We were leaving the mall yesterday and found a baby lovebird in the middle of a busy 4 way stop. I scooped it up and took it home, not sure what to expect. There was a colony of wild lovebirds in the palm trees above the street where we found it.
It had a nice big scab on its head and eye, but the other eye was alert, it was warm and very calm. I fed it some baby bird formula, cleaned it up, and applied triple antibiotic to the head wounds. I am happy to say the eye on the injured side is okay! This morning it had groomed itself, appears to be pooping normally, and looks a lot better. It's very gentle and allowed me to reapply the ointment while it was perched on my finger.
My question is I am not sure how old it is and what to feed it. I read that they wean at 6-8 weeks. Yesterday this bird accepted the formula with a syringe but this morning did not want it at all and kept spitting it out and shaking its beak to get it out. I don't see evidence that it's eaten any seeds.
Can anyone give some guidance about how and what to feed it? Pictures below.
(I applied to a lovebird message board but am awaiting approval)
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