll just have to see if he makes it through the night. If so I'll take him to the vet first thing and go from there. Divine Order.

He's now under a 25w lamp and he's fluffed his feathers up but is just sitting there. I can keep him warm overnight but how on earth do I feed him? Can I use breadcrumbs? Or crushed weet-bix? Ideas??? He's such a beautiful bird, I'd hate for him not to survive.

Keelbone is sharp. Just took him out of the cage, his eyes are closed and he is looking shakey and almost non-responsive. Pooey bum, definitely still alive. What should I do now?

Unfortunately, you are talking to a complete novice... What should I be looking for in bodyweight? What is a keelbone? He is pooping but I'm not sure specifically what I'm to be looking for and I haven't a warm lamp on him (but the house isn't cold).

Some colleagues of mine found a baby budgie on our construction site today. As I already own a budgie, I put my hand up to take care of him (pretty sure it's a "he"). Is anybody able to give me some advice as to what I should do to assist his survival? He has a full set of feathers but seems pretty young (he can't fly and he is currently sleeping in the budgie seed mix - presumable because he feels safe there). Some of the things I need to know are: -What to feed him (bare in mind there a no pet stores open at the moment). -What shelter, if any, I should provide him tonight. He has access to budgie seed and millet spray but doesn't appear to have any interest in them. Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated.