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Q&A–: What should I do with a baby bird that has fallen out of his nest in a tree?
I have a fenced in area in my back yard where my dogs run around, and 2 days ago I found a dead baby bird on the ground directly under a nest about 20 ft up in a tree. It was hard to tell if there were more in the nest. Around 1 am, I let my dog out and I noticed a baby bird jumping around making noise. Doesn’t look injured. He looks like hes about half way there to having his feathers ready to fly. I nudged him (easily!) into a empty baby pool & then into a aquarium w/ a cage top .I did NOT touch him with my bare hands. I guided him in the tank with the lid. I dug up about 5 worms. I have a wide infant medicine syringe,should I feed them to him? I’ve also heard to moisten bread W/ water to hydrate .. It was 95 & HOT today! I live in southern MD . Should I put him back & hopefully the mother is still flying down & feeding him or should I keep him until the am, feed him the worms, & then put him back in am to see if the mother comes. Help Help! I need advice! serious only please !!!
Hi. thanks for answers so far,, I wanted to add that the nest is way to far up for me to even try to put him back. I’m starting to even wonder if thats the nest he came from because of it being so high up. He doesn’t seem injured at all. He jumps all around and has his mouth wide open when I open the top. I wonder if the mother would come down and feed him if I left the tank open and sat it in the yard. Its only a 10 gallon tank. Its 4am! I need sleep!! lol I don’t know what to do. If I leave it unopened, than I take the chance of a snake, or whatever, getting a hold of him. but at the same time, I don’t want the mother to give up on him if she can’t get to him until the am. Should I mash up the worms, or just drop them in his mouth in small pieces? I thought the mom regergitate (spelled wrong probably) the worms into the babies mouth. ewe! lol. I sure wish it wasn’t 4am!! lol
me again. its now 5:51 am, I gave him the 6 worms , he tore them up! I decided to sit him out in the yard, and see what he does. I turned the cage on its side,after about 10 minutes, he jumped out onto the grass. He hasn’t moved since! It seems like hes calling for the mother the way he chirps. He keeps looking up into the air above him, right where that nest is. Need to go see if hes still there. I could never work in a vets office! I can handle people hurt, bleeding, etc, but not animals. I sure hope the little guy will be ok. If hes there, I think I;m going to put him back in the tank and make a phone call to the local bird rescue(already checked on it!) if hes gone, I pray he will be ok!! cross your fingers and toes!!
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