How To Care For A Baby Bird At Home. Cut up and serve your bird a variety of fruits and veggies including oranges berries spinach and celery. Depending on their age and species baby birds may eat every 10 to 20 minutes for 12 to 14 hours per day consuming a diet rich in insects for sufficient protein to ensure healthy growth.
Most baby birds eat a wide-variety of rather soft-bodied insects - they need lots of protein for growth. Place a small amount of the prepared food made into a porridgy consistency and find the birds gape reflex lightly tap the side of the birds beak. For example if your birds crop empties every four hours you should be feeding him every four to five hours between 6 am.
Once every 24 hours preferably at night take a break from feedings.
Baby birds without manyany feathers need to be kept warm body should be warm to touch Baby birds need lots of different foods for a healthy diet - variety is the watchword. Take a small to medium box and pack it with waded paper towels. Place the baby bird in the nest and allow him to warm up. Step 1 Put on gloves.