I just found a poor baby bird what should we do?

We have it in a shoe box and it dosn't look that bad off the cats didn't hurt him to bad.what should i feed him if he lives please help

I just found a poor baby bird what should we do?
Unfortunately, it is rare that a baby bird will live long without its parents. If you can find a place to put him near where you found where the cats can't get to it, that is going to be the best chance for survival. The parents may come back and take care of it. However, if you are dead set against this idea, you may call a wildlife ranger to give you information.
Reply:call animal control. they will take it and nurse it. if you put it back in the nest...the mother will reject it, and it will die. good luck
Reply:Feed it with tinned cat food,i've raised a few young birds on cat food.
Reply:Try and get him outside as soon as possible. Birds have very high metabolisms and need to eat constantly. I found a baby bird and he seemed to do okay with dry cat food soaked in water to make it half mushy. Make sure the bird has a bowl of water, too. Does it have feathers? Do you think it can fly? It's nest might be close by, see if you can locate the proximity because momma bird is probably looking for the baby and she'll take care of it better than you can.
Reply:I would call animal control or the animal shelter. Animal control has licensed people that will nourish and take care of animals until they are strong enough to be released back in the wild. They are skilled enough to do this without making the animal too dependent on humans for survival.





This is definitely the best option to truly give this little one a chance at life.
Reply:what my family did was keep is VERY warm with like a heater...and dont give it a big water bowl at all...ours fell in and drowned the day after we found him...well just keep him warm..and feed him smal insects
Reply:TAKE HIM TO A WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITY. (nwrawildlife.org) Take him directly to a wildlife rehabilitation facility. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Do not take him to an "animal hospital". They typically care for domestic animals and have nothing to do with wildlife. Do not take him to PetCo. They sell pets and have nothing to do with wildlife. Do not attempt to care for him yourself. Doing so is illegal and wrong, and will likely lead to his death despite your best intentions. I'm sorry for being so blunt, but I just cannot believe some of the answers you're getting. WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE QUALIFIED TO REHABILITATE WILDLIFE. Any questions?!?
Reply:If the baby was a victim of cat attack, you MUST get it medical attention. Even if the wounds do not look serious, they can be fatal.





Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.... These people have the training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. Most do so for no fee, and some will even come get the animal from you, if you really have no way to get it to them.





Do not attempt to give this baby any water. Baby birds can aspirate and die. Just keep it warm and quiet.





Do not attempt to keep this bird yourself. Not only is it illegal to keep most native wild species unless you have the proper permits, without the proper training, you can do more harm than good.





I like what this website says: "First of all, there are federal and state laws that prohibit keeping wild birds. And there are so many important but subtle elements to raising a wild bird that the job is only legally entrusted to licensed rehabilitators. Many well-meaning people raise baby birds or rescue birds from cats or after accidents, and sometimes they don't realize that the bird in their care is suffering from a serious dietary deficiency. Some of the problems aren't apparent to untrained people, but can cause death, or make the bird less likely to evade predators or to survive harsh natural weather conditions."


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Reply:Don't feed him anything... just bring him to an animal hospital! Not a vet, but a hospital. This way you can sign papers guaranteeing they help the bird, and then they let him go in a protected area. Go to google, and search for the nearest animal hospitals in or around your zip code. Keem him safe, don't scare him and good luck !!
Reply:OK first of all was the nest abandoned? If not you need to just put it back. If you can't reach the nest and there aren't any animals that could possibly eat it, put it back on the ground or in a bush/tree where you found it, but only if it's a fledgling (has feathers). Before any of this though, make sure it isn't hurt.





If the nest IS abandoned, there are no other eggs, no parents/adult birds flying around where you found it, and you don't know what to do with the bird, then there are 3 things you should do:


1 DO NOT feed the bird or give it water!


2 Keep it in a warm, ventilated place free of stressful or loud noises


3 Don't put it near or with any other animals.


Once this is done, call a rehabilitation center to come and get it.





Also: It is NOT true that the mother will reject it if there is human scent on it. Apparently, humans don't have a scent that birds can smell.
Reply:the best thing to do is take it to like


PETco and see if the bird is old enough to


be realesed into the wild and if its not


just feed it little seeds and give it water
Reply:Put him back in his nest. you could buy some bird seeds or mashed up worms if you can't find his nest. But the best bet is to ask the vet.



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