How to raise birds?

If the nest is not high, you can put it back in the nest.

Although the probability of occurrence is not too high, it is still possible for us to meet young birds falling from their nests on the road. If you really encounter such a situation, you need to consider whether to put it back in the nest or take it back to raise it yourself.

1. The first thing we need to do is to identify whether this bird is a late bird or an early bird. Late-maturing chicks are born with their eyes closed and no feathers, and rely entirely on their parents for food and calories. Most roosting birds and songbirds are late birds, such as robins and bluebirds. Early adult birds are more mature at birth. When they hatch, their eyes are open and they have soft fluff. They can walk, follow their mother closely and peck while walking. The species of early-maturing birds include small waterfowl.

Early birds are easier to take care of than late chickens, and they don't need to be taken care of. Early-maturing birds usually nest on the ground, so birds will not fall off the nest or be thrown down. The newly hatched late chicks are completely incapable and need help. In some cases, you can put the bird back into the nest, but in other cases, you need to take care of it.

2. Distinguish whether this bird is a chicken or a flying bird. If you meet a perched bird or a singing bird, and you guess that it fell from its nest or was abandoned, you must first identify whether it is a chick or a bird that has just learned to fly. The chicks are just born and can't leave the nest, because they haven't fully developed feathers or even opened their eyes. Birds that can only fly are bigger. They grow feathers and have the strength to learn to fly. They may leave their nests and know how to live and catch branches.

If it's a chicken, it shouldn't be outside the nest. It may have fallen out, or it may have been squeezed out by stronger brothers and sisters. Abandoned chicks have little chance of survival if they are alone.

If you meet a bird that can only fly, you need to spend some time to determine the situation before you act. Although it looks like it has fallen or been abandoned, flapping its wings and crying piteously, it may just be learning to fly. If you watch it long enough, you may find that its parents come back to feed it. If so, there is no need to intervene.

Feeding frequency is higher at the beginning.

If you can, put the bird back in the nest. If you are sure that you have met a chicken lying helpless on the ground, you can put it back in its nest. First, see if you can find the bird's nest in a nearby tree or bush. The bird's nest may be hidden and difficult to find. Then pick up the bird, hold it up with one hand and cover it with the other until it gets warm. Check if there is any injury below, and if it looks all right, gently put it back in the nest.

Feed the birds

You need to feed the birds every 15 to 20 minutes. Birds have a strict feeding schedule, and parents need to go back and forth many times a day. When the bird opens its eyes and begins to grow feathers, you can feed it every 30 to 45 minutes. After that, you can gradually extend the feeding interval and reduce the number of feedings.

When the bird is strong enough to leave the nest and start jumping around the food box, we can feed it once an hour. In the future, you can gradually extend the feeding interval to 2 to 3 hours, and you can put the food in a small box and let it peck by itself.

Although different kinds of birds eat different foods, some eat insects and some eat seeds and plums, most birds have the same needs and need to eat high-protein foods. Insect-eating birds can eat earthworms, grasshoppers and crickets cut into small pieces (details), and any insects you catch with insect traps. Birds that eat fruit can eat plums, grapes and raisins soaked in water. Some birds eat meat, so you can catch some shrimp or small fish for them to eat.