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Originally Posted by Kathryn_V  If you really want to help and can invest some time.... wear gloves... get some pretty bird or exact hand feeding formula from the pet store, most will sell it, and it works just fine for wild birds, if not order it online its pretty cheap, no pun intended... lol and a hand feeding syringe, even a medicine syringe for children will work... you do NOT need an eye dropper, it will take you FOREVER AND A DAY! Do not play with or spend time with the bird.... Keep it in a large box, with news papers on the bottom... feed it only when the crop is low and let it FULLY empty at night..... keep a long sleeve shirt by its box that you can wear when you are feeding it and take it off when you are done... wash it often in hot water... toss the gloves with each feeding... from the sound of the feathers.... you should only have a couple weeks of feeding left.... The bird may or may not follow other birds and learn to eat on its own in the wild, but you will have given it a fighting chance..... if you release it now its doomed for sure.
I have hand fed many birds from day one... if you need any help feel free to ask. |
Thank you so much Kathryn! You gave me so much info! I have handfed cockatiels before but sadly this bird just died
I didn't have the formula and I guess it was too young.