I found a baby bird in our back yard and i dont know what to feed it…..it has spikes for feathers and is about 4 inches long. I have dealt with 2 baby squirrels before and they survived and then i set them free. Now i found a baby bird and i think it may be a blue jay(not sure) and it is still relatively small and i dont know what to feed it.
Any answers would be greatly appreciated…=)
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I just found what appears to be a blue jay nestling at my home. I work at SeaWorld, so I’m going to take it in tomorrow morning for them to take care of. I couldn’t get it back to the nest as it is 30+ feet up.
But what do I do meanwhile? One of the sites I went to suggested feeding it tiny slivers of fruit. So I tried a tiny piece of a grape – it won’t open it’s mouth. Should I be worried that it’s not eating?
Thanks everyone for your answers. The bird made it through the night and was very hungry this morning. I was able to feed it lots of tiny slivers of a grape (site I found gave this advice) and I got it into work OK.
I work in the zoological operations department of SeaWorld Orlando and yes, the aviculture department will take just about any bird you bring to their door.
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I found him about 20 minites ago, he is healthy, easy to handle.
No problems, just got knocked out of a tree by wind.
What to feed him and how?
Will this little bird eat on his own?
Thank you!
Ok, I just turned him over and he has a bloody chest. He is in a laundry basket and very calm.
So, in the morning he is going to the wildlife vet.
Alright, here’s the situation.
Yesterday evening, my family found our cat attacking and trying to eat a baby Blue Jay. After getting it away from our cat, we put it in a box without handling it by our own hands with a sweater lining the bottom, and placed cat food softened with water in a bowl inside the box with it.
He made it through the night without dying of shock, and now he’s actually really vocal, and bouncing around inside the box trying to get out. We draped a towel over it to calm the bird. It’s still too young to fly, though, and the main problem?
We have NO idea where the nest is. We don’t seem to have any blue jays around here that this fellow could belong to.
So my problem now are two things: Feeding it, and getting it to a shelter.
So, can anyone hand me a website link of a center or shelter in Fresno, CA. that will take a baby blue jay and rehabilitate it, or take care of it? I’ve looked everywhere..
The bird is unharmed. It seems to have ruffled tail feathers, but other than that, it doesn’t appear to have any injuries.
I live in Oklahoma and I work at a pet store and a customer dropped off a baby blue jay and he has down feathers and some bigger feathers on his wings. Since we have Hand-Fed birds I am certified to hand-feed. i have been feeding him store bought baby bird formula and crickets. He has been eating really well and pooping good. He has a neck problem to where he cant keep his head straight but he is able to move it when he has an itch, so I know his neck isn’t broken. I need help to what blue jays eat and how often and how long to be hand-feeding him. If he lives he wont be able to go back into the wild because with all the other problems he is also blind in one eye! I have a dumb bird on my hands please someone give me advice.
He’s eating baby bird food fine, and we are keeping him warm and he (or she*heh*) is healthy…But I don’t know when we should wean him…And what do we feed him with? I basically need a long detailed explanation of what to do when caring for a baby blue jay…
Danielle, 14
I put out black-oil sunflower seed to attract some birds and within a week and a half I had up to 25 mourning doves on my deck at a time. Other birds include Blue Jays, Finches, Cardinals, Titmice etc… They arrive around 6:30 am to 7:00 am and are in and out through out the day. Once one mourning dove shows up the entire flock is soon to follow. Other Videos to check out. www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
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