well after a long nite im back..yesterday stephen was out walking the dogs and found a baby seagull..he thought it was a lost baby duck so brought it home...its got all its featehrs i think its only about 2 weeks old and was really skinny so been feeding it on EMP and crickets..what else should i do? iv raised robins and piegeons before but never a seagull..mums paranoid tht its going to give us and all the animals a disease but i cant just throw it back outside i feel sorry for it..he sed there was no sea gulls or nests or bushes around so he lifted it..so anyway its here now..so anyadvice?
thanks me xx

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try and get some sprats from the local fish mongers, although they will scavenge and eat almost anything, the natural diet is fresh fish........

good luck raising the gull

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thanks will go along in a few mins

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awwwww ye like someone said try get them some fish - have you got any photos????????

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any idea on species? I regualy raise herring and lesser black backs on a mix of herring, cod fillits and day old chicks. they are generaly very easy once you get them going, and soon start feeding themselves, however they are incredably messy and noisy, and you will find it hard to get rid of once it is fledged. once they are old enough, ours go outside in an enclosed yard. they will learn to fly and will come in and out for food until they are self sufficiant, however some then refuse to leave. every morning we have at least 2, sometimes as many as 6 or 7 waiting on the roof, screaming for their breakfast. one of those has been coming in every day through the summer (he goes out to sea for the winter) for the last 5 years since he was raised here. he has now brought back a mate and the last 2 years they have been building a nest on the roof.

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my collection:
3.7.0 Leopard Geckos
2.3.1 Crested Geckos
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons
0.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
2.0.0 Blue Tongued Skinks
1.1.0 Green Anoles
1.1.0 American Green Tree Frogs
0.1.0 Columbian Boa Constrictor
1.0.0 Normal Corn Snake
1.0.0 Amelenistic Corn Snake
0.1.0 Dione's Rat Snake
1.0.0 Everglades Rat Snake
0.1.0 Grey X Everglades Rat Snake
1.0.0 California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Giant African Land Snail
1.0.0 Kestrel
2.0.0 Cats
plus whatever wildlife the orphan season brings!

aww no pics will get some though..just think its a normal seagull its already fledged but its really tame..eating its self if i put it in front of it...hiding the now buit wen i go in it walks towards me!! lol im tryin not to get attached..got it in teh spare room so it sort of doesnt get to know humans...plan is to hopefully release it bt i doubt i will be able to ..i cant exactly reach it to fly...i didnnt wnt to take it to thev vets or anything coz they would jst kill it coz its a pesky seagull

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it is pretty early in the year for him to already be fledged, they have not long started breeding. they are mobile after a couple of days and will start to wander from the nest while still fluffy. this is why we get so many in because they fall off roofs. here are a couple of pictures of some of our lesser black backs for comparison

about a week old, just started to wander off.



one we have at the moment, about 3 weeks old



a true fledgling, about 8 weeks old. he is only just starting to fly.

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David

my collection:
3.7.0 Leopard Geckos
2.3.1 Crested Geckos
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons
0.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
2.0.0 Blue Tongued Skinks
1.1.0 Green Anoles
1.1.0 American Green Tree Frogs
0.1.0 Columbian Boa Constrictor
1.0.0 Normal Corn Snake
1.0.0 Amelenistic Corn Snake
0.1.0 Dione's Rat Snake
1.0.0 Everglades Rat Snake
0.1.0 Grey X Everglades Rat Snake
1.0.0 California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Giant African Land Snail
1.0.0 Kestrel
2.0.0 Cats
plus whatever wildlife the orphan season brings!

2nd pic is wot is here although he is more bald on his head

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that would make sence. they generaly breed at roughly the same time, since they only have one clutch per year, so they should all be similar ages at the moment. yours should not be too dificult to rear, and don't worry, learning to fly is instinct, he doesn't need to be taught. you are in for a messy job though, and quite smelly too, especualy if he is on fish. do you have a secure garden? at that age, ours spend the day outside and only come in at night, which is better for them, plus it keeps the mess down. rather than taking him in, you could always ring the vets and ask if there is anyone in your area who take wildlife. if there is, they should know, as they will probably pass anything they get on to them.

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David

my collection:
3.7.0 Leopard Geckos
2.3.1 Crested Geckos
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons
0.1.0 Chinese Water Dragon
2.0.0 Blue Tongued Skinks
1.1.0 Green Anoles
1.1.0 American Green Tree Frogs
0.1.0 Columbian Boa Constrictor
1.0.0 Normal Corn Snake
1.0.0 Amelenistic Corn Snake
0.1.0 Dione's Rat Snake
1.0.0 Everglades Rat Snake
0.1.0 Grey X Everglades Rat Snake
1.0.0 California Kingsnake
0.0.1 Giant African Land Snail
1.0.0 Kestrel
2.0.0 Cats
plus whatever wildlife the orphan season brings!

lol i used to do it..we put the wild birds,rabbits/hogs into the shed untill they got over thier shock or bones healed..dont have teh shed no more though...was just basic pigeons we got most the time..bt noone else..hes not on fish..i got him on EMP crickets wasp grubs mealworms...think he will be able to get released?
have an old cat run i could put him in

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