How to Feed an Orphan Baby Robin
An orphaned baby robin left on its own before the age of two weeks will most likely perish. Robins are unlike other birds in that they will not consume bird food and live on a diet of invertebrate animals, such as grubs or fruits and berries. You can feed baby robins at your home until they are ready to fend for themselves.
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Instructions
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Feed the baby robin mealworms, earthworms or grubs. Place the food onto the ground near an area that is well protected, such under a bush or near a thicket, and allow the baby to devour the meal. The baby will eat every 15 to 20 minutes during daylight hours so you may want to keep the bird to in an area that is fenced off from any predators.
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Cut up fruit and berries, such as strawberries, apples and blueberries. The robins may wish to consume these fruits and berries later in the day near the end of its feeding time. Place these items on the ground and allow the bird to feed.
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Continue to offer the baby robin food until it slowly begins to find food on its own. This will generally occur within one to two weeks of the baby's birth. Once this occurs, allow the baby robin to find its own way.
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Tips & Warnings
Check with your state's laws concerning wild animals. It is illegal in many states to own a wild animal, so the bird should only be kept until it can be turned over to a licensed animal rehabilitator.
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well, as fledglings they fall out of the nest as long as it has feathers it will be out of the nest and the mom still takes care of it on the ground usually 14-16 days it says they leave the nest..to be on the ground..this is where the mom teaches it to be a bird...:0)
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this would have been nice to know last week. We had one that couldnt fly yet fall out of the tree, the mom was still around though so we left it be.. I felt bad leaving it there though
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so I have 2 baby robins..that a freind brought over cuz her dog killed the mother and tore up the nest...so I have been all over the net looking for these so called rehabilitator's, that when you call it's "ohh I don't do birds" but go to this website or call this number..hours of searching and I still got to baby birds that are going to die if I can't figure something out..Nice since wildife is wildlife..it's either in you to take care of all animals regardless or you can take your fancy title and license and shove it up your a%&!
