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I was brought a baby blue jay by a customer. What to feed him?

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.

My sister and I are caring for a 2 week old bluejay. When do we start weaning and what do we do?

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

HELP, my son brought home a baby blue jay. What to feed and how to care for it?

The bird is fully feathered, but does not have it’s eyes open.

Help with a Baby Bird?

My dad works in a welding machine shop and they found a baby blue jay in one of the storage rooms. They looked all over the place and found No visible nests or other birds. So he brought it home in a box, and we called the wildlife group near us, and they can’t get out here for at least a month. However, They didnt tell me what to feed him, I’ve been cutting up worms and feeding him that way, but should I be giving him something else?

He’s NOT that old and it looks to be that he’s JUST getting his feathers.

He still has some of the baby fuzz on his head
He died this morning :(

How do I keep Muscovy dusks out of my yard in southern florida?

There are many ducks out here, eating my garden plants. When a blue jay knocked over my feeder, the ducks came and now I can not get rid of them. I stopped putting food out for the birds. Several of my neighbors were putting bread on my deck. I have since blocked my deck off with potted plants. I have no idea what to do to make the ducks stop coming to my deck. Even when I stopped feeding them, they hangout in the yard. I stopped feeeding then 3 days ago.

Bird feeding, deck platform

Some winter deck feeding

bird feeding frenzy feb 2009 central florida

bird feeding frenzy feb 2009 central florida