Mealworms are an important part of a birds diet. Mealworms give a bird nutritional value of more than 50 percent protein. Adult birds have no problem eating mealworms, but baby birds will need it fed to them until they learn to eat on their own. Nestling birds are 10 to 14 days old and fledgling birds are two to five weeks old. To gage the age of a baby bird can be difficult, but look at the size of its bill. Baby birds have large bills that seem too big for the head of the bird. Nestlings have little hair, but fledglings will have most of their feathers with the tail and wing feathers noticeably shorter than the rest. Feeding a baby bird mealworms requires time and patience since they eat several times an hour.
Crush the mealworms. A nestling bird can be fed crushed mealworms through an eye dropper. To make it easier to feed the nestling bird, purchase mini mealworms, which are smaller than the average sized mealworm by one-third. Crush the mini mealworm and mix with some water to make it easier for the nestling bird to swallow.
Feed the fledgling bird. Chop the mealworms or give a whole mini mealworm. Feed the baby bird with plastic tweezers or place the insect on the tip of a straw or stick. Put the food toward the back of the mouth for the bird to start eating.
Make sure that you feed the baby bird every 15 to 30 minutes. Try to feed at the same time each day. For example, if you feed every 15 minutes one day, do not change to every 30 minutes the next day; otherwise the baby bird may refuse to eat.
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Crush the mealworms. Crushed mealworms can be given to a nestling bird via an eye dropper. Get mini mealworms, which are one-third smaller than regular mealworms, to make feeding the nestling bird easier. To make the mealworm easier for the nestling bird to swallow, crush it and combine it with some water.
Mealworms are an important part of a birds diet. Mealworms provide a bird with over 50% protein in its nutritional value. Mealworms are fine for adult birds to eat, but until they can feed themselves, young birds must be fed mealworms. Birds that are nestlings are between 10 and 14 days old, and fledglings are between 2 and 5 weeks old. A baby bird’s age can be estimated by looking at its bill size, though this is not always easy to do. Large bills on baby birds appear to be too big for their heads. While fledglings have most of their feathers, with the tail and wing feathers being noticeably shorter than the rest, nestlings have very little hair. Since baby birds eat multiple times an hour, feeding them mealworms takes patience and time.
For the past three years, Laura Hageman has written a variety of articles on subjects ranging from entertainment to real estate. Hageman is the author of the romantic comedy book Her Desire, which is available on ebookmall. com. Over the course of seven years, she has written for websites like Triond and CurrentForeclosures. Hageman holds a Bachelors degree in Arts.
Feed the fledgling bird. Chop the mealworms or give a whole mini mealworm. Use plastic tweezers to feed the baby bird, or place the insect on the straw or stick’s tip. To get the bird to start eating, place the food toward the back of its mouth.
Feed the baby bird at least once every 15 to 30 minutes. Try to feed at the same time each day. For instance, do not switch to feeding every 30 minutes the following day if you feed every 15 minutes the day before; else, the baby bird might refuse to eat.
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