Thread: Raising a magpie chick - any tips

Fellas

I found a fit and healthy magpie chick this arvo whilst out rabbit shooting. It had fallen out of the nest.

Still got some minor fluff but the tail is nowhere near grown, and it can't fly.

Caught it, shot Mum (or Dad) after getting seriously swooped multiple times, and put it in my box on the back of the quad. By the time I got home, it was fast asleep. It's now in a dog cage for the night.

I want to try and raise this as a tame magpie as a decoy for magpie control. If any of you fellas have got some tips as to how to go about this, that'd be great.

Have got a limitless supply of worms (worm farm), but insects are a lot harder to procure.

Cheers