====== Corvid Care ======

{{ :poorly_rook.jpeg?200|}}This section contains information about corvid specific problems and health issues including corvid rescue, rehabilitation, diet and release.

Please check out the links below, which will take you to third party databases of rescues and rehabbers in the UK. The provision of these links is for your convenience only and does not imply any endorsement of, or responsibility for, these organisations or the facilities or services they provide.

Please note that not all bird rescues and rehabbers are specialised in corvids or are able to provide long term care facilities suitable for the specific needs of corvids. Prior to the hand over of any rescue animal, it is recommended to check the relevant policies of the rescue or veterinary surgeon concerned, which includes respective euthanasia policies.


===== Wildlife Rescues and Rehabbers =====

  * Help Wildlife UK: https://directory.helpwildlife.co.uk
  * UK Animal Rescuers: http://www.animalrescuers.co.uk/html/wildcents.html
  * British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council: https://www.bwrc.org.uk
  * Swift First Aid and Care: https://www.swift-conservation.org/SwiftFirstAid.htm


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===== Topics =====

==== Corvid Specific Problems ====

  * [[how_to_help_a_grounded_corvid_fledgling|How to Help a Grounded Corvid Fledgling]]
  * [[Identification of Juvenile Rooks and Carrion Crows]]
  * [[Plumage Problems in Wild and Captive Corvid]]

==== Diet of Corvids ====

  * [[Finding the Optimal Diet For Corvids]]
  * [[Another Post About the Diet of Corvids]]
  * [[Do Omnivorous Corvid Species Actually Need Grit?]]
  * [[Are Milk and Cheese Actually Okay for Birds?]]

==== Raising of and Caring for Corvids ====

  * [[When Can I Release my Rescued Corvid Fledgling?]]
  * [[How and When to Release Rescued Crows, Rooks and Jackdaws?]]
  * [[Some Thoughts About Animal Learning and Imprinting]]
  * [[Imprinting - The Death Sentence for Orphaned Corvids?]]
  * [[The Consequences of Imprinting]]
  * [[Top 10 Mistakes Made in Corvid Rescue and Rehabilitation]]
  * [[Corvid Aviary Design and Enrichment]]
  * [[How to Care for Visually Impaired Birds?]]
  * [[Caring for Temporarily or Permanently Disabled Birds]]
  * [[Management of Interspecies Interactions in Captivity]]
  * [[A Practical Guide for the Care of Aging Birds]]

==== Miscellaneous ====

  * [[How to Find a Corvid Friendly Wildlife Rescue or Rehabber?]]
  * [[how_to_assist_and_work_together_with_your_local_wildlife_rescue|How to Assist and Help your Local Wildlife Rescue]]