Get Started with Bird Rehab.

 

  • If you’d like to be a dedicated rehabber, we are happy to provide and lend you the supplies you need during your rehab period.

    All we ask is that you be an active rehabber- meaning, you have a bird in your care.

    Email us or join the facebook network and send us a message.

  • The list below is meant to get you started in bird rehabbing. These are the basics you will need to care for a baby bird.

    • Heat Pad or Hot Hands

    • Appropriate sized Cage

    • Syringes to Feed

    • Access to Fresh Water

    • Appropriate Diet Requirements

    • Cleaning Supplies (paper towels, napkins, Vinegar spray to clean)

    • Cage liners such as newspaper, puppy pads, fleece, turf grass

  • Within a birds’ diet section, you’ll see that some diets offer a section ‘Formula Options’.

    The list below will help you to navigate purchasing or searching for these formulas.

  • Within a birds’ diet section, you’ll see that some diets offer a section ‘Supplemental Options’.

    The list below will help you to navigate purchasing or searching for these formulas.

 
Make it

Basic Supplies Needed

  • A purple and white sterilizer with a clear lid and purple handle, labeled 'Living World'.

    Transport Carrier

    A hard carrier with a towel lined on the bottom is the safest way to secure a bird. Carriers like the one pictured above have ample airflow.

    For larger bird, we recommend cat or dog carriers. But be sure to make sure the bird cannot escape or get injured trying to squeeze through the bars.

  • Blue heating pad with attached power cord and control switch, used for heat therapy.

    Heat Pad

    A basic heat pad to warm the sick, orphaned or injured bird.

    You can also make a DIY Heat source like a rice sock.

    On the go options include:

    Hot Hands or an portable electric hand warmer

  • A pile of wooden tongue depressors stacked together with one stick placed across on top.

    Coffee stirrer

    Used to feed gaper birds off of.

    Other options include: Soft side of tooth pick, soft side of skewer, skinny popsicle sticks

  • Syringe with transparent barrel and black measurement markings

    Syringe

    10ml - 50ml leur lock plastic syringe

    Tip: Purchase in a pack of 50-100 and use a fresh syringe every 2 days.

  • Medical syringe with attached tubing and accessories, including a rubber O-ring and various connectors.

    Silicon Feeding Tube

    Silicon Feeding Tube 2.0 mm 2 inch Long

    Used during Crop feeding. Attaches to the syringe. Make sure to check the diet and feeding styles of each bird. This is not appropriate for gapers.

    Other option: Metal Crop Needle

  • Set of dental irrigators or water flossers with different nozzles and a large clear water reservoir

    Metal Crop Needle

    Metal Crop needle

    Attaches to a syringe during crop feeding. Can be boiled for sanitation.

    Do not purchase straight crop needles. They should have a curve to them.

  • A multi-level bird cage with wire bars, plastic accessories, and feeding compartments.

    Bird Cage

    Purchase a cage large enough that your bird can hop to multiple levels.

    See cage care for more information on how to keep it clean or select the proper cage.

  • Digital kitchen scale with glass cover displaying 49 grams

    Kitchen Scale

    Ozeri Digital Kitchen scales to keep track of the weight of your birds daily,

Baby Bird Formual Options

  • Bag of Kaytee Exact hand feeding formula for baby macaw birds, with illustrations of a baby rat and a macaw bird on the front.

    Kaytee Exact

    Kaytee Exact Formula, see specific diets for reference on what birds to use this on.

  • A beige resealable bag of Harrison's Bird Foods Neonate Formula with a black and white label, and a metal scoop filled with powdered formula beside it.

    Harrison's Baby Bird Formula

    Harrisons Baby Bird Formula, see specific diets for reference on what birds to use this on.

  • Package of Hagen Tropican Parrot Food Hand-Feeding Formula with an image of a green and blue parrot and a chick on the front.

    Hagen Tropican Baby Bird Food

    Hagen Tropican Baby Bird Food, see specific diets for reference on what birds to use this on.