Baby birds fell while still in nest-still alive! What to do?

jakobsk8 · 06-9-2008, 10:03 AM

Ok, most of you know about the badass storms that hit Michigan yesterday. To our surprise (sort of), after the storm, a birds nest was on the ground. I picked it up, and birds were in it! And they were alive! I put the nest by the tree, but I couldnt do anything because of my terrible sunburn. My mom gave them water through a dropper, and we havent fed them yet. The parents havent returned, and its been 5 hours, so its up to us and the humane society to help them. What should I feed them? (theyre robins). And dont give me that "the parents wont return when you touch them" crap. ITS A MYTH!! anyways, what can i feed them? we called the humane society, and they said to feed them, too. again, what should I feed them?

**Coolboyrulez0** · 06-9-2008, 10:09 AM

Bird food.
Also nice of you to care for other animals, kind thing to do.

bluguerrilla · 06-9-2008, 10:11 AM

Find worms, mash them up and partially digest them and feed them that.

**sumzup** · 06-9-2008, 10:16 AM

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American Robins feed on a mixture of both wild and cultivated fruits, berries, earthworms, and insects such as beetle grubs, caterpillars, and grasshoppers. The Robin is flexible and will turn to whichever food is most readily accessible, although the diet generally consists of approximately 40% invertebrates, 60% fruits and berries.

From here. Google is your friend.

**windsurfer-sp** · 06-9-2008, 10:19 AM

Personally I would get out the spade, anyway back to the feeding discussion.

jakobsk8 · 06-9-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sumzup

From here. Google is your friend.

Ok, how would I prepare it?

jakobsk8 · 06-9-2008, 10:27 AM

omg my mom just said that theyre not babies...ah i guess that helped anyways! o crap sorry double post I dodnt know how the multiquote thing worked..

**stretchypanda** · 06-9-2008, 11:41 AM

Ask Petco. Not the internet.

**sumzup** · 06-9-2008, 11:53 AM

Cut up berries/fruits into small pieces that can be fed to a baby robin. You can do the same with earthworms if you want, as well...

Musiks · 06-9-2008, 12:59 PM

break their wings and legs and put them on the concrete. then stomp on their heads and send us pictures.

inflames07 · 06-9-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Musiks

break their wings and legs and put them on the concrete. then stomp on their heads and send us pictures.

Or eat them.

06-9-2008, 10:03 AM	#1
jakobsk8 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit mane Age: 27 Posts: 208	Baby birds fell while still in nest-still alive! What to do? Ok, most of you know about the badass storms that hit Michigan yesterday. To our surprise (sort of), after the storm, a birds nest was on the ground. I picked it up, and birds were in it! And they were alive! I put the nest by the tree, but I couldnt do anything because of my terrible sunburn. My mom gave them water through a dropper, and we havent fed them yet. The parents havent returned, and its been 5 hours, so its up to us and the humane society to help them. What should I feed them? (theyre robins). And dont give me that "the parents wont return when you touch them" crap. ITS A MYTH!! anyways, what can i feed them? we called the humane society, and they said to feed them, too. again, what should I feed them?

06-9-2008, 10:09 AM	#2
Coolboyrulez0 VICES Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Age: 30 Posts: 10,032	Re: Baby birds fell while still in nest-still alive! What to do? Bird food. Also nice of you to care for other animals, kind thing to do.

06-9-2008, 10:11 AM	#3
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06-9-2008, 10:27 AM	#7
jakobsk8 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Detroit mane Age: 27 Posts: 208	Re: Baby birds fell while still in nest-still alive! What to do? omg my mom just said that theyre not babies...ah i guess that helped anyways! o crap sorry double post I dodnt know how the multiquote thing worked..

06-9-2008, 11:41 AM	#8
stretchypanda shock me shock me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Age: 39 Posts: 4,123	Re: Baby birds fell while still in nest-still alive! What to do? Ask Petco. Not the internet.

06-9-2008, 11:53 AM	#9
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