how do you raise baby robins and teach them to fly?

Question

three days ago my little sister found three baby robins smushed up in the rocks beside our house they were near death so we took them in and found out what to feed them and stuff but them two of them died we think they were sick because they had the same symptoms but one is still living and doing good but if it does live how am i suposed to teach him how to fly he cant even barley stand up yet ugg i dont know what to do!!!

Answer 1

You should have left them, the mother would have been close by and that was her job.the little bird is going to die for sure now. I know you tried you're best, but in the future leave wildlife where it belongs. It's not called wildlife for nothing

Answer 2

I just raised 3 baby woodpeckers, had no feathers and eyes were not open, i brought them in, put a heating pad on med. heat under the square container, then put a cloth inside the container and the bird wll be incubated, keep it like that till the hatchling feathers. Go to the pet store and get Kaytee Hand Feeding Formula for baby birds and a syringe, you must feed the baby every 2 hrs, once it feathers and you feel it is able to take care of itself, then go put it in a tree. You can see if it flys off, but with mine, they developed differently, so one was ready to go, then the other and i still have one left, this was a process of a couple of mths. I was told that the mother will stay within a half mile radius, for 1 wk, if you put it outside, but didn't work for me, I had to be the mom. Good Luck and sorry about the other 2 that didn't make it. P.S. The bird will fly on its own, but to help, you can put it on your finger and raise your hand up and down quickly and it will flap its wings, its natural.

Answer 3

Keep looking after him. What are you feeding him on? Robins eat insects and worms fed them by their parents. So VERY small amounts of raw meat or catfood (from a tin) will probably be the best you can manage. At that age they get most of their water from the food they are fed but you could try very small amounts from a dropper.

They will learn to fly when they are fledged, that is to say, when the wing feathers have grown and they have lost most of their fluff. You don't need to worry about teaching them: they will want to fly of their own accord.

Answer 4

Im am guessing that you robins are very young because all young birds cant really stand up when they are small, go to the your nearest pet store and feed it baby formula and when it gets strong enough it will take off by itself.

Answer 5

I also found one in the yard and raised it. It learned to fly on it's own, and then we let it go. It even came back to visit a few times.

My uncle owned a tree trimming business and took care of alot of birds, squirrels and other baby animals, so they aren't always just going to die.

Answer 6

Try doing a websearch on care for wild birds. When he or she gets older they'll start flappling and stretching they're wings. Eventually they'll learn how to fly on their own or if they see other birds do it. But during that time I'd him or her so she doesn't fall from a high place and hurt herself in attempt to fly.

Answer 7

I've raised many a baby robin in my day and in my experience they just sort of learn. I never really did anything to teach them, just sort of let them go and off they went. Don't worry if you can keep him alive he'll figure it out.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

My mom and I found a desserted baby bird in a nest once (the others were dead). We took it home and raised it. One day I came home from school and it was perched on the ceiling fan. Surprise! They teach themselves!

Answer 10

you should first look for an wildlife rehaber your local vet should have an idea where to look. Birds know how to fly from mill. of years of genetics. fish swim birds fly its just what they do they have to be tought how to hunt for food..Hope this helps