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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Unknown Target on November 11, 2002, 02:22:11 pm

Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Unknown Target on November 11, 2002, 02:22:11 pm
I just found this 2-day old bird in a neighbor's driveway. What do I feed it? It's old enough to sip water on it's own, but is it able to eat food, or should I pre-mash it?

BTW, sorry for my total withdrawel from the FS2 community. You probably should expect me to be gone for a long while.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Fineus on November 11, 2002, 02:40:01 pm
I should think something pre-mashed if it's only 2 days old...
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: RandomTiger on November 11, 2002, 02:43:22 pm
Is it birds that abandon their young if they smell they've been around humans? If so you might have a long term project there.

You should grow a beard like Peter Griffin.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: beatspete on November 11, 2002, 02:45:18 pm
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Originally posted by RandomTiger
You should grow a beard like Peter Griffin.


:lol: :nod:


Find some worms then mash them up a bit... or some noodles, not much difference.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Knight Templar on November 11, 2002, 02:46:12 pm
I always thought that the mother eats things like worms then comes back home and regurgetates them.

:devil: Start chow'n down UT.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Ulundel on November 11, 2002, 02:47:07 pm
It wants water and pieces of bread.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: USS Alexander on November 11, 2002, 03:09:06 pm
Give it milk and small peaches of bread after 2 months go get some birdsseed.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Fineus on November 11, 2002, 03:14:49 pm
Where can you find peaches of bread? Sounds tasty :lol:
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: diamondgeezer on November 11, 2002, 03:18:50 pm
Tek it to the RSPB or RSPCA. Or what ever you have in your part of the world. You try to look after based on this lot's recommendations, and it'll die. In any case, if you basically hand-rear it, you'll never be able to release it in to the wild. And it's prolly more than two days old if it's out of the nest. It must have been able to at least flutter down to the ground, and I doubt a two day old chick would even be recognisable as a bird...
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Blue Lion on November 11, 2002, 03:26:11 pm
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Tek it to the RSPB or RSPCA. Or what ever you have in your part of the world. You try to look after based on this lot's recommendations, and it'll die. In any case, if you basically hand-rear it, you'll never be able to release it in to the wild. And it's prolly more than two days old if it's out of the nest. It must have been able to at least flutter down to the ground, and I doubt a two day old chick would even be recognisable as a bird...


This be good advice
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Levyathan on November 12, 2002, 08:19:08 am
Why feed it? Use it to feed yourself.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: diamondgeezer on November 12, 2002, 09:53:10 am
Because UT's not a plasma beam-wielding pentapod... UT mate, I would seriously get that bird handed in to the experts before it drops dead.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Black_Dragon on November 12, 2002, 12:04:53 pm
Now i remember that last year i found a baby bird,  then i took it to my home,  what i give him was,   bread mashed in water i think,  yeah,  then i took,  like a some sort of inyecction,  without the needle,  then i fill it and started to fee it,  what i do was hold his head that his neck was straight so the food went down to his "sack"  i dont know whats the proper meaning that they have,  is like a bag that is in front of their chest,  when its full,  that is,  its no more hungry,  and its actions can prove to that he is not hungry,  like going back for no more.

Many things you can feed him,  bread, other nutrients,  you can ask for better assistance with a pet shop or a veterinarian.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Reaper on November 12, 2002, 12:11:43 pm
Seeds of evil
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Top Gun on November 12, 2002, 12:27:54 pm
Feed them the soft bread centre soaked in milk until you can get it to the RSPB, RSPCA or something simmilar.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: vyper on November 12, 2002, 12:29:02 pm
Ah UT, ya big softie. Looks like there is humanitarian blood on this forum afterall. :nod:
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Darkage on November 12, 2002, 01:38:27 pm
Feed it his own bird ****.
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Fineus on November 12, 2002, 01:49:49 pm
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Originally posted by vyper
Ah UT, ya big softie. Looks like there is humanitarian blood on this forum afterall. :nod:

You really think nobody else would help it? :(
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: CP5670 on November 12, 2002, 01:58:23 pm
perhaps it's the same bird that darkage found; he wants some more free stuff... :D
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: Darkage on November 12, 2002, 02:02:03 pm
if i ever find anotherone that does weird, i am gonna charge money for everything he/she uses/does.  The damn bird ate my bread ! and my shopping case was under a mountain of bird **** !
I needed to dump it. ! damn bird !
Title: What do you feed baby birds?
Post by: vyper on November 12, 2002, 02:02:24 pm
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Originally posted by Thunder

You really think nobody else would help it? :(


No but you've got to admit that recently, the ol' flame-throwers have been using up the juice.