2006-09-01 15:56:22 · 25 answers · asked by 6 in Pets ➔ Birds
Ive hand raised many baby birds of med size,never successful with tiny ones like sparrows though.Blue jays are easy to hand raise and eat cheap canned dog food mixed with egg yolk an bread crumbs.We had one as a house bird for 11 yrs.he even learned to talk an say about 7 words.I miss Billy bluejay!
2006-09-01 16:01:39 · answer #1 · answered by T H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rose45 gave you the correct answer. Are you sure the bird fell out?? It is pretty late in the breeding season for babies to still be in the nest.. it may have fledged (left the nest on it's own) and the parents are caring and feeding it. Birds leave the nest BEFORE they are able to fly. You can put the bird back in the nest if you know where it is...or leave it where you found it to watch for parents coming and going. If this bird is mostly bald...then it needs to be cared for...and should be taken to a rehab, if fully feathered...let the parents raise it.
2006-09-01 16:23:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have a lot of extra time and do a lot of research I would not recommend trying to hand raise the bird. They have to be kept warm and fed on a pretty ridged schedule. Its hard work and not very successful. I would suggest taking it to a local wildlife rescue center. They will sometimes try to rescue a baby bird. The sad true is that this is a wild animal and not all the babies are meant to survive. I know this sounds cruel but it is part of evolution. It is a human instinct to try and save the baby bird. Nature already decided the life of the bird was not meant to be. I'm not heartless, it is survival in the wild. If you had not picked up the bird it would not have survived.
2006-09-01 17:30:52 · answer #3 · answered by Mark67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The likelihood of successfully raising it without any knowledge of handfeeding procedure is pretty slim, since you don't know its nutritional needs (or even its species), its temperature requirements or how to safely prepare and feed the bird. Incorrect feeding methods could burn the bird if you're careless, but even if you're totally careful, holding the pipette (dropper) the wrong way in the bird's mouth could drown it on its own food (aspiration).
If you have to feed him while you find the local wildlife authority, you can safely feed him slightly warmed baby food from a plastic dropper. His crop (kind of like a food pouch in his neck) is on HIS right side, and his wind pipe is on HIS left, so if he's standing in front of you, and you will hold the dropper of warm baby food in your right hand and empty it VERY slowly down the side of the beak to your left, while you hold his head gently still with your left hand. You will notice the pouch under his neck filling up. Don't over fill it. Leave room. When it empties again, it's time for another meal, and you'll learn his schedule.
Keep him warm. A heating pad on low and a place under a warm lamp, or a few feet away from a baseboard heater, should keep him nice and warm until you find the wildlife authority or a wild bird expert.
2006-09-01 20:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by Em 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends,first leave it be and see if the parents are around. alot of birds will push the babies out as they get big enough even though they cant quite fly yet and still feed it on the ground. Barn swallows do this for example. or if you see the parents buzzing around the baby then put it back in the nest. we've done this with robins alot when the babies fall out after a storm and the birds have never abandoned the baby because we touched it. if you still want to try then call your nearest humane society and get advise. good luck to you and the lil' bird.
2006-09-01 16:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by rose45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local humane society if you are unaccustomed to caring for baby birds( like a breeder). It is extremely time consuming and if you are unable to feed it quite often and keep it in a stable ,warm, environment, it could easily die. The Humane Society may not be able to care for it either, but will put you in contact with someone that can.
2006-09-01 16:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My grandma did when I was about 2, in the late 60's, and she ended up with a totally tame black bird that was her companion for 5 years.
2006-09-01 16:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, these days might even carry the bird flu virus and i'm sure you don't want that lol Best thing to do is leave it alone, harsh but thats the best thing to do.
2006-09-01 16:00:16 · answer #8 · answered by cbatb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when ever i have done this the bird will die in 2 to 3 weeks......so u can catch them as a guest or if u can really take care of them then they can be ur friend...........
but mind this that u must have evrything like food to feed the bird...!!!!
2006-09-01 20:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by nickless 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have when i was little we raised it for about 5 weeks and then gave it to the humane society (we had it from the egg and all)
2006-09-01 15:58:37 · answer #10 · answered by luellenstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋