Comments on: How to Care for a Baby Bird

on 7/8/2008 Try going to www.wildliferehabber.org or www.wildliferehabber.com and searching for someone in your are to take the bird.

on 7/28/2007 FEEDING- you can purchase milworms for cheap at pet stores. i found that cut and squished up milworms with a little bit of water is the best food to feed the birds. A lot of them really can't digest cat/dog food and will stop eating them.
nest- add natural leaves and stuff from near where you found the bird. use a good size cardboard box and put branches through it at different levels. This helps baby birds to learn to hop and gain enough strenght and practise to fly one day. if the bird has no or little feather, a regular reading lamp with the adjustable body is a great alternative to heat lamp.

on 5/9/2007 i just found a lil baby bird??? can someone help me as i think bbay is hungry and also i dont know wht to feed as i dont have any animals in the house.... what about seeds like dried pumpkin seeds or if any other normal thing which we usally keep in the kichen ,,,,, its mum is around n i am keepin an eye as well, but as its is wendy n cold i dont want the bird to be left alone.. i am plannin to bring the baby bird in my room

on 5/10/2007 If you happen to find a baby bird on the ground that is not injured, leave it there. If it is truly orphaned, try to find a nest with the same species in it. The new parents won't care, even if the young bird in near flying and the ones born in that nest are just hatchlings.

on 7/1/2006 If a bird is still a baby and needs energy, mix 4 tablespoons of water and 1 tablespoon of sugar together and feed this to the bird with an eyedropper.

on 11/22/2005 First of all you must find out how old the bird is, and look at its size. Keep it in a warm dry place. What I did is I put the bird in a small box with a few washcloths on top of our heater. Though with this you must check the box every ten to fifteen minutes to make sure the bird is not getting too hot. If the bird tries to escape, it is probably ready to be set free. It doesn't take long for that to happen. For me it only took about 45 minutes to get the bird back on its feet.

on 11/22/2005 I have taken care of many young and injured birds. Since I was a child, I would bring home hurt robins or starlings. I have learned if you cannot find any worms for the bird, it is best to give it ground up kitten chow. If the bird will not take it directly from your hand, it is best to feed the young bird with the tip of a straw.

on 11/22/2005 Baby birds that are able to hop around should be left alone. If you pick one up and plan to feed it, make sure you have enough worms. They need to be fed about every 2 hours.