- 1). Keep the baby bird warm. A cardboard box with a terrycloth towel lining should suffice. Place a shampoo bottle full of warm water under the towel to provide a safe heat source for the featherless baby bird.
- 2). Feed featherless baby birds every 20 to 30 minutes. Place the food on the end of a wooden chopstick or a toothpick and scoop it into the open beak.
- 3). Prepare wet dog or cat food or cut-up earthworms for baby starlings and robins (insectivores). Sparrows (seedeaters) eat scrambled eggs moistened with water. Blue jays like peanut butter and cedar waxwings prefer grapes or smashed berries.
- 4). Provide featherless baby hummingbirds with a mix of 4 parts water and 1 part granulated sugar. Boil the water and add the sugar until dissolved. Allow the sugar solution to cool and place it on the end of the baby hummingbird's beak with an eyedropper.
- 5). Place the cardboard box in a dark, quiet room in between feedings. Featherless wild baby birds prefer calmness and protection from bright light, pets and young children.
- 6). Handle the wild baby bird as little as possible. If you must move the baby bird to clean the box, scoop the baby up with your cupped hand. Do not grab the baby bird by the wings or feet.
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