Baby Bird, found in an office of a college.. We don't know how old it is and don't know what and breed and don't know what to give it! it is a Black bird, Yellow beak, Grey on top of the beak.. it's feathers are mostly adult, some pluffy ones are still on it's head.. Small enough you can hold it is one hand, grasping all the way around.. We just need to know what to feed it, at the college, my uncle set it on the ground and 6 big black birds (Like crows, but not crows) Swept down and started attacking it! right now it is next to me, it a bird cage, please help, it wouldn't open it's mouth when we tried to feed it "Gritz" From a dropper, and won't eat a whole worm..
Thank you (P.S We are in Ahoskie North Carolina)
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Posted 3 years ago by garfieldkitty #
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Without an ID, it is just a guess. Since it is not showing nest feeding benaviour (opening mouth for offerings) try a wild bird seed mixture and small pieces of fruit. Bread soaked in milk is often offered to baby birds.
Try to find out what it is.
Good luck baby birds are not good subjects for amateurs to raise.
Posted 3 years ago by ailuromaniac #
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This website might be helpful to you: http://www.la-spca.org/education/others/wild_birds.htm
Posted 3 years ago by Kitten Whisperer #
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Here's another site...don't know if it will help..
http://aviary.owls.com/baby_bird.html -
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You need to ID the bird before you can really figure out what's best to feed it. Definitely contact your vet or the nearest wildlife rehabilitation organization. (It sounds like it was nearly fledged, but not yet feeding itself.)
As Karenopa wrote, time is of the essence. Young birds are growing and using energy at a prodigious rate; it doesn't take long for their metabolism to suffer from lack of sufficient food.
Posted 3 years ago by anncetera2 #
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Sorry guys..nevermind.. i woke up this morning to feed him and well...he didn't make the night, thanks for trying to help tho, that is appreciated..R.I.P Fred.
,Mallory
Posted 3 years ago by garfieldkitty #
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Mallory, you tried and that's all that anybody can do. It is so hard to save these little birds that fall from the nests. Every year I find one or two in our yard, usually the wind has blown them out of their nests. We always try to save them but have never had one make it.
You did a really good thing in trying.
Posted 3 years ago by WillowandWindismom #
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At least his last day here was warm, dry and safe. Even if he didn't realize you were trying to help him, he knows it now.
Posted 3 years ago by CheetahBoysmommy #
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Thanks guys.. You made me feel much better about it, i admit, i was very sad, even if it was just a little bird.. he was beautiful, but we never found out the breed, we are Burying him tonight when the rain stops. *hugz all who helped*
,MalloryPosted 3 years ago by garfieldkitty #
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I'm so sorry. It's no consolation, but most baby birds suffer their highest mortality rate right around the time they fledge. They're trying to learn so many things, all at once, about flying, food, and predators. They're just so vulnerable until they gain some mastery of these different challenges.
Posted 3 years ago by anncetera2 #
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