What do you feed baby sparrows when trying to help them?

Question

My mother found two baby sparrows had fallen out of their nest. We cannot put them back anyway but also because their mother will reject them if they smell like humans so my mum wants to look after them. They are very young and do not yet have completely all their feathers. What can we feed them? We have put them in the greenhouse with a jar of hot water because they were dying of cold, and we have tried feeding them milk and mushed up bread - I know this is not ideal but we did not know what to feed them and have no otehr pets ANy advice or help would be apreciated. I heard they can be feed mushed up cat/dog kibble with water?Is that true and what other things can we do to help them survive.

Answer 1

Please find a wildlife rehabber in your area to care for the birds.  stop feeding them.

Answer 2

First of all the mother and fateher bird will not reject the babies this is a myth. they have a poor sense of smell. Put them back in the nest or make a makeshift nest out of a coolwhip bowl with holes in bottom line with tisssues for warmth. hang as close to nest as possible. Stay hidden and watch for a hour to see if mom or dad returns. Chances are they will. If not first thing is babies need to be warm. Cannot even feed until warm enough. make a nest pput the nest in a box and put the box on a heating pad set on low. to feed them you must get some bird handfeeding formula from pet store. If you cannot then mash up dry cat food with wter make it a oatmeal like texture. Use a end of popsicle stick to feed them with. when they gape put it down thier throat. Dont just put in mouth as they can aspirate it. DO NOT GIVE WATER. They get all fluids they need from food. you can also give them Mealworms you get at a petstore. Cut them up in pieces and use blunt tweezers to drop in throat. they must be fed every 30 mins from morning until nightfall. They do not need to eat at night. Best bet for their survival is to warm them and try to place back in nest or by it. next best bet is to a vet that takes wildlife or a rehabber. Some rehabbers will come to you. If not try your best but it usually ends in heartbreak. As they get older still hand feed but also offer little bowl of wild bird seed and small shallow cap of water. Once they can eat on their own and find food they can be released. Do not handle or play to much with them or they will become imprinted on you and you cannot release as they will trust all humans which is bad. You may end up with pets if they survive. It is illegal to posess birds without permit but sparrows(depending on what kind) starlings and pigeons are legal so I wouldnt worry to much. Good luck and thanks for trying.

Answer 3

you take bread and crumble it up to little tiny bits

then you put water in a little bowl

and yaah.

Answer 4

Worms, crickets, with tweezers, anything that isn't hard and full of protein.no human food, though! Wash them carefully, before you feed them to the birds, even if you don't use pesticides. You don't want them poisoned, do you? When they're 2 weeks old or older, you can feed them really small chunks of strawberry. (Very nutritious.) Get one of those stomach warmer bags, than place it on a Styrofoam plate. Than cover it with moss and place the chicks on top. That should make them warm.

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

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.  If you cannot reach the nest, you can also place the chicks in a basket with handle and tie the nest up as close as you can to the original nest location.   Look for a rehab here:

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

This site has listings for the UK as well as the states.

Answer 6

We have baby sparrows over our back door and we are constantly putting them back in the nest. Of course we aren't so naive that we don't use gloves. The parents put up a stink for awhile and then go back to feeding them.

If you must s***w with Mother Nature just feed them bugs. Any bugs. They eat only meat and they p**p a lot. DO NOT FEED THEM KIBBLE! That will kill them. Go to your local pet store and buy live crickets (lots of live crickets) and feed them to the birds with tweezers. Do not touch any food with your fingers.

Answer 7

the best thing to do is to take it to a wildlife shelter close by because if you feed it out of a dropper it will dehydrate and die.

i found a bird that fell out of its nest and the mother rejected it.

the best thing i did was take it to a wildlife shelter and they would keep in touch with you and tell you how its doing..

a bird shouldn't eat dog or cat food when their young because it will get used to that and be the only thing it eats      the best thing would be is to take it to a wildlife shelter..

i know you don't want to hear me saying take it to a wildlife shelter.. i didnt either, i wanted to take care of it..

but its the birds LIFE that counts.