Aleks, that's a nice, clean cage, but too small to judge for flight. If the wing is droopy, it could be a number of things, some of which could be healed by rest, but if there is a fracture, it should be identified and stabilized. I wish I were there to feel that wing and help!

Depending on the fracture, you can just stablilize the wing. Cage rest, in the meantime, would require a smaller cage (so he does not use the injured wing at all). Add blueberries, chipped strawberries and offer some seeds to his diet.

Do you leave the cage out there all night? A raccoon or possum will get him in the cage.

A licensed rehabilitator or vet who is experienced and licensed in avian rehab would be the best hope, maybe with an Xray.

There's a lot of branches in the cage so he don't have to use his wing - he just jumps around from branch to branch. Today I added chicken mesh grain and mulberries. It's what they eat in the yard.

Yes, he's there at night as well, but I choose a tree close to my dogs - so a raccoon or similar predator will not bother him. If there's rain coming, I will use something to cover the cage.

About his wing. I'm fighting a really bad cold right now. Yesterday I had a fever and didn't inspect his injuries as well as I should have. After taking a second look, I now see his wing is damaged. I'm still not sure if it's broken or not. I took these pictures - so you can see and tell me what you think. If it looks like a fracture, I will try to locate a rehabilitator. But I wish he could stay here, close to his home. I tried to stabilize it with medical tape. It's holding for now. It will hold if he don"t try pulling it off.

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I told you what I thought regarding housing and food. I cannot palpate a wing from here. The tape you are using will rip out his feathers.

Good luck.

He needs to be seen by a rehabber. After he has been treated, he can be released back to where he came from.

Well, we don't have a rehabber close by who's willing to take a grackle. In our small town they are just volunteers without any medical equipment such as X-ray, etc.
About the tape - it's still there. He didn't pull off, it hasn't pulled out any feathers yet either. There's advise on the Internet about using tape to stabilize a wing.
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I don't know anything else to do. He has been on antibiotics for three days now - should I continue it? It's Bactrim (Sulfadimethoxazole/Trimethoprin). Before I stabilized his wing, I brought him inside to see if he could fly - he can't.
He is very cute bird - a lot like the jackdaws in Europe. He behaves like a bird of the crow family. I wonder if they are as intelligent?

You asked for advice from rehabilitators. I rehabilitated birds for 10 years. You got the best advice to get the bird to a rehabber. You keep getting advice that you reject, so there is no way to help you. Good luck.

Get a bird to a rehabber who doesn't want to take it? How is that possible?
Which advice did I reject? He eats what he is supposed to eat. He gets his antibacterial treatment even if you refuse to say how many days that treatment should last. By the way - I'm not a licensed rehabber, but I have been rehabbing some birds since I was a kid. Sure, not as many as you have, but I've helped at least 50 in my lifetime.

It looks to me like your doing a great job. At least he's not gettin eaten up by a dog or cat. Let us know how he does, he is cute. ;)

I can believe that the rehabbers wont take him. So, Alex, I guess you have to do the best you can. I know you are very resourceful and will read up all you can. You are the best hope this bird has. Good Luck!

"Which advice did I reject?"

For one,
Don't use MEDICAL TAPE ON FEATHERS. Seriously, it rips the hair out of legs. What do you think it would do to feathers?

Frank: Feathers are not hair. I kept it for almost a week and took it off. It pulled off just a few VERY small feathers. All I need to do was hold his feathers with my hand when I had taken it off. Right now he looks as if it was never there--don't worry.