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[farmer boy]

I found a baby robin .. it is fully feathered and it eats full worms I give it .. but my question is what do I do with her .. keep her or ... she calls out once in a while for her mother but I am there to comfort her and she is sleeping in a sock right now .. I made it into a nest for her and she is sleeping right now but she was on the ground for over a day so we did something about it no one else was doing anything about it and she oh most got hit a couple of times and I know people are not supposed to do anything with wild animals or step in but I can't just watch a baby bird die when I can help it .. its old enough to fly a little but not much just sorta glide

 

[countrycakelady]

Just keep feeding her...you must be doing something right! I can not bear to leave things to die either...maybe contact a wildlife person? Best wishes!

 

[Havenhill Farn]

Such a good heart. I would do the same thing. Worms should be okay. I know if they are two young undigested worms would not be to good for them. But if she is eating them good then just leave it. Any kind of bug would do, crickets might work better. Except the whole jumping away part, but that would teach her to hunt. If you are going to release her don't mess to much with her and make her tame. Keep her scared of people. Once she is capable of extended flight, release her away from your house or she/he might be tempted to stay a pet. I hope this helps and best of luck.

 

[farmer boy]

I don't know where anyone for is would be .. like what would I look for in the phone book ??

 

[countrycakelady]

Yes, or call your local animal shelter or even a vet's office...you should get some help from some of them.

 

[Havenhill Farn]

I am a vet tech. I have the number for wildlife rehab. I just have to find it. Though it is the local chapter here in Alabama. Probably best to call your local vet and see what they say.

 

[GollyFluff]

Try the website of your wildlife and fisheries department. We've delivered several baby squirrels to a rehab we found on our DWF site. Good luck.

 

[farmer boy]

I don\t know the numbers or the sites for the wildlife rehab thing I could try a vet ... the baby robin is just flying around my house right now ... he is so cute he gets hoping around and he likes to curl up close to my face on my shoulder

 

[mandelyn]

Are you sure there isn't a parent looking for it? When they're feathered out like that it's normal to see them wondering around alone. Usually all you need to do is move them a short distance to a better spot that is safer. With the amount of time that has elapsed though, I'm not sure if the parents would still be looking or not.

Once in Germany when we lived there, we were out one evening, and at around 10pm we walked into this bar. Shortly after, I started to hear baby robins (slightly different than the kind we have here). One came hopping on into the bar. Another was hopping around tables on the patio. Watched a 3rd get run over by a bike on a sidewalk. The artificial lights were keeping them up, no parents in sight, babies scattered all over. So my friend and I started collecting them up (starting with the one that hopped into the bar) with the help of some other patrons. Took them to a local rehabber the next day, who praised us for saving them from town since they're not as common as they used to be. Who knew! I thought we would be scorned for our efforts. 3 of the 4 made it. I felt bad for the parents... but choosing a vine on the side of a building in the middle of downtown is no where to have babies running loose with bikes, scooters, dogs, cars, people, I mean seriously, the one baby was bar hopping at only 5 weeks old.

Last year we had one in the back yard. Hungry and thirsty, never saw parents coming to tend it. It was trying to get parental attention out of a starling who also had babies on the ground. It was ignored. So I dug in the compost pile nearby and started throwing it worms. Set out a chick drinker and showed it that. It appeared sick, so I added antibiotics to the water. It let me catch it a couple days later, so I dusted it for mites (it had those too). Kept throwing it or feeding it worms for several weeks. That was neat, having this wild bird looking for me in the back yard. It would likely have died with the way it was breathing when I first found it, but it recovered nicely. I was worried about the neighbor cat, my dogs, all sort of things... but.. those bird parents... they must really stress over it. If they can do it, I could too. LOL I started to see it less and less, and haven't seen it since last fall.

Robins are my favorite to raise because they basically hunt worms. So all you need to do is show them where to find those worms. It didn't take long for the yard robin to start picking in the compost itself. I encouraged it to stay away from the chickens, with it having been sick, with bugs, and the fact that they would kill it.

A google search for your area should come back with a list of rehabbers. Though you may be instructed to return it where you found it due to it's age. But they'd still have advice, and they may take it, so still try to find a local one.

 

[jjb1953]

We just went through this with chick birds that someone else found. If they were to be put back in the wild they would have likely died (long story).
I offered to help the chicks. The first thing I did was look up wild life rehabilitators in my state. All you need to do is google your state and wildlife rehabilitation.
Sometimes you might find one webpage with list of rehabbers in your area. On the list they will state the animals they prefer or not prefer to rehab and sometimes they specify birds. Those of course are the ones to call for help.
I think many would say just put the bird back where you found it. If it is flying around your house, it is probably ready to be on it's own.

Good luck.

J