Urgent Dog and a Baby bird

[Trevor Jeffs]

So my sister was At work today And one of the dogs that she works with found a nest tore it down killed the mother and the other babies but she saved 1And she's now trying to save it any suggestions on what to do to try to help her she lives in a different town 300 miles away from me and I can't be there to help her

 

[saroj12]

Take it to a vet. Mine has a wildlife fund and will accept cases like yours. Of course if you can, you can pay for the appt.

 

[iamwhoiam]

You could check here for advice about feeding a baby bird: Starling Talk: The Care and Feeding of Injured and Orphaned Starlings The info here is good for other birds besides starlings. I used the baby bird formula recipe to feed the baby house sparrow I rescued.
Does she know what kind of bird it is?
Hope your sister is able to help the little one or get it some place where it can be helped.

 

[rocky'smom]

Call yout department of natural resources DNR. Tell them you trying to find rehabber in the area she lives in

 

[Tiel Feathers]

I hope the little baby will be okay! Thank you and your sister for helping this poor little bird.

 

[finchly]

If she's wanting to take care of it herself, 1. heat 2. get kaytee baby bird formula at the pet store and 3. get a syringe. It is not a new baby, it's at least a week or 2 old so it'd be kinda hard to get it to recognize formula as food but it can be done.

 

[Trevor Jeffs]

Sadly the little thing passed at 9am this morning

 

[rocky'smom]

So sorry.

 

[Sylvester]

I am so very sorry, probably was shock. Thank you and your sister for trying to help the little guy.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Sorry the baby passed away.

 

[Fergus Mom]

Awww - I'm so sorry. I can imagine it would have been a very difficult thing to save one that young. You sure tried!

 

[Tiel Feathers]

Oh no, I’m so very sorry.

 

[Featheredfuffs]

If she's wanting to take care of it herself, 1. heat 2. get kaytee baby bird formula at the pet store and 3. get a syringe. It is not a new baby, it's at least a week or 2 old so it'd be kinda hard to get it to recognize formula as food but it can be done.

For the future, kaytee baby bird formula will kill wild birds. So sorry it passed, it was in shock. Next time try and get it to a wildlife rescue as soon as possible.

 

[Trevor Jeffs]

For the future, kaytee baby bird formula will kill wild birds. So sorry it passed, it was in shock. Next time try and get it to a wildlife rescue as soon as possible.

Yesterday was a holiday not many places open

 

[finchly]

For the future, kaytee baby bird formula will kill wild birds. So sorry it passed, it was in shock. Next time try and get it to a wildlife rescue as soon as possible.

Untrue, it was formulated for psittacines and passerines.

 

[Featheredfuffs]

Untrue, it was formulated for psittacines and passerines.

It’s not formulated for passerines at all. I am a wildlife rehabilitator, and passerines need an extremely high protein diet that is just not replicated by a more herbivorous parrots formula. They will starve slowly to death on any parrot formula, it’s one of the worst things you can give a baby songbird (other than maybe plain water). I hate how most pet bird formula companies say “for all baby birds” as that’s just blatantly untrue.

 

[finchly]

I will go find all the baby birds I have fed and let them know.

 

[Featheredfuffs]

I will go find all the baby birds I have fed and let them know.

I’m serious. I’m glad you have had succes with it, but it is NOT okay in the long run and it should not be recommended. It can and will kill them. Think about what a baby starling eats in the wild. All insects, right? How many insects will a baby gouldian finch or parrot eat? Much, much less, their diet is mostly seeds, fruits and veggies in the wild. It’s like having a dog eat grass and expecting it to thrive.

 

[finchly]

I would much rather someone fed them Kaytee for 12-24 hours and kept them alive while hunting for a wildlife rescue . What I see people doing is feeding them bread soaked in milk. For some reason that's what everybody thinks they should give baby birds.

 

[Featheredfuffs]

The problem is that many people don’t know how to feed a baby bird and will very easily drown them due to the placement of the trechea. It’s always easier to call a wildlife rescue (no matter how far the rescue is) or game warden, and get advice from there. If you are really forced to feed, then cat food soaked in water will do the trick, but it’s always better to contact an expert and get advice from there.