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  • How to Feed a Baby Bird. Baby birds sometimes fall from their nests, and sometimes are knocked

  • out by storms or other natural causes. If you find a baby bird, here's how to feed it.

  • You will need Empty berry container Heating pad Dog kibble Hot sugar water Bowl Spoon

  • Hardboiled eggs Baby cereal Toothpicks Canned cat or dog food Lean raw beef and fruit. Step

  • 1. Place the baby bird in an empty berry container on top of a heating pad to it keep warm. Handle

  • the bird only when necessary. Step 2. Prepare the food by soaking dog kibble in hot sugar

  • water for 1 hour. Step 3. Remove the kibble from the water and mix it with baby cereal

  • and a hardboiled egg. Feed the baby bird with this mixture for the first couple of days.

  • Step 4. Make a pea-size ball with the food mixture and place it in the baby’s mouth

  • using a toothpick. Never force food or water into the bird’s mouth. Step 5. Feed the

  • bird every 15 minutes over the first couple of days. When it's stronger, feed it every

  • 30 to 60 minutes. Step 6. Feed the baby bird room temperature canned dog food, lean raw

  • beef, and fruit after the first couple of days. Step 7. Wean it away from hand-feeding

  • once it starts moving around. Did you know In 2007, an ostrich egg set a record for the

  • largest egg from a living bird at 5 pounds 9 ounces.

How to Feed a Baby Bird. Baby birds sometimes fall from their nests, and sometimes are knocked

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