I found a baby bird on the hard ground, what should I feed it? PLEASE ANSWER FAS!


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I found a baby bird on the hard ground, what should I feed it? PLEASE ANSWER FAST!?

This is like the third baby bird I seen on the gound and each time I leave it hopeing the parents will come back but when I came back a week later I saw the bird being eaten by ants so when I saw this one I was not going to let it die already ants were coming.

So now its hungry and I think its thoes small brown skinny birds.

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2 weeks ago
Sorry somehow the question is in the health part I guess am over here too much

2 weeks ago
Thanks!!
Bad news is I just put bread in water to soak it and fed it to the bird because it was crying for food its been hours now its quite and sleeping...what can bread do?


Answers:

A common myth is that mother birds will reject babies handled by humans. This is not true. Birds have a poor sense of smell, and cannot tell if you have touched their chick.

If the baby is not injured first priority is to locate the nest and return the baby. This may require a ladder and some ingenuity. Make sure the other babies in the nest look like the one you are replacing. Watch the nest from a distance to confirm that the parent bird returns. This could take several hours.

get to know your local Wildlife Rehabilitator or organization. Keep their number on your refrigerator. If you can't find one in the phone book, call your state's Fish and Wildlife Department, local SPCA, avian vet or look up "How To Locate a Wildlife Rehabilitator" and find the nearest one listed, then ask them if there are any nearer.

Unless the rehabilitator has told you otherwise, it is best not to feed orphaned or injured birds. However, if you can't get the bird to a rehabilitator within a few hours, this may become necessary. Follow the rehabilitator's instructions. Never give bread or milk to wild birds. Don't handle the baby - their tiny bodies can be easily damaged. Keep it away from household pets and wash your hands before touching your pet birds. As tempting as it is to try to raise a wild bird, please remember - rehabilitators are trained in the proper diets, techniques and medical issues, and Federal law prohibits un-permitted individuals from possessing native wildlife.


*edit* bread can kill a bird directly, by damaging its digestive system. Most vulnerable is an organ, located at the base of a bird's throat, called the crop. Clumpy, sticky, or expandable substances can remain in the crop, causing it to become distended, infected, or impacted ("crop stasis"), which will kill a bird. These substances can contribute to potentially fatal intestinal blockages, too. Don't panic yet, just try to get the bird into proper care ASAP. Hope this helps.




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