Although the probability of occurrence is not too high, it is still possible for us to meet young birds that fall from their nests on the road. If we really encounter such a situation, we need to consider whether to put it back in the nest or take it back to raise it ourselves.
1. The first thing we need to do is to identify whether the bird is a late chick or an early bird. Late-maturing chicks are born with their eyes closed, featherless and totally dependent on their parents for food and calories. Most roosting birds and songbirds are late chicks, 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 and follow their mother closely, pecking while walking. The species of early-maturing birds include small waterfowl.
Early birds are easier to take care of than late chicks, and they also need no care. Early-maturing birds usually nest on the ground, so birds will not fall from their nests or be thrown down. The newly hatched late chicks are completely incapable, so they need help. In some cases, you can put the bird back in the nest, but in other cases, you need to take care of it.
2. Identify whether the bird is a chick or a bird that just can fly. If you meet a roosting 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 just can fly are bigger. They have grown feathers and have the strength to learn to fly. They may leave the nest and know how to perch and catch branches.
If it's a chick, it shouldn't be outside the nest. It may have fallen out or been pushed out by stronger brothers and sisters. Abandoned chicks have little chance of survival if they are on their own.
If you meet a bird that just can fly, you need to take some time to identify the situation before you act. Although it looks like it has fallen or been abandoned, flapping its wings and chirping pitifully, it may just be learning to fly. If you observe it long enough, you may find that its parents come back to feed it. If so, you don't need to intervene.
Feeding frequency is higher at first.
If you can, put the bird back in the nest. If you are sure that you met a chick, and it was lying helpless on the ground, you can put it back in the nest. First, see if you can find the bird's nest in the nearby trees or bushes. 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 hand until it gets warm. Check whether it is injured below, and if it looks all right, gently put it back into the nest.
Feed the birds
You need to feed the birds every 15 to 20 minutes. Birds have a strict feeding schedule, and their 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 feeding times.
When the bird is strong enough to leave the nest and start jumping around the food box, we can feed it every 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, others eat seeds and plums, most birds have the same needs and need to eat high-protein food. Insect-eating birds can eat earthworms, grasshoppers and crickets cut into small pieces (details), and any insects you catch with insect traps. Birds who 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.