We found a couple baby birds this afternoon..?

Question

We found a couple of baby blue jays this afternoon in our backyard. They had fallen out of their nest and were just sitting under the tree when we found them. They were apparently hungry, so we fed them tiny pieces of wet bread. What else could we feed them?

We haven't touched them..just dropped the bread into their beaks.

Kelly: that's what we plan to do, but for now we just are wondering what to feed them until then.

We can't put them back into the nest..they fell out because there was a huge whole in the bottom of it.

Answer 1

Blue Jays are omnivorous, meaning they eat everything. About 75 percent of their diet is vegetable matter. This choice of diet is seasonal, as blue jays prefer insects, salamanders, tree frogs and even mice, according to some sources, during warm weather. Before blight hit the American chestnut tree, chestnuts were considered the blue jay food of choice; however, they like just about any kind of nut and are especially fond of acorns.

Blue Jays are aggressive, curious and large when compared to most of the other perching birds. Their cousins the ravens are the largest of the perching birds. If you've ever had a pair of jays nest near your house, you may have been attacked and pecked if you came too close to their nest. Young jays commonly collect brightly colored objects like bottle caps and pieces of aluminum foil and carry them about for awhile. Sometimes they try to peck open such objects, or they will use them as platforms and simply sit atop them until they get bored.

Answer 2

Bread will cause problems, don't feed them that anymore. Try to put them back in the nest. If they are old enough, with strong wings and are able to get some height when they take off, the mother obviously kicked them out to train them to fly. If not, you need to catch some small bugs and smash them and then feed them to the babies. If you can find a worm, mush it and feed that to them. They need water, do that with a dropper, a little at a time. They need to eat often. Keep them warm and together in a small box with something soft to rest on, it must have air holes too.

Answer 3

Can u put them back in their nests? Birds do not do the omg u smell like a human thing so they will still be taken care of.
Depending on how young they are they make a crushed food for them kinda like malt-o-meal or oatmeal that u mix with water. You can buy this at most pet stores. Younger birds have to be fed every 3-4 hours and u have to know what your doing with the whole gullet thing.

Answer 4

The feeding totally depends on the age of the jaybird! (are they fully feathered?) If you see the parents still around put something in the bottom of the nest to stop up the hole and put them back. Contact your nearest wildlife rehabilitationist - just do an internet search. If you're in north Texas let me know and I'll come get them if the parents are gone. Vivian

Answer 5

I would leave them alone. usually when babies fall out of trees the mother is very close by and watching and is probably feeding. I would leave them alone. If you do not see the mother in a day or 2 I would call a wildlife rehabilitator and have them come get them. Raising baby birds is very difficult unless you know what you are doing.

Answer 6

You could give them bird seed if you have some, but I'm guessing you don't have any or else you wouldn't be asking. If you have any kind of seeds they will eat them, and you could also give them crushed nuts. The second choice is easier and I'm betting if you have either it will be the nuts.

Answer 7

if i were you, i would call a veterinarian or a look up a normal baby blue jay diet. keeping baby birds is very risky. it's dangerous mutually. you can attain diseases, they can die because something is out of order.

Answer 8

try feeding them dry cat food soaked in water. my friends grandma raised baby birds feeding it to them. also feed them every 2 hours sometimes more.

Answer 9

Call an agency that specializes in wild life.

Answer 10

Turn them into your local fish/wildlife officer--it is illegal to keep songbirds.