What do you feed a baby blackbird that has fallen out of a nest and is abandoned?

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It is about 1 week from being able to fly.

Answer 1

These sites explain all about what to do for orphan baby birds -
http://www.crowsystems.com/rehab/babybird.html - this is an excellent article - be sure to read down the entire page!
http://www.stokesbirdsathome.com/q&a/archive/qa108.html
http://besgroup.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-happened-when-nestling-fell-out.html
http://www.projectwildlife.org/find-babysongbirds.htm
And this Yahoo Best Answer too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006050608886

I've got a lot of links to wildlife carers from a lot of countries on my site, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/links under "Wildlife Assistance" - just click on them all, click on your country and state, have a browse, 'phone them and ask their advice.

Very very best of luck.

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What do you feed a baby blackbird that has fallen out of a nest and is abandoned?
It is about 1 week from being able to fly.

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Baby Bird Formula Food. 1 cup soaked dog/cat food 1/4 cup of applesauce 1 hard boiled egg Avian vitamins (follow dosage on package) Around 750 mg calcium (I use Tums Smooth Dissolve tablet) ground to powder and dissolved in a little water. Water Mix all ingredients together, and add enough water to make it the consistency of cooked oatmeal as seen in the photo at right.Proper consistency of handfeeding formula for a baby starling. The above formula can be divided into portions and frozen. This formula works well for baby House Sparrows and some other passerines. Only leave this food at room temperatures for an hour or so, as it can spoil. When feeding small babies, use something flat such as McDonald's coffee stirrers, chop sticks, popsicle sticks, or a straw with the end cut off to make a scoop. The handle of a plastic spoon works well for older birds. Caution: Do not use small items such as toothpicks or Q-Tips, as it is very easy for a baby to swallow them.

Answer 5

You can buy a Pablum like mix that is dry and needs to be mixed with water and heated. It is fed with a Mac Donald's spoon and must be cool and fluid like. Expensive and works. The feeding is the hard part. Enough liquid is a must in food,they can swallow it. They are not given water by natural parents, they may choke on just on water. Hard boiled eggs, baby food meat mix, Pablum all mixed to pulp in blender. Enough water in mix so that it will slide off spoon.(The consistency of baby food in a jar is good. Feeding, tap full spoon on side of mouth, this should prompt them to open mouth. Aim for mouth and don't worry if you miss with some. Any mess that gets stuck on sides of mouth will soften with water and can be wiped away if the bird lives. Feed often and as much as they will take. The parents have not taught them fear yet so have them around where they can see movement of people. Do not..... put them in sun to warm them..... If you have them in a small box with a hand towel type nest you can place a cup of dry microwaved rice in with the bird for warmth. If they are almost ready to fly they need to eat and test wings. Just because they fledged does not mean that they can fly away. A week or two of weening is done by parents while they learn what foods to eat. Worms, Bugs, Spray millet on Branch, Seasonal things, Berries, Bits of sweat fruit. Good luck and have fun. They may not want to move out. When they are ready a swamp is a good home for wild black birds.

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Answer 7

Are you absolutely sure it is really abandoned? Thisis the time of fo year when young birds take their first flights. If the bird is fully-feathered and can fly a little, it might be a fledgling that the mother is still caring for. Before assuming a young bird is abandoned, watch for a while to see if the parents come to it with food. If so, leave it alone.

Answer 8

If they are old enough to eat seed give them that, sunflower, safflower, millet and small nuts. If not feed them soft foods like diced fruits and veggies and get fish food like tubaflex worms and little dried bugs (from the fish food section of the pet store) for protien.

If they are too young to eat like that, you can purchase neonatal bird food from some pet stores and online from doctorsfosterandsmith.com. it is formula you mix with water. In the meantime try mixing cornmeal with apple juice. This will only keep them alive a couple of days. make sure it is lukewarm when they eat it.

Answer 9

Keep it really warm, go to the pet store and get some baby meal worms. If it doesn't eat them whole then try putting them into a blender and make like a meal worm shake.

Answer 10

What ever you do DO NOT bond with it. It needs to be released to a bird sanctuary right away! Feeding it will make it bond with you. If you have to feed it yourself use meal worms, call a bird vet to ask for food options. Try and let it go everyday. They need to be with other birds to get back to nature. It might be able to fly and just won't leave do to bonding with you.