What should I feed a bird? Should I feed it bread?

Question

I need to know what to feed a baby bird that i found a while ago so it can live to be an adult.

Answer 1

feed him little worns, they are the best food for them and cheap sincce you can even find them on your yard. Bread in little pieces maybe I am not sure? but won't kill him. The only thing I kno for sure, you don't want to give him is chocolate, it kills birds fast.

Answer 2

The best idea is to put the baby back in the nest or make a nest for it and put it in a safe place where the parents can get to it. They will take care of it. If you can't do this, go to a pet store and get baby bird formula (it works for any species) and a syringe. you will probably have to force the beak open the first few times until the bird realizes you are the new parent and the syringe is the new beak. Put the syringe all the way down the throat and squeeze the food into its crop. Find out what kind of bird it is and what it eats, because when you transition to solid food you will have to know. When it is old enough to fly and eat by itself, put the cage outside in a safe place for two weeks so the bird gets used to the environment. Then fasten the door open and let the bird come and go at will. Keep food and water in the cage until the bird can find its own.

Answer 3

Bread is not a food for baby birds. I learned the hard way that any food, even worms, you feed the baby has to be ground up. The bird's digestive system will not break down whole food. It has to be ground up so that it resembles the mother regurgitating the food into its mouth. And you will need some kind of heat source to keep it warm. Here are some links you should read:

http://www.csub.edu/fact/baby_bird_care.htm

http://wildliferehabber.com/modules/wildlifesection/item.php?itemid=1

Answer 4

Try canned cat food from a eye dropper. Touch the dropper to the bird's beak and when it opens add a drop or two into it's mouth. Careful not to drown it. Contact your local humane society for a wildlife rehabilitator who will take the bird so it can live to be an adult.

Answer 5

These sites explain all about what to do for orphan and injured birds -
http://www.crowsystems.com/rehab/babybird.html - this is an excellent article - be sure to read down the entire page for info on how to care.
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 these Yahoo Answers too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq1GdvtmX27UJrgshR77Jersy6IX?qid=20060711181307AAZ59uh
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 6

You have it backwards....you don't feed the bird....it feeds you. Get the Shake & Bake!

Answer 7

i would take him to a humane society and ask there because it is very likely with an inexperienced owner he may; choke not be able to eat, already be dehydrated and he might harm any other pets or kids you have or get a book from the library

Answer 8

bird seed

Answer 9

Mashed up worms and caterpillars are your best bet.