baby robin fully feathered

[Mysmallflock]

a baby robin fell out of its nest in my yard. we just got 5 black copper mauran pullers 1 barred rock pullet and 4 red pullets which we put in the coop with our slightly older chick/ens. so we put the robin in with the baby chicks in hope it’ll maybe live was this the right call?? i’ve never raised robins but have been raising chicks for 8 years almost 9 idk what to do??

 

[sourland]

For a variety of reasons I would not leave it in with the chicks. Any chance of putting it back in the nest or in a nearby bush where it could call its parents ?

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

a baby robin fell out of its nest in my yard. we just got 5 black copper mauran pullers 1 barred rock pullet and 4 red pullets which we put in the coop with our slightly older chick/ens. so we put the robin in with the baby chicks in hope it’ll maybe live was this the right call?? i’ve never raised robins but have been raising chicks for 8 years almost 9 idk what to do??

If it is fully feathered, it should be fine on its own. Put it back where you found it as long as there are no cats, dogs, or other predators around. Chickens are precocial birds whereas robins are altricial. This means that chickens are hatched feathered and able to feed themselves within hours. Robins are hatched naked and can't feed themselves for quite a while. If it is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling learning to fly in which case it is supposed to be flopping around on the ground trying to get the hang of using its little wings. Often the parents are hiding around somewhere watching it and occasionally giving it encouragement and advice.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Definitely not in with chickens. It is not safe in there.

Please place it back where found ASAP.

 

[Mysmallflock]

If it is fully feathered, it should be fine on its own. Put it back where you found it as long as there are no cats, dogs, or other predators around. Chickens are precocial birds whereas robins are altricial. This means that chickens are hatched feathered and able to feed themselves within hours. Robins are hatched naked and can't feed themselves for quite a while. If it is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling learning to fly in which case it is supposed to be flopping around on the ground trying to get the hang of using its little wings. Often the parents are hiding around somewhere watching it and occasionally giving it encouragement and advice.

we live up near barns and other feilds people often drop cats off to our barn. there are many many many cars that live right in our yard. we found it just below the nest and it didn’t look too good.

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

we live up near barns and other feilds people often drop cats off to our barn. there are many many many cars that live right in our yard. we found it just below the nest and it didn’t look too good.

Do you know where the nest is? If you do, you can try to carefully put the chick back in the nest. If not, try to place it somewhere up high in a tree or bush where it will be difficult for the cats to get it.

 

[Mysmallflock]

it’s also very dark when we found it. it’s around 9 ish here and we found it around 8:45 the sun had already set it’s night.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

we live up near barns and other feilds people often drop cats off to our barn. there are many many many cars that live right in our yard. we found it just below the nest and it didn’t look too good.

It will die with the chick either because it starves or gets killed by the hen. Plus I'm pretty sure it's illegal to have wild birds like this in captivity

 

[LittleBigBantam]

I say there is nothing wrong with helping fledglings, I do it frequently as I live in the woods. Usually once or twice a year I will find a fledgling or sometimes even chicks that fell out of their nest, and because of my dogs I remove them from the group and help keep them safe and feed them until they are old enough to properly fly and care for themselves

 

[Painted Calls]

If it is not safe to return the fledgling to the nest site, contact a local wildlife rehabilitation center. They will be your best bet for the little one's survival.