Bird Injured it fell out of a tree and its just a little baby... Need info please!?

Question

Ok the bird is your usual everyday bird its brown/black and its just a baby. It fell out of a tree and almost got hit by a car. It does not know how to fly. I don't think it knows how to eat on its own yet. I need to know how you feed this bird. If i don't get this info soon it might die.

P.S. i know i have to bring it to a animal clinic but its far and we need to feed it or it mioght die on the trip there.

Answer 1

Put the bird back in the nest. The mom will continue to take care of it

Answer 2

Please, do not listen to the people telling you not to touch it.  If the bird is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling and has left the nest on it's own and it's parents are caring for it. It is normal for birds to leave the nest before they can fly. You need to replace it where you found it..preferably in a scrub or tree so it is relatively safe from predators, and the parents should come back to feed it. If it is unfeathered...then look for a nest and if you can find it...replace it into the nest. Do not worry about your scent being on the chick..birds have a very poorly developed sense of smell and will NOT reject a baby that has been touched. If you cannot find a nest, get the bird to a local wildlife rehab for it's best chance of survival. Also, keep in mind, it is illegal for you to try and raise this bird on your own. Look for a rehab here:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactA...

Answer 3

worms.

Answer 4

When you touch a bird the mother WILL TAKE IT BACK. Just put the bird back, it will be FINE.

When you touch a bird, true, your sent gets left on it. But birds have very bad senses of smell, they cannot smell the human sent. In the wild, birds rely on their sight and hearing, not smell.

So the best thing is to put it under a bush that the parents won't be scared to enter to feed and take care of the baby again. They're probably still looking for it.

Answer 5

don't touch it

diseased and mom wouldn't take it back from human smell

Answer 6

contact your local humane society for name and phone of local bird rescurers...they will give you an immediate answer or come get the bird..also call local vets..they have access to this info over phone...

Answer 7

you shouldnt touch it. If its hungry it will open its mouth anyways.

Answer 8

okey.

here it is

you must  feed it every 14­20 minutes from sunrise to sunset.

an adult bird makes about 400 trips every day to feed its young.

You will need to provide a proper diet, clean suitable living quarters, and fresh water every day. Still, despite your best efforts, most hand-raised birds will die.

Vary its diet with the white of hard-boiled egg cut into strips; and mash the yolk with milk to a thin paste. Raisins soaked in water and drained when plump or dog biscuits soaked in milk may be given to your bird.

Another excellent diet can be provided by mixing 1/4 cup lean ground beef 1 teaspoon cottage cheese 1/4 cup canned dog food 1/4 hard-boiled egg yolk 1 teaspoon sand or fine dirt 1 teaspoon dried turtle food.

The food should be at room temperature and fed to the bird by hand or with dull tweezers or forceps. Place one hand over the bird's back and wings, raise the head into an erect position, and tap the base of the bill lightly to signal that it's time for feeding. Drop a small amount of food into the gaping mouth. If the bird will not open its mouth, gently force it open. Drop the food well into the throat, being careful not to puncture skin in the throat. Do not force feed liquids. Feed the bird until it's full and no longer gapes. Keep handling to a minimum.

Good luck hope that helps

Answer 9

don't touch it

Answer 10

First off yes the mother will take the baby back. True fact is birds can't smell your touch. If you can put it back into the nest then by all means that's the right thing.

Second most birds are protected by wildlife and although I feel we should do everything in our power in order for their survival, wildlife feels it's best to let mother nature take it's course. However wildlife will take the babies if you bring them in and care for them then rehabilitate them back into the wild. They usually don't last as many years as we can not teach them the things the parent birds do. Wildlife is a good thing as through the years they have learned more and more about the wild birds and they have saved most of our birds which would not exist to this day. If you don't want the responsibility in caring for this baby bird please take it to your closes Wildlife and they will care for the baby.

Third You will have to feed this baby every half hour till it is fully feathered. However as in the wild they don't feed at night their sleep is as important to them as is to us. So they can go without eating thought-out the night for 8 to 12 hours. Day time is different story.

I feed our baby starlings and sparrows, which aren't protected, a mixture that was given to me by Wildlife. It is as follows:

4 cups dry dog food or cat food,  that is high in protein, Soaked in water till moisten.

1 hard-boiled egg

4 tums tablets, crushed and soaked till dissolved, this is for calcium

Avian vitamins, follow directions on label

1/4 cup applesauce

Mix all together till resembles cooked oatmeal.

I make into balls and freeze. When frozen I put them in a freezer bag and take out one at a time for feeding. This way the food stays fresh. Some people uses an eye dropper. I choose to take a pinch of food between my finger and thumb and put it in the babies mouth. This way you don't take a chance of the baby hurting himself with the eyedropper.

I have raised two starlings and a baby sparrow. We still have them as they are a part of our family.

You will not be able to release them into the wild as like I said before you can't teach them the way of life that they need in order to survive the wild. Starlings are great talkers. Our little Sparrow is just a sweetheart. I also have 6 cockatiels. And although I don't house them all together as they have their own cages I do let them all out for flight time and they get along just great. Course our starlings aren't but about 2 months old and this may change when they reach adulthood. I will have to watch closely as to see how they get along then. And if they don't get along then I will just give them different flight times in the house.

Good Luck to you and the baby.