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Hi, i found a bird with broken wings on my backyard. I am not sure about the species. Maybe it is called burung layang-layang or burung walet in Bahasa Indonesia. How should i help the bird ?

Hi, i found a bird with broken wings on my backyard. I am not sure about the species. Maybe it is called burung layang-layang or burung walet in Bahasa Indonesia. How should i help the bird ?

Updated On February 3rd, 2018

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

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Unfortunately a bird with a broken wing will not be able to survive in the wild, even after the fracture has healed. if you would consider keeping it then i would recommend to take him to the vet, if it is a simple fracture there is a special bandage that can be done to fix it.

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