I found a baby Mockingbird in my yard a week ago. If it hadn't had it's mouth open wide, I would have stepped on it. It only had a few feathers on it's wings and very short tail feathers. It's tummy and chest was totally naked. I have been raising it on Nutri-Start and Meal Worms. Feeding it every 45 minutes, 12 to 13 hours a day. I fill it's crop until full. The baby is really growing. Yesterday it sat on it's perch for the first time. Just a couple days ago, it's bottom was too fat and heavy and would fall backwards. Its getting more and more feathers everyday. Now only the size of a dime remains naked on it's underside. I know it's getting closer to the time where my little Fat Feather to graduate to the next step, but I don't know the next step. I too live here in Texas. Can somebody help me? Thank You.
Brenda
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