Feeding a wild baby bird?

Wildlife Rehabber

If I were you, I'd look for a wildlife rehabilitator immediately. Dietary needs, diagnosis of possible injuries, concerns over diseases/parasites that can be transferred to humans ... Caring for injured/orphaned wildlife is not easy. Good luck.

Try chewing some earthworms, and gently spit them into the baby bird's mouth...

As the bird gets older, you'll also need to run around the yard flapping your arms, so the little guy can learn how to fly.

Madcrawdad said:

Try chewing some earthworms, and gently spit them into the baby bird's mouth...

As the bird gets older, you'll also need to run around the yard flapping your arms, so the little guy can learn how to fly.

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erv: :thud:

H2Ogal said:

Wildlife Rehabber

If I were you, I'd look for a wildlife rehabilitator immediately. Dietary needs, diagnosis of possible injuries, concerns over diseases/parasites that can be transferred to humans ... Caring for injured/orphaned wildlife is not easy. Good luck.

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Different bird species have different dietary needs and since the parents do regurgitate what they eat into the babies mouths if you can't ID the species you need immediate professional help. A baby bird can starve to death in 2 days or less if not fed properly. If you know the species it won't be hard to feed a bird at that stage of development as long as you know what it eats.

a mortar and pestle and a baby medicine syringe would come in real handy right about now.

also, i suspect macrawdad may be feral according to his answer. :evil_lol:

It's illegal to keep and/or raise wild birds and other animals. You need to find a wildlife rehaber that can take it in. But until then, keep it warm in a quiet room and do not disturb it unless feeding.
The real problem is that you cannot teach the bird what to eat, so even with the best human help, there is a massive chance it will die soon after release. Most rehabers will tell you to leave it where you found it, or in a makeshift nest off the ground. If the original nest has no chicks or is near enough to the new nest, the parents may be able to still feed it.
We have lost 4 baby birds here, at all stages and only one made it because it was old enough and wouldn't let the parents forget about it. Though I believe the others in the nest were neglected, not sure if those made it or not.

http://www.californiawildlifecenter.org/home.html
http://www.ccwr.org/