i need help............................
OK so i was bike riding with my friend and we saw this cute baby chic screaming and all alone on the street so what could we do leave it there so we brought it home WE WERE WEARING GLOVES.
and now my father said we should keep it until it is old enough to be free....
all i know is this -
1.FEED IT EVERY 3 HOURS
2. KEEP IT WARM
and that is it please tell me how i give it food i know u put it down its throught but how and i know you need to chew it up so please help me. thanks you. What to feed a bird depends on the species. You do not chew up its food. This is why it is illegal for people without the proper training and federal permits to have wild birds in their possession.
Was the bird a baby, or a fledgling?
Baby birds fledge (leave the nest) several days before they start to fly. They hop around on the ground, and they climb on low branches until their wings are strong enough for them to fly. The parent birds continue to feed and care for the fledglings until they are self-sufficient. If the bird has most of his feathers, leave him alone (or if you have already taken him, put him back.)
If the baby has mostly fuzz, he is not ready to fledge. Try to put him back in the nest. Do not worry about your scent being on him. It won't bother the mother. Wildlife biologists take baby peregrine falcons out of the nest to test them and band them, and they handle them with their bare hands. When they put the babies back in the nest, mom never rejects them. You can see photos here: http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/p...
If, for any reason, you can not get him back in the nest and you are afraid that the neighborhood cats might get him, call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You should be able to find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.... or here: http://www.wildliferehabber.org/
Licensed wildlife rehabilitators have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, and they have the required state and federal licenses that allow them to keep the wild animals until they are healthy enough to be released.
Do not take the animal to a vet - vets are for pets, and most vets do not have the expertise to care for wild animals; nor do most vets have the proper licenses that would allow them to keep a recuperating wild animal.
Do not attempt to keep this bird and care for it yourself. In the US, all native migratory birds are protected under federal law (Migratory Bird Treaty Act), and it is illegal to keep any protected bird unless you have the required permits. Penalties for violating this law include up to $500 and/or up to 6 months in jail for each offense. Even the people who rehabilitate birds and other wildlife, and then release them, must be licensed: 鈥淲ildlife rehabilitation licenses or permits are required to work with most native species, since wildlife is a natural resource and considered the property of the collective people of a state. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires federal rehabilitation permits to work with migratory bird species, marine mammals, and species listed under the Endangered Species Act. With very few exceptions, wildlife agencies require wildlife rehabilitation permits or licenses to rehabilitate wildlife." http://www.ewildagain.org/pdf/RecBooklet... Cyndi m has not explained very well!!! U cant give a baby bird food like that. You will need to get a syringe and a small rubber pipe to attatch to the nozzle of the syringe so you dont damage the poor little things beak! Also you should feed it more often. A good source of food can be found at your local avian vet or pet stores. Its a special bird porridge that is especially designed for feeding young baby birds, and providing all the vitamins and nutrients it needs to develope a good immune sysytem.
Be careful and make sure that the porridge is very watery as a small bird will sometimes choke on food that is too hard to swallow! I breed with all sorts of birds all the time and i hand rear alot of them from the age of 2 weeks old. They are very finicky, and if you found that one out in the street, that means that its mother kicked it out of the nest for a reason, or it fell out.
You should feed it every hour and a half - two hours. Its alot of work and YES even through the night. And just as a matter of info, if the bird does survive, and you decide to set it free, it will die because it has been raised in captivity and has no hunting skills to look for worms and bugs ect!! So if its gets older, keep it or give it to an aviary if you dont want it.
Hope this helps you
Good luck to you and the bird!!! =) Take it back. Birds will not abandon their young or nests because a human touched it. That's an old wives tale. Those parents know exactly where that baby was and will care for it. Take it back now. HI
YES KEEP THE BABY BIRD WARM. I KEPT MY SPARROW BABY IN A SMALL BOX FILLED WITH TISSUES (easy to clean up) AND SET IT ON TOP OF THE TV.
YOU DONT NEED TO CHEW UP FOOD FOR THE BIRD.....INSTEAD MAKE A MIXTURE OF 1/2 CUP DRY CAT FOOD MOISTENED WITH WARM WATER, ONE HARDBOILED EGG PUT THROUGH A STRAINER, AND 2-3 TABLESPOONS OF APPLESAUSE...MIX ALL TOGETHER AND FEED TO THE CHICK SLOWLY EVERY FEW HOURS...BE CAREFUL NOT TO SUFFOCATE THE BABY BY CRAMMING TOO MUCH FOOD IN ITS MOUTH...IT TAKES ALOT OF PATIENCE SO PLEASE GO SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY. KEEP THE UNUSED FOOD MIX IN THE FRIDGE FOR UP TO 3 DAYS...OR FREEZE THE MIXTURE IN AN ICE CUBE TRAY. ONECUBE PER DAY WILL KEEP YOUR BABY FED...WARM IT UP IN THE MICROWAVE ..ADD WATER IF NEEDED TO THIN OUT THE MIXYURE....USE AN EYE DROPPER OR A COFFEE STIRRER TO FEED.....HOPE THIS HELPS.....
MY SPARROW ATE AND GREW AND FLEW AWAY AT ABOUT 3 WEEKS OLD :-) HIS NAME WAS BOWEN :)
GOOOOD LUCK....AND BLESS YOU FOR TRYING TO RESCUE THE BABY BIRD !!! |
