ok, well there are baby birds that we found and i am asking what do you feed it when you are trying to save it. it is a baby but it is bigger than a baby bird, so we can say it is a teen bird that cant fly. um, what do you feed it and how can we make it comfortable and not scared? and please i want only serious answers and DONT tell me to release it or anything? and how do we give it water? thanx in advance.
2007-04-25 16:42:44 · 10 answers · asked by mary m 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
This is a serious answer. You will kill it if you feed it anything other than what it is meant to be eating. Since you don't know weather it is a meat eater or a seed eater you don't have a hope.
This is pasted directly from the Federal Wildlife Service website:
Q: I found and injured bird. Who do I call or Where can I take it?
A:The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service does not have rehabilitators here on staff. Call your local veterinarian, humane society, or county or municipal wildlife agency to find the nearest qualified wildlife rehabilitator that can take and treat the bird. Or you could call the Regional FWS Migratory Bird Permit Office to locate a federally permitted migratory bird rehabilitator. You may also access the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) Hotline site or the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) site to help put you in touch with a qualified rehabilitator. While you are locating a suitable rehabilitator, keep the bird in a dark box in a warm, quiet spot. Do not disturb it or offer it food. Let it rest.
Q:Can I keep the bird and nurse it myself?
A:No. It is against the law to keep a bird, injured, orphaned, or otherwise, without the proper permits. In most cases, injured birds required specialized professional attention to survive and to be successfully reestablished in the wild. Maintaining migratory birds as pets is prohibited.
I know you probably mean well but I hope you do the right thing and decide not to kill it by attempting to care for it. It breaks international treaty laws, federal law and probably your state law if you keep the bird(s).
2007-04-25 17:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by yonae12 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What sort of bird is it? Seed eater or insectovor? Thats the first thing you need to know. Once you know that you can either feed crushed meal worms etc, or by the correct formular for it.
It's difficult to get a young fldgeling to feed when they haven't have human contact, the fear factor is very high in some of them and they often need to be tube fed or they refuse to eat and forcing them to will only increase the risk of the chick aspirating food into its lungs.. Crop tubeing is not something an inexperienced person should attempt, You may need to locate an organization that take in wild birds for rehabilitation so that someone experienced can care for it, even some zoos will take them.
2007-04-26 00:34:41 · answer #2 · answered by kim a 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
baby birds you have to puree worms and feed them with a eye dropper the smallest you can find,about half full every couple of hours.until they are a few weeks old and you also give them water the same way, but only a drop at a time, and the older it gets increase drops. and feed like a baby it will let you know that it is hungry. and wrap it in a small blanket and hold for a few through out the day and that will help it not be scared. the adult bird regurgatates the food before they feed their young. and hold it in a soft rag in your hand do not lay down because it will choke. It is really simple keep it warm small box with a blanket and a light they have to stay warm. they also have to have grit to help there digestive system healthy but I am sorry I do not know how to do that but a good website to go to for wild birds I would say www.national geographic.com. good luck
2007-04-26 00:09:37 · answer #3 · answered by bonnie j 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This bird has most likely fledged the nest already on it's own and the parents are caring for it. If they are feathered this is the case and you are keeping them from being fed by their parents if you have moved them from where you found them. It is normal for birds to leave the nest BEFORE they can fly, they hop around and get fed by adults until they can fly on their own. You need to get these birds back to where you found them if it has not been long, the parents are probably frantically looking for them! If the parents are gone, you need to get them to a rehab to ensure they survive. Next time, don't interfere with nature.
2007-04-26 21:53:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you really need to contact your wildlife rehabiltator..
in the mean time... put the baby in a box... with towels or something under him.. He has to stay warm.. he may need a heat source.. ( heat pad on low under box)
and it depends on what kind of bird it is...
is he gaping for food?
If he is gaping for food... its probably not a seed eater..
soak some dog/cat food. when its completely soaked.. pinch off a little tiny bit and put in the back of the throat..
do not give the baby water! you have to avoid his windpipe.. its a tiny hole and if you get water in there he will die..
he will get enough fluids from the soaked dog food.
here is a link to rehabbers in all states :
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm
also... does the bird have feathers? It could be a fledgling.. it thats the case... he can go.. just watch out for cats and dogs...
2007-04-26 14:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by Racquel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try going to your local petstore and buying some crickets(theyre found in the reptile section). Once home blend the crickets with some clean drinking water and mcrwave the mix. After it has cooled, try offering it to the bird on a clean plastic spoon and see if he or she will eat off it.
But if you want the best advice ask a vet or someone who cares for wild birds, chances are ya just might be able to care for it yourself.
2007-04-25 23:51:02 · answer #6 · answered by Checkers- the -Wolf 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
hold up, hold up.
did you find the babys in a nest or on the floor or what?
the mom was probably just gone for a little while...
okay, anyways, feed them crushed worms or just normal worms(maybe cut in half).
for the water, get a PLATE, not a bowl, and fill it with water. put it in the cage, and the birds will bathe/drink it.
2007-04-26 00:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Worms,
dig in your yard, get the worm, and then, slice a small piece or smash with a fork would be best and then feed to bird.
2007-04-25 23:47:57 · answer #8 · answered by JLove 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is a good web site.
http://www.starlingcentral.net/wildbabybirds.htm
2007-04-25 23:48:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
crickets. they are cheap too
2007-04-25 23:51:17 · answer #10 · answered by T K 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋