My brother found a baby bird at his work that was hopping around in the parking lot. He could not fly so my brother took him home in a box since he was afraid he would get hit by a car. We just got the extra cage we have setup with a water hanging on he side, some seeds in a container and sprinkled on the ground, a couple branches, a swinging perch and some newspaper. He is sitting in the corner at the moment, but he is very active. He was jumping against the cage and trying to fly but kept falling. He has all his feathers, so hes not a baby baby, but he is very tiny. We have the cage next to our bird to try and maybe calm him down and i put a towel covering one side so he feels secure. What should we do? My mom thinks we can release him in a few days since she thinks hes a fledgling and is just learning to fly. His wings down look damaged or broken or anything, so i dont think hes injured. He must have just fallen out of the nest at the wrong time.
Please tell me what we can do. Do you think he is old enough for seeds? He looks like a fledgling so I think so but not sure. And what else can we do to help him?
P.S. We will release him but my mom wants to wait till he can fully fly so he wont die. And we do not want to take him back where he was found since we are afraid he will get run over by a car or walk in the road.
