I found a baby bird and have tried to call local places but cannot find anyone at this time that would take it, so now I would like to know what should I feed it, how often and how much…this bird is able to stand and hop has feathers but cannot fly yet and is still a little unsteady at times. the birds size full grown is bigger than a sparrow but smaller than a pigeon. not sure of the breed yet.
Please put this bird back!!!!
it is a fledgling and doesn’t need anyone to care for it apart from its parents who will teach it to fly once it has left the nest! They will also feed it and look after it!
There are lots of baby birds at the moment that are fledglings and have only just left the nest! Please put this bird back and leave nature to take care of things!
Thank You
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You should try to put him back in the nest. It is an old wives’ tale that the parents will shun the baby.
But if you can’t find his nest, call a local wildlife rescue organization. Their workers have been specially trained and can advise you over the phone.
If you should have to take the bird to them, please make a donation. Such organizations are usually on a tiny budget and often the workers will pay for supplies out of their own pockets rather than see the animals suffer. So please make a donation, however small.
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Please remember outside birds are exposed to several infections. Please always wash your hands after handling a new baby bird from the wild. there are several websites dealing with rescued birds and their care. Do a google on ‘baby bird care’
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if you can get meal worms, feed it meal worms…teach it to eat them by setting the meal worm on a board or something, in front of the bird, then tapping the board near the meal worm sometimes making the meal worm move…make sure the meal worm is alive…you may need to make it eat the first one by opening its beak and placing the meal worm in head first. after this, it should then understand if it doesn’t already, what a meal worm is and what to do with it. don’t give it plain water, it will get the liquid it needs from the meal worms (baby birds never get water from the parents, they don’t begin to drink water til they leave the nest.) it doesn’t need to be kept warm…simple room temps will be fine. (not air conditioned room temps) to teach it to fly, first teach it to respond to you…imitate its peep as best you can…all the time that you handle it…especially when feeding it. then when you think it is ready…set it on the ground and walk a short distance peeping, so that it follows you. next set it on the back of a chair. go one step away, actually within hopping distance….and peep…it should hop/fly to you…as its wings get stronger, go a step further until it is actually flying to you. then take it to the outdoors. let it begin spending the days outdoors. then the nights too. wean it off you so that by fall it will migrate with the rest of the birds.
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If the bird is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling and has left the nest on it’s own and it’s parents are caring for it. You need to replace it where you found it..preferably in a scrub or tree so it is relatively safe from predators, and the parents should come back to feed it. If it is unfeathered…then look for a nest and if you can find it…replace it into the nest. Do not worry about your scent being on the chick..birds have a very poorly developed sense of smell and will NOT reject a baby that has been touched. If you cannot find a nest, get the bird to a local wildlife rehab for it’s best chance of survival. Also, keep in mind, it is illegal for you to try and raise this bird on your own.
I am an ornithologist (bird biologist)
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