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This is part two of a two part series on fledgling birds.
In an attempt to raise a young bird, be prepared for time-consuming care for young birds have an remarkable metabolic rate and should bed fed a varied diet at about twenty-minute intervals during the hours of daylight. That is what occurs in the wild. Young birds also have to be kept warm and dry at all times so change the kleenex or toilet tissue lining to your temporary nest often.
“Fecal sacs,” which young birds eject soon after swallowing food, are like disposable diapers. Normally, the adults would remove it from the nest immediately. Indeed, I have seen them wait for it after feeding the young. When nestlings are very young, the adults will eat it fro the sac contains nutrients. If not eaten, it is taken far from the nest and dropped. Droppings in the vicinity of the nest attract predators.
Young birds have been raised to adults with a diet of mashed hard boiled egg, bits of canned dog food, and small balls of ground meat. Meal worms, available from pet stores are also good for young birds. Nestlings get all their moisture from their food so never give baby birds water, dip the food in water before presenting it to young bird. Liquid vitamins for birds can be pur
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