I found a robins egg, and for the heck of it I decided since I have several cockatiels and parakeets, maybe one of them could sit on the egg until it hatches. I figure its better than letting it die. Well, anyway, it hatched and all of the birds in my cage(very big cage), want to play parent. They are feeding the baby, but now what? Will it get the nutrition it needs? Do I keep a wild bird? How will it know how to fly if I set it free when the time comes? Any help here would be great.
So i found this baby bird in my yard. it fell out of its nest. there was another baby bird that fell out of its nest about 5 feet away from it, but it didnt survive…. and its dead. so i took this baby in and put it in a converse shoe box. (with ventilation of course.) and so my niece named it peddy, cuz she was there with me. 
anyway, it was opening its mouth really widely cuz it wanted food! i didnt know what to feed it, so i called my *friend and she said the best thing to feed it was bugs. i dont have bugs. so she then said to try feeding him hot dog… i did and she took it really well and ate it. it was really cute!!!!…. so i’ve had it for half a day now…. but then baby peddy vomited the hot dog a few hours later after fed it to him, several times around the box. i then refused to clean that up and moved it to a different box. so now, i dont know what to feed him. other things that my friend suggested that i dont have chicken or turkey, i cant go to the pet store to buy it bugs, cuz i cant drive, and i cant feed him KFC or chicken nuggets cuz they have spices and preservatives! i asked her about feeding it bread, but she said it doesnt have enough nutrition to be its main food. i then asked about fruits and veggies, but she said that baby birds dont really eat those.
WHAT CAN I DOO?
please help, this bird has shown to be good and healthy so far.
and i want to help it back into the outdoors.
<3~Obtusie Moosie
PS. its a baby Robin.
*btw, my friend is an expert on animals and pets. also, she has taken care of many baby birds before and knows a lot about them.
thank you very much for the answers so far.
also,
how long can this baby bird go without food?
and it is tilting its head straight up with a big mouth as if asking for food. (i've seen this on television) so thats why i thought he wanted food.
OH! IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAIL!!
i found a lightning bug/ firefly! but im not sure that i can feed it that because of the the chemicals that light up its but…..
so is it safe to?
PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
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Tagged baby, baby bird, baby birds, Bird, box, bugs, cant, chicken nuggets, converse, cuz, didnt, dont, friend, fruits and veggies, half a day, hot dog, kfc, nest, niece, nutrition, peddy, pet store, several times, shoe box, spices, turkey, ventilation
So i found this baby bird in my yard. it fell out of its nest. there was another baby bird that fell out of its nest about 5 feet away from it, but it didnt survive…. and its dead. so i took this baby in and put it in a converse shoe box. (with ventilation of course.) and so my niece named it peddy, cuz she was there with me. anyway, it was opening its mouth really widely cuz it wanted food! i didnt know what to feed it, so i called my *friend and she said the best thing to feed it was bugs. i dont have bugs. so she then said to try feeding him hot dog… i did and she took it really well and ate it. it was really cute!!!!…. so i’ve had it for half a day now…. but then baby peddy vomited the hot dog a few hours later after fed it to him, several times around the box. i then refused to clean that up and moved it to a different box. so now, i dont know what to feed him. other things that my friend suggested that i dont have chicken or turkey, i cant go to the pet store to buy it bugs, cuz i cant drive, and i cant feed him KFC or chicken nuggets cuz they have spices and preservatives! i asked her about feeding it bread, but she said it doesnt have enough nutrition to be its main food. i then asked about fruits and veggies, but she said that baby birds dont really eat those.
WHAT CAN I DOO?
please help, this bird has shown to be good and healthy so far.
and i want to help it back into the outdoors.
<3~Obtusie Moosie
PS. its a baby Robin.
*btw, my friend is an expert on animals and pets. also, she has taken care of many baby birds before and knows a lot about them.
thank you very much for the answers so far.
also,
how long can this baby bird go without food?
and it is tilting its head straight up with a big mouth as if asking for food. (i've seen this on television) so thats why i thought he wanted food.
OH! IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAIL!!
i found a lightning bug/ firefly! but im not sure that i can feed it that because of the the chemicals that light up its but…..
so is it safe to?
PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
Posted in Bird Nest Boxes
Tagged baby, baby bird, baby birds, Bird, box, bugs, cant, chicken nuggets, converse, cuz, didnt, dont, friend, fruits and veggies, half a day, hot dog, kfc, nest, niece, nutrition, peddy, pet store, several times, shoe box, spices, turkey, ventilation
my bird just layed eggs and i need a few tips.
here are some suggestions:
are there any foods i can give her to help her stay healthy?
is there a good temperature to keep my house at?
how long are they babies fed by the parents?
how long is the gestation period?
is there a certain formula to give the babies when hand feeding?
when do i begin hand feeding?
when will the chicks be independant?
anything else relavant would be useful!
thanks!
jacqui
i was giving him a mix that is white and called handraising mix from the pet shop he didnt seem to be putting on weight then a lady told me (she raises them) that to buy a pellett form as it has all the nutrition in it and soak it in warm water till it becomes a sloppy paste and then give this to him he is doing really well but i was wondering how much should they weigh he is about 4-5 weeks and he weighs about 80grams he is a very happy bird and i would hate to be doing something wrong as he is my baby
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Tagged cockateil, didnt, form, formula, happy bird, lady, mix, nutrition, pellett, pet, pet shop, putting on weight, shop, warm water, weight
We use Hospira’s 70% dextrose at the hospitial to make nutrition bags for people. Since it is sugar water in its purest form can it be diluted to a 4-1 ratio for humming birds?
So i found this baby bird in my yard. it fell out of its nest. there was another baby bird that fell out of its nest about 5 feet away from it, but it didnt survive…. and its dead. so i took this baby in and put it in a converse shoe box. (with ventilation of course.) and so my niece named it peddy, cuz she was there with me. anyway, it was opening its mouth really widely cuz it wanted food! i didnt know what to feed it, so i called my *friend and she said the best thing to feed it was bugs. i dont have bugs. so she then said to try feeding him hot dog… i did and she took it really well and ate it. it was really cute!!!!…. so i’ve had it for half a day now…. but then baby peddy vomited the hot dog a few hours later after fed it to him, several times around the box. i then refused to clean that up and moved it to a different box. so now, i dont know what to feed him. other things that my friend suggested that i dont have chicken or turkey, i cant go to the pet store to buy it bugs, cuz i cant drive, and i cant feed him KFC or chicken nuggets cuz they have spices and preservatives! i asked her about feeding it bread, but she said it doesnt have enough nutrition to be its main food. i then asked about fruits and veggies, but she said that baby birds dont really eat those.
WHAT CAN I DOO?
please help, this bird has shown to be good and healthy so far.
and i want to help it back into the outdoors.
<3~Obtusie Moosie
PS. its a baby Robin.
*btw, my friend is an expert on animals and pets. also, she has taken care of many baby birds before and knows a lot about them.
thank you very much for the answers so far.
also,
how long can this baby bird go without food?
and it is tilting its head straight up with a big mouth as if asking for food. (i've seen this on television) so thats why i thought he wanted food.
OH! IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL DETAIL!!
i found a lightning bug/ firefly! but im not sure that i can feed it that because of the the chemicals that light up its but…..
so is it safe to?
PLEASE ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
Posted in Bird Nest Boxes
Tagged baby, baby bird, baby birds, Bird, box, bugs, cant, chicken nuggets, converse, cuz, didnt, dont, friend, fruits and veggies, half a day, hot dog, kfc, nest, niece, nutrition, peddy, pet store, several times, shoe box, spices, turkey, ventilation
