[Capperman]

Originally Posted by StuartDH

Hi Ben,

The essentials for the bird is to provide shelter, warmth, food and water. The first one is easy enough if you've got the bird in your house and away from cats etc, but to make life even more comfortable then a simple tissue nest for the bird to rest in would also be good. It's also important to ensure that it's kept clean to avoid disease.

Warmth can be provided by a small bottle or jar of warm water next to the tissue nest.

Very finely mush up puppy or baby powder with water to make a creamy high-protein paste and if the bird isn't feeding itself then you can feed it to the right side of it's mouth - make sure it's the bird's right and not yours. Only make enough for each feed and avoid storing it.

Beyond this start, you'll need to feed crushed mealworms with the above mix. Feeding should be every four hours, ideally using a syringe, but a small spoon should be OK.

Best of luck

Why the right side of the mouth? I haven't got a young bird to feed, I'm just interested.