Feeding: The food given to sparrow chicks should primarily consist of easily digestible semi-liquid foods. You can prepare a food mixture by adding egg yolk, vitamins, bone meal, and other nutrients to flour made from grains such as millet, rice, or corn. This mixture can then be formed into small balls, which should be fed to the sparrow chicks using a toothpick.
Watering: After each feeding, you should use a syringe to give the chicks a few drops of clean water.
Environment: The caretaker should try to provide an environment for the sparrow chicks that closely resembles their natural habitat, maintaining an appropriate temperature and reducing the chicks’ stress.
- Feeding
Sparrow chicks have underdeveloped digestive systems, so when feeding them, it is important to provide easily digestible semi-liquid foods. The caretaker can mix grains like millet, rice, or corn into flour, add cooked egg yolk, vitamins, and bone meal, and form a paste-like consistency. Use a small toothpick to feed the mixture to the sparrow chicks. Since the chicks’ digestive systems are very small, each feeding should be limited to 5-10ml, with a feeding interval of about two hours. - Watering
In the wild, sparrow chicks do not require extra water as the parent birds provide sufficient moisture in the food they deliver. However, artificially raised sparrow chicks need extra water because their food is drier. Since sparrow chicks will not drink water on their own, the caretaker should use a syringe to administer a few drops of water after each feeding. It is important not to give too much water, as this could lead to diarrhea. - Environment
Sparrows are very wild by nature and may be stressed and anxious in captivity, potentially leading to stress reactions. Therefore, when raising sparrow chicks artificially, it is essential to simulate their natural environment as much as possible. This includes maintaining an appropriate temperature and, if possible, providing sunlight and greenery, which will help alleviate the chicks’ stress and fear.
