Posted by Leslie P.S. I got the number for area wildlife rehabilitators club at a local wild bird food store. --Previous Message--
on 7/11/2004, 8:53 pm, in reply to "Am i feeding my baby robin the proper food??"
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We just rescued three nestling robins after a fierce storm this past Wednesday. Thought one was already dead, but all three are now great!! :-) Best advice: wildlife rehabilitator. We didn't do that, though, but I did LOTS of internet searching re: diet, etc. I'm not an expert, but today we did something wonderful with the babies ... we found one of those screened-in tents on sale (summer closeout special) and it's worth every penny. Now they can fine-tune their flying skills while protected from cats and dogs. Also, we bought a bag of 50 crickets ... we'll let 5 or so loose at a time so they can work on their bug catching skills. Crickets and nightcrawlers (we cut them up into six pieces) are available at bait shops. (Beats digging!) Feel free to email me if you'd like to discuss. I'll give you my phone number or I'll call you. ElegantBags@aol.com.
: I have been caring for a baby robin now
: for two days.He has little feathers
: and is still clear looking on his
: belly. I have been digging up little
: worms for him every few hours and
: feeding him with my finger/ medicine
: dropper. when he eats he backs up and
: poops like it says he should do , but
: is he getting enough nutrition from
: just the worms alone? I keep on
: hearing about this dog food
: thing,what should i do.. Please help
: if you can Thank you
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