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Baby Bird Food
BABY BIRD
FOOD: DIET #1 - SEED EATERS
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1 egg,
scrambled and cooked for 1 minute in microwave when cool, add
2 tablespoons of mixed baby pablum and 1 teaspoons of nestling
powder.
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if mixture is
too crumbly, add water.
DIET #2 -
INSECT EATERS
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Prepare diet
#1 and add the following:
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1 cup cooked
hamburger meat
-
1 tablespoon
Baby Strained Chicken or Beef
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blend above
ingredients into a 4 oz can of Dog Food.
Optional
additions:
-
any freeze
-
dried insect
(tubifex, flies, blood worms).
-
live insects
(flies, moths, earthworms).
NOTE:
The above diets can
be stored in freezer and thawed as needed. Food should be freshly
prepared or thawed each day.
FEEDING:
Younger babies will need feedings every half hour during daylight
hours. Give 3 - 4 mouthfuls per feeding.
WATER:
Offer 2 - 3 drops of water after each feeding (kept warm, well
hydrated and quiet. All stress (noise, unnecessary handling, etc.)
must be avoided and babies must always be raised with others of
their own species. High quality formulas, nutritious foods are
essential to raising healthy wildlife with the ultimate goal of
releasing them back into their natural environment.
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