what do you feed wild baby birds?

[Indizine]

he died

one minute he was fine, chirping away then he went quiet. I picked him up and he kept falling on one side, then having funny head shakes and spasms or fits and a limp head, then he went down hill from there and was dead within 2 hrs of being chirpy.

oh well, I did try.

[AboveParr]

poor little thing - at least you gave him a good chance at survival

[Mike Seddon]

he died

one minute he was fine, chirping away then he went quiet. I picked him up and he kept falling on one side, then having funny head shakes and spasms or fits and a limp head, then he went down hill from there and was dead within 2 hrs of being chirpy.

oh well, I did try.

That's really sad. Heart breaking isn't it.

I've tried to tend for baby birds but few have survived.

[Alvin]

too late Alvin, and the bird really enjoyed it, good recommendation there Nickie!

Mind you, was not impressed this morning at ten to six when he started chirping and twittering! Ended up getting up after half an hour! It' like having a baby again!

Now gonna surf the net to see what age they can fly...

Sounds like a female blackbird of its doing a lot of twittering.

more info.

http://www.hurst-water-meadow.co.uk/...0blackbird.pdf

Ooops sorry did not see the rest of posts ,as I say we have rescued load of baby birds from the cats and very few survive.I was told it was there hearts that give out.?


Alvin

[PremierPDS]

Awwwwwww Sandra and it was all going so well! You did try though as you said and there's a lot of people who would have just left it to fend for itself and eventually die from exposure and starvation...you can't win them all eh!

[Indizine]

Yeah, probably stick to helping little old ladies across the road

[Alvin]

Yeah, probably stick to helping little old ladies across the road

What about little old men.?

Wee's person's too.

Alvin

[Indizine]

oh and there was me thinking you guys were self sufficient

[Alvin]

Well according to the wife the only area I am self sufficient in is Breathing.

Alvin

[Chubster]

Young birds are notoriously difficult to keep alive....imho best to put them up high to give them a fighting chance but in the end let nature do its job.