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Dear Sir/ Madam,
20 days back i got a injured baby Asian koel/kohl/cuckoo (red Eyes and black in color with Long tail).Now it is losing his hairs all around the body, reason may due to the feed which i am feeding it only eats fruits i.e. mango, banana and apple.should i start feeding him grains and milk pls suggest which grains, which food is good for him/all vitamins.
2.Should i release him still it is small, do he able to gel with others birds in the category.
3.Should i send him to the bird zoo, please suggest, as early as possible so that i can better care for him
best wishes
rajesh pillai
Hello Rajesh,
I don't normally answer questions about exotic birds- but do you have a bird zoo near you and will they take that sort of bird? The grains you should be feeding are cracked corn, flax, white and red proso millet, oat groats, safflower, buckwheat, and sunflower, if you can get hold of any of these he should eat it readily :)
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