Chook Me!

Need help! Found 2 baby birds well chicks whatever and not sure how to look after them any1?

I was coming back from the shop down the rd from where I live and I took a short cut thru an alleyway towards my house and I came across 2 baby chicks who havent fully grown yet theyre still babies really no feathers or anything I think theyre newborns as I was hoping someone would help me with some tips on how to look after one well2 in my case. Thanks for all your help but they died when I got back from work I left them in the hands of a friend so I could go to work.=( I was very upset about it when I returned home and they'd died. Next time I find one I'll take it to work. R.I.P my dear little baby chicks =( They were magpies and I named them Bindi and Raven.

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1. Well my little brother found a baby bird, my mom told him to go put him back outside and let nature take its course. but he started crying so she looked up online how to care for it. It said feed it baby food with a little straw. make sure where you keep it is a warm place since they have no feathers yet. At first when you start feeding them they wont eat it but after awhile they will get used to it. We have had our bird for a year and 1 month now and its doing just great. Nice and healthy.
2. if you haven't touched them yet leave them, if they're in a nest. If you've held them don't put them back, call a veternarian.
3. First thing you need to do is find out what type of birs they are/what type of birds live in your area.if they are hatchlings they might have fallen out of a tree or the nest was on the ground.You can put them back and see if a moma comes looking for them ,and dont worry about your scent moma birds dont smell that well.If no luck with that find out if you have a wildlife center nearby that they can go to.If that doesn't work.After you find out what type of birds they are you need to find out how to make a formula usually you can find an online website all about baby orphan birds.Hope it helps,baby birds are hard to raise,they have to be fed every 2-3 hrs from dawn til dusk everyday until they are about 8 weeks old.
4. You need to contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm These people have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals. They also have the state and federal licenses that allow them to do this. In the US, all native migratory birds are protected by federal law, and you need to have special permits in order to keep them, even for a short time, even for the purpose of saving them. Do not take the birds to a vet - vets are for pets and most do not have the expertise to care for wild animals. Also, most vets do not have the licenses that permit them to keep wild animals, so they are required to turn them over to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator within 48 hours of treating them. If you are tempted to try to keep the birds yourself in spite of the law, you may want to read this: Anyone desiring to possess migratory birds or their parts or products should be aware that all of these are covered under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16U.S.C. 703-712), which implements a series of international treaties designed to protect migratory birds. Some key provisions of the Act are worth keeping in mind: Wording of the Act makes it very clear that most actions that result in "taking" or possession of a protected species or its parts or products is a violation of the Act. Specifically, the Act states: "Unless and except as permitted by regulations, …it shall be unlawful at any time, by any means, or in any manner…to pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, …possess, offer for sale, sell, …purchase, import…any migratory bird, any part, nest, or eggs of any such bird…" It is a "strict-liability" law, meaning that there is no requirement for law enforcement agencies to prove "intent" to violate the law. That is, if you are found in possession of a protected species or its parts or products, you are automatically in violation of the law. The provisions of the Act are nearly absolute; "...except as permitted by regulations ..." is the only exception. Some examples of permitted activities that do not violate the law are legal hunting of specific game birds, legitimate research activities, display in licensed zoological gardens, and bird banding under an appropriate permit. The Act covers the great majority (83%) of all native birds found in the U.S. Many of the species not covered by the Act are covered by the Endangered Species Act , other Federal laws, or state laws, many of which are as stringent as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act . In the lower 48 states, all species except the house sparrow, feral pigeon, common starling, and non-migratory game birds like pheasants, gray partridge, and sage grouse, are protected. Penalties upon conviction can be severe. Even if a sympathetic jury finds that you meant no harm in trying to rear an abandoned nestling or in picking a hawk feather, legal defense costs are clearly not worth the risk. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/birds/feathers.htm