mystery chick with mouth open

[MyFrancesca]

It's def not a killdeer...those look just like the parents and run like wild banchees if you come close to them!

If you take a better picture of the whole bird we might be able to help.

I second the bird formula, although you can make one of your own. The link below tells you what you need (yogurt, cat food, egg yolk or dog food, baby food and eggs) I provided a couple links to help:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Baby-Bird-Rescue-Food

http://www.ehow.com/way_5672361_homemade-baby-bird-food.html

http://www.2ndchance.info/insecteater.htm

http://www.cockatielcottage.net/formula.html

 

[can't get enough chicken]

I just checked. Its legs were folded. They are actually closer to 4 inches

 

[can't get enough chicken]

 

[MyFrancesca]

Sure looks like a baby crow to me. And that, my friend, is a lucky find.

 

[MyFrancesca]

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/babycrow.htm

Crows are omnivores, and as such are somewhat easier to raise than some other species. The main thing is, growing youngsters need HIGH PROTEIN diets. Somewhere around 25 - 50% protein. Turkey starter is a good beginning to the diet. High protein dog food or puppy chow is also good and usually easier to obtain. (Both should be supplemented, though.) Look at the bags and get something as high protein as possible. Even then, it's only going to be around 27% protein. (Compare this amount with canned cat or dog food, and you'll see why they are not recommended.) You can supplement the protein content by adding protein powders or unflavored gelatin powder. Also as a part of the basic diet, add boiled eggs (especially important is the yolk) and include the shells (mashed up). Crows need a lot of calcium, so you might want to supplement with some other calcium source too. To 2 parts of the dog food you can add one part of cooked high protein baby cereal, then add one egg per every 2 cups of the formula. This is the basic mixture, and you can supplement it with things like mealworms or crickets, and raw beef kidney. As the birds get older and can feed themselves, offer them peanuts (unsalted), corn, sunflower seeds, fresh fruit, and mealworms or crickets. Do not feed too many mealworms! Mealworms are high in chitin, and can cause blockage problems if fed in too high frequency. (Mealworms alone are not an adequate diet for an insectivorous bird.) Once the crows are old enough to work food on their own (not until late summer or fall, probably), mice and day old chicks are favorite foods, if you can get them.

http://www.pookapages.com/Gruenwold/CrowCare.htm

 

[can't get enough chicken]

It is light grey with white down on its bottom which seems different then a crow

 

[MyFrancesca]

And the search goes on...lol.

Were you able to make or buy some formula?

 

[MyFrancesca]

Do you have any loons out there? Not sure where you live.

 

[13 chickens]

How is the chick