Baby robin suggestions?

Question

We found what we think is a baby robin (it's very young, and mostly dark colored). A few days ago, my dog attacked the nest and my mom managed to stop it in time; the mother was alive. i don't know if it was injured or not. a few days later, my sister unknowingly brought the dog to the same spot, and it got the baby. she rescued the only baby that was in the nest, the one the dog got, and treated it for shock. it had a very small pinpoint of blood on its shoulder/neck area. it was still breathing and seemed to be alright a few hours later. we put it back in the nest, and then checked a little over 24 hours later. it is there, its eyes are open, and it is moving around. it seems to be just fine!

however, we haven't actually seen a parent there at any time. we are worried that it would starve if a parent weren't there, and we don't know how to tell if one is around or not. we were thinking of bringing the bird a few worms in case it is hungry, and monitoring it for a few days.

Answer 1

something similar happened to me.  My mother was volunteering at a pharmacy and she happened to notice three baby robins had fallen out of a hole in their nest.  My mom but them back up (after patching the hole) and 5 hours later she came back.  The babies were on the ground again and two were dead. the one that was alive i brought home.  She was dehydrated and starving. we fed her a dog food mixture and now she's fully grown, flight feathers and all...

We've named her Snap after the noise she makes when we come near her.  If you plan on keeping the bird (like i have) DO NOT take it to a vet.  Vets, pet stores, etc. will take in wild birds to rehabilitate them. however if they were not raised (in your house) with a brother or sister, they will not be able to rehabilitate them.  Good luck with your baby  

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(snap is now almost a year old, i also have a jenday conure. he likes to pretend that he and snap are boyfriend/girlfriend, but she 'snaps' him when he gets close)

Do not feed the baby worms. Most earthworms have parasites and you don't want them to infect the baby. Instead, if she/he is covered (not pink and naked) in feathers then you can feed he/she mealworms or crickets.  (You can buy these at a very cheap price at wildbirdsunlimited. or petsmart. WBU is cheaper.)

The food recipe:

1 cup of high protein puppy food (highest you can find)

1 hard boiled egg

1 tablespoon of baby bird formula powder (petsmart)

Soak the puppy food in water until it becomes mushy, then put it all in a blender or food processer and puree it.  Get a large syringe and walk to the baby. Typically it should open it's mouth, it might tweet.  When he/she stops opening his/her mouth then STOP FEEDING. also if it's a very young bird it should have a bulby type thing on it's neck. This is called the crop and this is where the baby stores it's food.  In order to feed it, take a syringe (not an actual needle, it should have about three milimeters near the opening) and hold it over the baby's throat, push the back and let it slide down the baby's throat. If the baby bobs its head while eating, don't worry this is normal.   Repeat the same thing if the baby is thirsty (with water). This is very very important, If the baby's skin is a deep red color then that mean it's dehydrated.

(it's best to have a proffesional show you by hand, however i wasn't fortunate enough to have someone teach me)

I hope i could be of help ^.^

Answer 2

Put it in another nest with eggs. The parents will raise it.

Answer 3

take to a pet store/ they will nurse it/find a home or let it go in timing

Answer 4

I am happy all worked out well.  For future reference please do not ever feed worms, they carry a parasite known to cause gapeworm which can be fatal..  Any bird that has been attacked by a dog, cat or other animal and has had the skin punctured needs to be treated with antibiotics as mammals can carry a disease in their saliva that is fatal to birds. Also for the future if you are ever in the situation of a rescue baby birds need to be fed a dog food based diet, the recipe is on my profile along with the links to starlingtalk, which is the best baby bird rescue site that I know.  There are many knowledgeable, caring people there.  I found them when I fouind my first set of baby birds.

Answer 5

First of all, I wouldn't suggest even touching it. It's illegal to touch a wild bird, let alone raise one. The best thing you can do at this point, which you should do ASAP, is to call animal control or something like that. You could also try putting it with another Robbins nest (I've done this before. It's probably all right to touch if you're moving them to safety. Just pick them up with a towel and no matter how big the temptation, DO NOT TOUCH THE CHICK. It'll ruin any chance of another bird caring for it). It works with eggs, but I'm not so sure about already hatched chicks. It's also very risky if you do this because if the chick's a different age than the others, the mother will most likely abandon it.   Yeah, call animal control. It's your best bet.

Answer 6

If you can, put it back in the nest - otherwise, just put it back to where you found it. Remember - mother bird won't come back for it as long as someon'es watching.

Also, remember you can't care for a baby bird. They need to eat as often as every 30 minutes! If you're really concerned you can call a wildlife rehab center and they will come and get the bird and take very good care of it (don't try to rescue it yourself!)

You have to have a special rehab and wildlife permit to give care to wild animals in the US including birds.

Best wishes!