How To Make Baby Bird Food Formula
Mix a bit of the pet food in with the cereal and dilute with warm water if necessary.
How to make baby bird food formula. This is a great starter recipe. Place the baby bird in the nest and allow him to warm up. If you ve rescued an orphaned chick or taken one in as a pet can be tricky to feed but this simple feed is easy to make from cat food. How to feed a baby bird soak dry cat dog puppy or kitten food in water until it is soft all the way through.
A baby bird must be warm before it eats. Given the baby bird s small size a few minutes may be all that s needed before the bird is warmed up and ready to eat. This is just a quick video on a simple way to make homemade baby bird food preferably for wild baby birds such as sparrows starlings robins etc. Add enough water to make a very thin formula for newborns.
If it s a species of songbird which is the most common feed the baby chopped up mealworms crickets or flies. If the formula is too thick it won t go through a feeding syringe. Do not feed baby birds seeds and other adult bird foods. Formula temperature should be 104 106 degrees fahrenheit tested with a digital food thermometer or candy thermometer when feeding babies.
Mix rice cereal with hot water into an oatmeal like consistency. One can also make homemade baby bird food by adding some sugar to warm water. This will hydrate the bird and increase its chances of survival until you are able to give it proper bird food. For older babies thicken the formula to the consistency of a soft pudding.