What To Feed An Abandoned Baby Bird 

I am currently very disturbed. I just recently rescued a blue bird hatchling and for the past three days have been feeding it only earthworms. Thank God I just found this video!!

I've rescued hundreds in my lifetime...4 words....Purina......Medicated....Chick.....Starter.....moisten the starter, squeeze out the execess water like he said and buggar them tweezers, fingers have done nicely for me since 1970.

One of my fondest memories as a child was when raising a baby bird found without home or parents. A great experience for a child. The responsibility that comes and also the thirst to know more about birds is really stimulated in a child. Both bird & child can get benefit from the experience. That said, here I am at 64 years of age with a baby wren. It rekindles that sense of awe of the experience. Thank you for your video.

A few months ago I raised a baby sparrow using a mix of crushed cat biscuits, boiled egg yolk, ground oats, banana, and finely ground eggshell all mixed into a paste with some water. It did the trick and the baby survived. Unfortunately, it later became apparent that the fledgling was paralysed...He's still with me now, but as a pet...no chance of release.

I know I can find it in the internet but it’s nice to hear you explain it since you’ve had experience already. Thanks.

This is very helpful information for people who find abandoned baby birds because those babies need loveand care around the clock.

Oh thank goodness! My cats just brought in a baby bird. Thank you for letting me know I can feed them soaked dry food. What a relief!!!

Mike your videos about rescuing baby birds have been priceless. Rehabbers are few and far between and sometimes they are so overloaded they cannot take anymore birds.

Thank you!! Followed the steps and baby sparrow is thriving, feeding him (?) every 20 min. What we did to keep him consistently warm was a bowl of hot water under his nest (same bowl as the one with hot water below) and microwaving the water every time we feed him, for one minute. The ‘nest’ on the top bowl is a fuzzy sock filked with rice and lined with tissue paper, easy to change as he poops. At night he is in a room with a small heater nearby. Worked out! Good luck to you all❤

Thank you so much! I was standing in my kitchen with a nestling in my hand when I found this video, and I am so appreciative! There were a lot of ignorant videos that wasted valuable time to get to the end where they smugly informed the audience to either find a rehabber or let nature "take its course." Thank you for being a caring person 💕

Thank you, Mike! I found a fresh newborn in the driveway today and this video helped a lot! ❤

This did help, my husband works at a saw mill and sadly he found a baby bird with no nest any where nearby, he searched all around and it’s nearly 102 F• out so he took it home since he didn’t want it to die out in the sun all alone. We raised plenty of ducks, chickens and turkeys from babies but never a regular

Great video Mike, but one thing you forgot to mention is that often the nests will get attacked by predators. In those situations it’s safer to rehab than leave the nestlings in the backyard where, even though the parents are feeding them, they have no nest (and no safe hiding place) leaving them vulnerable to attack at any moment. Most likely by the same predator(s).

Thank you for your video on dos and don't, and tips for where to access knowledge for trusted resources. Very kind of you to do this so others, with much less experience, can help birds.

Cats being around is another reason to rescue some baby birds that have feel out of the nest. Tried to put them back and was getting attacked lol I got them on my porch in a box now with something soft to be on. I'll try the cat food and scrambled egg thing tomorrow.

I think this is the best RU-vid channel to get knowlege about birds. Please make more vedios. Bird lovers truly needs your help. And thank you to all them who are answering questions in comments. They are also helping a lot. Thank you so much.

This bird fell out of a nest very high up in my backyard. One of my cats almost hurt it so I instantly picked it up and put it in a cat carrier so the mom could talk to it. The mom has been around but I can’t put the baby down because we have so many cats around.

Definitely informative with the right type of info as far as diet and the moral thing to do. Thank you I have a baby bird that was in my dogs mouth I examined it, looks fine no cute or crushing just wet and scared I’m hoping it can fair through the scare it had.

Thank you so much. Your video gave the best answers to my questions. There's a nest with 5 baby birds in it, just outside my front door. Thank you.

Mike thank you! You’re an angel.

You give great advise. Thank you so much!

this is great! I find birds after a storm every year, but I put them back in a nest, if the nest is gone, I have even moved to an empty nest and the mother bird ALWAYS follows me and just picks it up from there. they dont seem to mind me relocating to a viable home, when theirs was torn up by storms. and so glad you say not to give them water! I know people who immediately do that, or worse- milk. birds are not mammals and can not digest milk. and remember, fledglings are supposed to be hopping around the ground. they are learning to feed on the ground and fly, the parents are near by, leave it be. great video!

I wish i knew earthworms could have parasites before i just spent 3 hours digging them up

So cool of you to put this video out. Much love from norcal

I should’ve watched this first, wallahi they’re cooked 😭😭😭

Praying the baby sparrow we found makes it we are trying our best to feed it. Trying to find the right meals for what we think is a week old. My fiance found it while checking for wasps around our house. But sadly found his sibling passed away next to it on the ground but this baby was alive with cockroaches next to it eating the corpse and nibbling at this living baby bird. We tried looking for the nest but nowhere to be seen or momma. Prayers up😓 this poor baby thrives and makes it .🙏 ✨ thank you for the tips you are amazing.💕

Thank you that was all the information I needed, God Bless you

Thank you for posting this. Very helpful and you helped save a bird : )

Really good information thanks. Blessings always.

Thanks for the information

Just very much helpful thanks sir

Great video, good information and simple to understand. Thank you.

Your video helped me understand what to do and feed the baby bird that he were forced to help or it would have been ran over . No nest that we could find and at a gas station . Thank you so much :)♥️

Thanks, very helpful video.

Thanks for the help. I didn’t even think about a bird sanctuary. I just found a bird today. Thankfully I was able to feed it and turn it over to a sanctuary so I know it’s in someone’s hands who has experience. Good looking out bro

Thank You,You Are A Life Saver.

Great information! Thankyou!

Thank you so much sir...for sharing this

Very useful video thank you. My cat brought a baby bird into the house and I’ve been following your tips feeding the bird.

This was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

Thank you Mike , Awesome video 🥰

You have an awesome heart. Thank you

Thank you so much for this helpful video

This is the best most helpful video on this I have found thank you so much you helped me save 5 baby bluebirds

thank you so much mike me and my cousin found an unhatched egg that was left by its parents and now we know what to feed it when its hatched so again thank you

Thank you so much for this information I really needed this🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Very helpful. Thanks

Great video. Thank you so much!!

You have no idea how helpful this is...in this situation todsy.thank you so much.💙uk

Omg tysm , I found a baby mockingbird and didn't know what to do with it

Thanks for the help

You're the best Mike!

This video was right on time! Thanx for sharing your video. GBU

Thank you for the video! I found a baby bird and your videos are so helpful

Good on you thanks

A great informative and useful useful. Thanks

Nicely done the teaching

Awesome video. Thank you

Thank you Soo much I found 3 baby birds and this helped a lot thank you

Thank you for making this video I found a hurt bird without parent and I needed to feed it it’s at my house right now so thank you for putting out this video

Thank u so much sir. This video really cleared a lot of doubts

Thank you so much Mike today I just found a baby bird abandon so I took it home tysm mike❤❤❤

Great info thanks ❤

Thanks

Thanks Mike your video helped me out a lot. I have 4 baby birds that I didn't know we're in a blanket I had out side hanging I grab it an shook it when I did part of the next an 4 babys came out I put them back but no mom bird came back with the rain I had to bring them in. Put them back which I saw a full grown bird flying around but I did not see her feeding them which then night came an th babys were left with nothing to take care of them an we had hard storms happing so again I took them which I was under the impression that there mom was not going to help since 4 days went by an nothing so I have been feeding them dog food an cooked eggs. I need to take them somewhere but I have no way to get there ATM. So your video helped me to figure out how to feed them better..

Thank you kind sir!

Thanks Mike this helps a lot.. I have 5 abandoned baby finches.. Parent refuses to feed.. Now I know what to do

Very interesting .Thanks !

Thank you sir

Thank you!! ❤❤

Awesome video! Thanks!

Thanks, great video

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! 😊

Awesome video! Just found a baby starling with two siblings dead and most likely the mother dead as well based on the environment I found the nest in. I struggled trying to find out how to take care of it, feed it, what kind of food, etc. I went to the local pet store and they recommended bird formula which seems to be doing the job well. But then I came across this video and now I'll be changing some things up. So far, the bird seems to be doing very well and growing. Any further suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!

You did your best to save the wild animals. Me too...I tried my best and they went well...whew!

Wonderful words of advice I thank you for this I’ve taken care of babies before and I was lucky they survived but I would like to know how to release them I have trouble there

Thank you

Thank you so much!

Thanks you so much

Thank you Soo much for this Video👌👌👌

Thank you so much I have a baby bird and thank you for teaching me😁😁😁

Great video. Thank you

Thank you for your video

Hello your video is so helpful!

Bro… every 20 minutes? Are you sure about this? How can one do this all night if they are trying to save a found baby bird? Your telling me that if someone on their own was trying to save a baby bird and that person falls asleep for a couple hours…. you are telling me that bird will most likely die?

Love your video . I had formula left from my cockatiels. I handfed and raised my cockatiels from 2 weeks and they are healthy birds . We rescued a wild bird and got it 2 days ago , thought it was going to make it , even after waking up and giving it feedings and having it on a chair beside me so I could tend to it , it didn’t make it . I literally last fed it and when I woke up it was dead .

Thanks Mike, you're doing a fantastic job! Totally agree with you, everything is absolutely correct! Respect ! Regards from Bulgaria.

THANK TOU

Great video. You're a good guy.

OMG thanks 🙏🙏🙏 that was awesome and very very helpful! 👏👏👏 My cat was trying to get this baby bird that I don't know where it just fell out of the nest!😢 Again thanks!🥰

Omg thank you so much!!

Thanks a lot Mike! I found a tiny baby nightingale today fallen from its nest which was too high for me to reach. So now I’ve nestled it up in a chocolate box and feeding it chickpea flour and sugar dough. Hope it was okay to do so. Now after watching your video, I’ll feed him some protein too!

Nice ..❤ thanks

I absolutely adore your channel, I adore your videos, one thing I do want to mention is I guess in the case of such things like house sparrows are not supposed to have earthworms? I think they're toxic to them? Anyway thank you so much for your videos I love watching them. I just watched one of your starling and I'm about to watch more I love been watching your channel so far. Thank you so much for taking care of the animals and thanks for all the information!

my cat tried to eat the bird but my brother saved it in time and now we r looking after it and your info help us so much we had no clue what to feed it thank you so much by the way we locked the cat up away

Missed theses videos

thx

We accidentally knocked 2 baby birds about 1 week old out of the nest so I feed them every hour. We feed them mushy weetbix, they eat about 3 or 4 teaspoons of It and every now and then mix it with some sesame seeds and crushed pumpkin seeds. Give it a go they will love it.

Thanks man, found a baby Wren last night, well my German shepherds did

SO NOOO WONDER My sons baby brid died because of water and food with lots of water Disclaimer my sister is about to feed the baby bird HOLE LIVE WORMS before it died in the afternoon thank God for this video my son found a nest with two abandoned baby brid and none hatched eggs their were there for 3 days with no mama bird he said the birds are skinny, God bless this video❤.