I found a swallow on the sidewalk, and it is not flying. I am not sure of the age, or whether or not it is sick or injured. I would like to feed it but am unsure what to give it. Worms, fly's knats???
2006-07-26 05:45:21 · 8 answers · asked by puffnmisty 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
call an animal rehabilitator and they will take care of the bird. without a special licence you cant keep a wild bird for any reason. (you can only keep it till the rehabilitator gets there)
if you can't find one in the phone book call a pet store and ask for a phone #
2006-07-26 05:52:51 · answer #1 · answered by Infinity242 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is fully feathered it has most likely already left it's nest. Baby birds fledge before they can fly and the parents will "keep" them in a bush or tree and feed them until they learn to fly and forage on their own. Leave the bird there, and if you move far enough away you will probably see the parents coming with food. Sometime parents will only feed every 30 minutes or so, but usually sooner, so you may have to wait a while before they come. The parents can found the baby by it's calls.
2006-07-26 09:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT GIVE HIM WORMS! Swallows ONLY eat the small midges that are found over water and in the air. You often see swallows flying low over water with their beaks open to catch the small insects, mostly midges. Most birds will die of dehydration before the die of hunger.
Doesent stand much of a chance I dont think.
2006-07-26 15:44:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-08 08:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-07-26 16:46:52 · answer #5 · answered by Lea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call wildlife in the mean time you can go to pet store and get food for wild birds
2006-07-26 06:16:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mealworms. I have fed a young swallow mealworms until it could fly away.
2006-07-26 06:54:14 · answer #7 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they swallow and dont chew....
2006-07-26 06:26:39 · answer #8 · answered by lost&confused 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋