Why is it so difficult to raise wild baby birds?

Question

One often finds robins, etc. that are out of the nest, with no parents about, but unable to fly. Even if they eat well, most die suddenly. Why? What do people usually do wrong?

Answer 1

Last week I found a baby Robin that had fallen out of the nest. I called a wildlife center to get some advice, and they told me that wild baby birds almost always die when being hand-raised. It's always best to put the babies back in their nest. Their parents are probably nearby, but out of sight. The idea that "the parents will abandon a baby that get a human's scent on it" is just a myth. Most birds don't have a sense of smell.

So I picked up the baby and was able to put it back in the nest (by standing on my car's window frame). Then we backed off and just watched & waited for a while. Both the mother and father Robins came back to continue feeding their babies. :)

Answer 2

we handle the babies andl ike some adult parent animals they reject their babies when they pick up our human scent because they conieve them as foriegn and not theirs and therefore they die.that is if the baby bird doesn't die from fright first which many do in the hands of humans.that's why baby bird hanadlers always wear those mother head and beak feeding gloves when they raise eggs to babies.

Answer 3

you are able to desire to place it returned! infant birds bypass away the nest basically before human beings think of. the mum nudges them out and then keeps to look after them whilst on the floor. it somewhat is extremely not uncomplicated to look after a wild infant chook real to boot as unlawful. place it returned on the floor the place you discovered it, the mum will come returned once you're actually not to any extent further around. by potential of preserving it your are incredibly plenty signing the dying certificates. you will possibly not desire human beings to provide help to comprehend to launch it, yet it fairly is the properly suited answer. it may look exciting, and novel to look after a infant chook yet you're actually not doing it any favours. the quicker human beings study to not meddle with nature the greater useful.