Can my baby robin eat catfood for his whole life AND BE FINE...?

Question

because there will be no worms to pick during the winter...

Answer 1

The short answer is No.  Did you find a baby bird...you should not be caring for it on your own.  Please follow this advice:

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/contact....

Answer 2

Oh, so you found a baby robin.

That had all of its feathers but it couldn't fly.

So you read on some website that you should feed it soked catfood.

And that it would be perfectly fine it you kept it.

And that its not illegal at all for you to keep it!

Well story is!

Its illegal and for you messing with this baby robin you can be Fined $500 and/or 6 months in Prison.

No, it cannot eat catfood for its entire life.

And you shouldn't of ever been apart of its poor life!

Do you think a wild bird is going to be happy living with some giant, cooped up for its entire life, barly getting enough nutrition and protein from disgusting cat food to survivie?

NO!

You need to take it to a wildlife rehabilitator.

Or you will be permenetly be the cause of a baby birds unhappieness and most likely DEATH!

Sorry, but I am almost 100% positive that under your care that baby bird WILL die.

Its impossible for an untrained unproffesional to care for something like a wild baby bird!

Answer 3

Actually no. They need a formula for them if there mom is not feeding them. Worms have a bad bacteria that can hurt them and only there bird mom can break it down.

You need to go to the petstore and get some Exact hadfeeding formula for ALL birds. Depending on what he looks like, is he s still pink than you need to feed him the formula mixed with warm wwater so its not too soopy but not dry. If he can hopp around than he can get a little thicker. If he is still pink and has hardly any fethers than only eed him te formula hts not too soopy but not dry. NOTHING else. If he hops around and can st on your finger, feed him a littly thincker. formula. You can feed him mealworms(HEADS CUT OFF) or they wll eat its insides, watermelon, bananas, veggies. CUT THEM UP IN TINY PEICES.

DON FEED HIM WATER IF HE IS PINK OR HAS HARDLY NY FEATHERS. Theres water in the formula. Use a syringe also. Is he can sit on perch and pecks at stuff then he can start to eat w/o syringe.

Whjen he is fledge stage and hopps around fed him formula w/o sring, bananas, watermlon, seeds(oil), and veggies(all cut up in little peices. Get im a good cage with perches in it and water in it. You may get some gravel to help digest and millet spray seed which wild birds peck t and eat. Mkae sure wate is in the bird watererand seed in the bir feed cup.

I also recommend not using a heatlamp, heatpads on low heatare better. Make a nest shape o of a washcloth cover the heatpad with a washclth in cse to warm and then another over the baby to keep the heat in but so he can breathe.When he is able to hopp and has some feathers he doesnt need it any more.

Answer 4

No they need worms.  Why would they want catfood?  Find some insects then.

Answer 5

A rescued bird can live on canned dog or cat food... anything that is high protein can sustain them... BUT all the baby birds I have rescued died no matter how well I took care of them... good luck though!