HELP

[BeautifulGoodbye]

 

[rykitten]

Oh my gosh . . . that's a tough one. Have any idea what sort of birds they are? What do their feathers look like?

I am no expert by far, I've only dealt with the birds my cat has brought home.

My suggestion would be to find a wildlife program in your area. The biggest problem your facing is figuring out how old they are. If they are still young, you may need to feed them a birdie baby formula.

If you want to take them on I'd suggest taking them to a vet. They'll be able to tell you exactly what to feed them.

If not, find a program. The one here is awesome!

Good luck and let me know what you decide to do.

 

[BeautifulGoodbye]

Oh my gosh . . . that's a tough one. Have any idea what sort of birds they are? What do their feathers look like?

My suggestion would be to find a wildlife program in your area. The biggest problem your facing is figuring out how old they are. If they are still young, you may need to feed them a birdie baby formula.

If you want to take them on I'd suggest taking them to a vet. They'll be able to tell you exactly what to feed them

Thanks for the quick reply

I am trying to find what kind they are online, but no luck yet...

I live in a pretty small town with no wildlife rehab program around but am getting ready to call my vet to see what he thinks. I'll let ya know what happens

 

[Sorrell]

Hi there, i work for a bird rescue, so I can tell you what to do...
First of all keep them very warm, make a nest in a plastic tub of some sort and line it with old washcloths, socks, whatever. You'll also want to lay one over the top of the nest to trap heat inside. You'll need to feed them every 20-30 minutes in daylight (wild birds don't feed their young at night) to make food, soak puppy food in warm water until it is soft. Because you don't have proper vitamins, you can improvise with boiled egg yolk, but not a lot. DO NOT FEED WORMS! After the dog food is soft, break little pieces off with tweezers and feed them with that. Eat baby should take at least two pieces of food per feeding. The first time you may have to hold their little mouths open, but they will catch on very fast. Also handle them as little as possible. When they get older, they will start to fly on their own and will eventually be ready to leave. I'll be happy to answer any more questions if I've left anything out.

 

[silver]

WOW Sorrell, that was very thourough!! I'm glad you posted that and I'm glad I read it in case I ever need that info!!

 

[Sorrell]

I actually fell into this area on accident. I live in a small town too, and I am a animal behaviorist and dog trainer. We have a local rescue in town that only deals with large raptors and the head of the organization took one of my classes and asked if I would want to help out with them. So, I'm pretty much in charge of sparrows, starlings, robins, doves, basically anything that is small and not eating on their own. I really enjoy it, but I'm glad it's seasonal, because it's exhausting. Last summer I actually went to a wedding and I carried a diaper bag with me (which was fine because I have two young kids) but what no one knew is that inside I had three baby sparrows I hope Beautiful Goodbye's babies end up ok, it's hard work, but so rewarding when they grow up. Whenever I see little birdies out and about I wonder if they were one of mine

 

[Sorrell]

Is there anyway you could post a picture of them? I could probably tell you what they are...

 

[BeautifulGoodbye]

Hey! Thank you so much for the reply! I truly appreciate it! Well I did call my vet & he gave me the # to another vet in this town that takes in birds and rehabilitates them until they are well. So I took the babies there and the vet took them & said they were starlings. I'm so glad that there was someone in my town that does that, as I have school all day pretty much and wouldn't want to leave them alone for all of that time....

 

[wuvmybetta]

but what no one knew is that inside I had three baby sparrows

Great info to have,Sorrell,Thanks! We find baby robins in our backyard all season long, apparently their parents build very poor nests We haven't found one this year....but this is also the first year that we've had a dog and unfortunately she's found a few before we could get to them Still, I'm glad to know what to do,just in case

 

[Sorrell]

Wuv, if you know where the nest is you can put the babies back in with no harm done. Birds don't have a sense of smell, and the common myth that if you touch a baby bird the mother will abandon it is not true. So if you know where the nest is, this is the best option, but it is also very possible to raise healthy birds yourself. Just be prepared for about three weeks of work per bird.

 

[PETsMARTchick]

My animal-loving little bro has tried to save soooo many baby birds. Unfortunately none of them make it. The stupid kids in my neighborhoo don't leave the nests alone! I hope you have better luck than we have.

 

[William]

Starlings are tough little birds. Do you still have them, or did you give them over? You could try getting some meal worms and crushing them up and feeding them.

I've raised many chickens, guinea fowl and even a few pheasants. These would all take chick pellets from the moment they hatch but then again these birds are all walking pretty much freely as soon as they hatch!! So I am not sure what "softer" birds like starlings sparrows etc would take hence my suggestion earlier. I would use a large net and catch craneflies in my garden and feed them to my guineas and when they were 6 weeks and hardy enough to go outside they would prowl the garden and eat every single bug you can imagine

Best of luck with your new creatures, I've just seen a robin nest about 10 metres away from me as I type this!!

 

[William]

Also remember all chicks are suicide artists.... like I say I dealt with different species of birds, but make sure they can't drown as they will try even in the shallowest water, the rearing enclosures were always circular as well as otherwise they will crowd in the corners and crush one another. Fortunately I found this out before mine hatched and I suffered no casualties.

 

[Sorrell]

I'm not trying to be picky, but when mother and father birds feed their young they regurgatate (sp) the food into the baby's mouths, when they do this, the food is combined with "immune boosters" from the parents' stomach. When we feed baby's we don't do this (hopefully!) and so we can't add it the special things to the food. Meal worms and earthworms are LOADED with parasites that we can't kill before feeding them like the parent bird can. It is extremely risky to feed any type of worm to babies and personally, I like to stick to what's readily available and I know the contents of.

 

[wuvmybetta]

Wuv, if you know where the nest is you can put the babies back in with no harm done. Birds don't have a sense of smell, and the common myth that if you touch a baby bird the mother will abandon it is not true. So if you know where the nest is, this is the best option, but it is also very possible to raise healthy birds yourself. Just be prepared for about three weeks of work per bird.

Tried that, but the nests were always waaaay too high ( I wonder how the babes survived such a fall in the first place ) We've also tried putting the babes in a coolwhip container and nailing it to the tree as high as we could, that worked a couple of times