I found a baby bird who is scratched up and stuff how can i take care of it!?!?

Question

food, home and habbitat, etc...

Answer 1

i found one last week... i washed it off and put it in a box with shredded paper.. you arent supposed to give it food or water at all, it could choke... call the local Nature reserve in your area, or call teh city to see who the wildlife people are, they will come and pick up the bird and take care of it until it is ready to be released back into the wild...

Answer 2

If I were you, I wouldn't do anything such as feed it. I would call your local vet or someone trained to handle this type of thing. You don't want to end up killing the bird. There is no way that they will let you raise the bird, though. They are meant to live in the wild. You should call the vet before you go, and ask how you should transport it there. Just make sure that you wash your hands VERY WELL after you handle the bird because you could end up getting very sick if you didn't.

Answer 3

You can't. I've been there before. You don't know if it has suffered internal injuries and most likely it won't eat. If you can afford it, take it to the vet, if not, swiftly break its neck and put it out of its misery. Better to kill it swiftly and without pain than have it starve to death or die of some injury. However, if it is big enough to hop around, you may have a chance. In that case, go to your local famr store and see what they have for wild-bird feed. Mash it up and put it in an eye dropper to shove down its throat. A wild baby bird can adapt just like any pet store bird to a cage, so don't worry about habitat until time to set it free again. Good luck.

Answer 4

what type of bird is it? And if it is like really scratched up and in horrible condition take it to a vet ASAP but if its ok and it just needs a home, put it in a box with paper towels or newspapers and feed it baby bird feed the liquid one you can find that at a pet store and also if you need help feeding it the liquid thing you should bring it to the pet shop and ask someone to help you because feeding it liquid thru the tube can be tricky for a first timer and i dont want u to hurt it. So i suggest you bring it in a box to the pet shop and let them show you how to feed it thru the tube. Good luck

Answer 5

Depending on your sate law and the type of bird...it us usually illegal to keep the bird...of course you should take care of it until you find the proper personal to take over. call you local SPCA or animal control and they can tell you where you can take the bird.

Until then...keep the baby warm and in a very quite place. A shoe box works great (vent it well) in your bedroom. Place a heating pad on LOW outside the box at one end. Make sure the bird isnt' too close to is and has plenty of room to get away if the heat gets too hot.

Check out this web-site for help and make sure to call your SPCA!

Answer 6

it all matters on what kind of bird it is... i have taken care of many wild birds... right now i have a robin that can already fly..... if the bird is really scrached up that it cant move i would force feed it to give it some energy..... at this point i cant tell you what food to give it because i dont no what kind of bird it is.... for me i have a robin and i give it beef wet cat food..... i give him this because he was to young to eat a whole worm and even if we mushed it up he had a hard time eating it. so i did some research and all a saw everywhere was wet catfood so this might work with your bird... before every feeding whislte the reason for this is because the bird will relate wishling with food.... once the bird is old enough to walk let it outside and stay where you can see the bird but far enough away that maybe another mother bird will adopt the bird you have this has happened to me before last summer with a sparow i saved. another mother sparow had two baby birds and started to feed the one i had then the bird just went with the moter and her babys.... if no birds come to see the bird its up to you to teach the bird to find food..... to food depends on what type of bird it is because sparows like the bird i had last summer dont eat worms the eat grain... but the robin eats worms... when the bird is old enough to fly alittle it wount fly away from you because by now it thinks that u are its mother if it dose fly away it will probily only stay in the yard.... so you can dig for worms and feed him the wormd then when the bird is old enough that it is realy for him to learn how to find food on its own all you have to do is dig up worms and trow the worms ontop of the dirt and put the baby bird infront of them. when the bird sees the worm he will remember thats waht you have been feeding him and he will eat it...after a while the bird can be left alone outside and all you have to do is whiltle to make that birb come to you for food

Answer 7

Please disregard most advice given here! View my site to help identify the type of bird (lots of baby bird pictures and links to more) you have and for emergency care instructions. Do not put water directly into the baby's mouth! This will cause him to aspirate (inhalation pneumonia or possible drown)! Instead place a few drops on the outside of his beak and he will suck it in. If the baby is gaping you may feed it hard boiled egg pieces until you find out the type of bird to determine proper diet. Do not give the baby shelled bird seed! He is to young to shell the seeds himself and will swallow them whole causing him to become impacted. The link to my site is located below my signature. I really urge you to at least view the information there, it could mean the difference of life and death to your baby bird.
Hope I have helped some.

Sincerely, Audra
http://www.starlingrescueandcare.bravehost.com
Avian Veterinary Assistant

Answer 8

Call the local shelter and see if there are any places that specifically take care of birds. You won't be able to provide the bird with it's needs, which include feeding it every few hours, and giving it warmth. Even if you were able to take care of it now, when it gets older it won't have any survival skills.

Answer 9

Take it to the vets or bird sanctuary, they are legally obliged in the UK to help any wild animal. It has a special name.that I cannot remember, sorry. I mean no offence, but wild creatures are very hard to care for and most proffesionals struggle. Also they will ensure it does not get to used to people.

Answer 10

Call a vet and ask them for help on taking care of the bird.