help please?

Question

what to feed a baby robin.. vet said i'm able to take care of him but he had to go before he could finsh talking to me... the robin is about say 2 weeks to 2 1/2 weeks has baby feathers. what should i feed him and how much and how many times pre hours

in alabama we had a storm and the tree was blowen down that way i didn't put him in a nest.. and the mother is did i think because there is a big robin did like 20 feet from the nest..

Answer 1

Please see my website: http://www.starlingrescueandcare.bravehost.com . You will find a detailed emergency care guide, feeding instructions, what to feed, etc. The site is targeted at starlings and sparrows but will apply to most song birds, including robins. Please DO NOT place 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 then suck it in if he needs to be hydrated. The baby must be kept warm as well. You may do this by placing a towel over a heating pad set on low and place the baby on top of it, put the pad, towel and baby inside a small box and place a light-weight cloth over the top to help hold in the heat. Please visit the site for more information! There is just so much you will need to do, I cannot think or type it all out at once. You may also post to the website forum if you have any other questions or concerns.

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

Answer 2

I used to volunteer at a wildlife rehab center and I worked with and fed baby robins. We syringe fed them a mixture called "mac diet", it was a strange mixture of things like cat food and insects and fruit slurry. I never made it myself so I don't know the exact ingredients, but if you did an internet search you could probably find out. Have you ever syringe fed a bird? if not you should ask someone who has some experience to show you how because it can be kind of tricky, and you have to be careful because if you do it wrong the bird could aspirate and die. Also you have to watch the birds crop so that you don't over feed it or under feed it. if you overfeed it the crop could explode which will lead to death, if underfed starvation can occur very quickly.
I would suggest looking for a licensed wildlife rehabber in your area, because baby birds need to be fed very often and there are many problems that could occur that you would not be equipped to handle.
good luck, feel free to write if you want more info.

Answer 3

wow are you in for some fun, baby birds are tough to raise that young. go to a pet store and look for lafabers hand feeding formula, its the only one i know of thats rated for wild birds. mix the formula to be about the concistancy of runny pudding. it needs to be between 101 and 104 degrees. DO NOT USE THE MICROWAVE. it is probally going to need to be feed every 2 or 3 hours at that size, day and night unfortunatly. use a syring or droper and always feed down the birds left (your right) side of the beek. birds have 2 tubes in the back of their throat, one is their wind pipe and one goes to their stomach. if you feed down the wrong side you run a huge chance of asperating the bird (getting food in its lungs) the crop (right above his breast bone) should feel like a marshmallow when your done, squishy but kinda firm. if the food is to thick the bird can compact, which meens the water gets sucked out of the food and it turns to a rock in his crop, if you feel something hard in there feed him a small amount of warm water and the massage his crop to break up the food. keep the bird is a ventalated box with a heat source on one end. good luck

Answer 4

to the other person who answered..you cant put a bird back in the nest. The mother would smell your sent and never come back, same with eggs.


Im not saying that i did the right thing, but i gave mine crushed up worms. My dog got a hold of it before i could tell if it was working though.

Answer 5

why wouldsn't you put the robin back in the nest?

Answer 6

chop up an earthworm you gotta chop it up to mush. thats how the mom feeds them, they chew it up and then puke it in the babys mouths feed them when they cry prolly once an hr to 1 1/2 hrs

Answer 7

just to correct polesandbarr....you CAN put a bird back in the nest..it is an old wives tale that they can smell your scent...birds CANNOT smell.

Answer 8

You can neonate food from a pet store...basically it is baby bird food for pet birds, but it is pretty well formulated and should help