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Anonymous
Hey /an/, my mom found a baby robin on her patio so I went over to look at it. We have no idea how he got there, as he was pretty close to the door and the trees were about 7 feet behind him. We're assuming one of our cats moved him up there and forgot about him, but he didn't seem hurt.
Anyway, we made him a little nest out of a plastic box and a towel and strung it up in a tree in hopes that the mother, who was going apeshit the whole time, would find him and start feeding him.
What are the chances that this will even happen? Ever since my mom accidentally killed a baby cockatiel she was raising she's been really bothered by birds dying. I don't want to get her hopes up.
If not, is there anything we can do for him?
>> Anonymous
Far as I've heard, once you touch a baby bird and get your scent on them, the mother will never want it back.
>> Anonymous
OP here. He's still sitting there in his nest, but no parents in sight so I tried to feed him some worms. He actually ate a couple, then went to sleep. At least I can make him as comfortable as possible.

I tried looking for a wildlife rescue place to take him, but the only one around here just takes mammals and birds of prey.
>> Anonymous
if he's already eat worms it probably wouldn't be hard to raise him until he's ready to leave
>> breaker
>>276936
You're a fucking moron.
>> Anonymous
>>276916
Another animal is going to get to it anyway you fuck.
>> Anonymous
We used to have baby robins be kicked out of their nests by their mothers all the time (nests too full) when I was just a kid, my Mom was cool about it and helped me try to save them, we fed them baby pablum (rice cereal) you can buy at the grocery store for like $3 via an eyedropper. Some of them died and the rest lasted long enough for us to release them when they seemed big enough. Good luck!
>> Anonymous
its probably a fledgling, leave it alone.
Its parents will be close by.
>> Anonymous
>>277341
just becareful of cats and chase them off.
it will be fine if its mother is there, she will encourage it to fly , and will feed it.

remember, if you find a baby bird, please, please dont assume that its been abonded or attacked and take it home with you. they are most likely a fledgling if it has feathers, and is apart of nature, its learning to fly and starting to leave the nest. Imagine if you went out to play for the first time, and someone took you away from your family, and tried to raise you, and probably did it wrong. The bird mother is the best mother, she knows what she is doing. if she kicked him out, that means theres something wrong with him.
>> Anonymous
OP, I'd hate to tell you this, but the baby bird is going to die.

It's virtually impossible to foster wild baby birds. I've come across 4 in my time as an adult, and as a vet technician, I was capable of giving them the best attention, but still all of them died. There is that slim chance it might survive, but don't grow too attached to it. You'll most likely, (percentage being around 90) come across 2 outcomes-

1.It will die of exhaustion/improper feeding.
2.It will suffer a heart attack or die slowly from it's wounds, if by chance it was attacked by a cat.

If it was attacked, it's over. Wild birds are sensitive to the bite of a cat, and will die within a day or two. My best advice is to give it a C02 euthanasia treatment. Mix any old baking powder/soda, and any sort of vinegar, in a slow, steady amount will make the poor thing fall asleep, and die. It's the most humane way to go. A small tupperware container makes the best euthanasia chamber. BELIEVE ME when I say, use small amounts. Excessive amounts can potentially burn the inside of the throat, as well as the eyes.

Sorry for the disjointed sentences, I'm drunk.
>> Anonymous
>>277351
Wow.. you fail. I used to take in baby birds all the time as a kid, and successfully bring them to adult hood.

I went out every day, multiple times a day and gathered up bug, mushed them into paste, added a little water. Then I would take a bit on my finger, and then the bird opened its mouth I would put my finger into the birds mouth and push the mush down into its throat. There. Baby fed.

Of course, birds that ate berries and stuff were easier, because I just mushed up berries instead of turning over rocks. Teaching them how to fly was also easy.

They always liked me, and was afraid of every one else. So when I released them, they never really went around people (from what I could tell), but they would always come back to me, for years after even. When they stopped coming around, I figured they died.
>> sage
>>276958
It's a myth for most species, probably spread by parents to get their kids to not mess with baby birds or environmentalists to try to get the retarded public to stop kidnapping fledglings. Most birds don't give a fuck what you do, although there are some that will reject their eggs/young if they SEE you disturbing the nest but that is a VISUAL cue, not scent. Birds put way too much energy into creating the little guys so they are not likely to reject them if they are already healthy.

I also know first hand that you can go through a whole roosting house full of purple martins, band all the babies, and the parents will wait impatiently nearby with food/nest material and seemingly be anxious to get right back to taking care of their kids. No rejection happens at all.