Baby Cardinal Birds growing up

Baby Cardinal birds growing from hatchlings to fledglings. I fed them with the exact all baby birds hand feeding formula. I took a few pictures every day for about 2 weeks to see how quick they grow. They were really fun to watch.They are currently living wild in my backyard.

[@chip5256]

I found one in the middle of the road two months ago. Reluctantly I took him home and fed him dried cat food soaked in water and wet cat food. Moved him into worms and crickets. Made a “hunting pan “ so he learned to find his food. Finally released him. He was gone all day and then came back. I’ve released him 15-20 times. He’s sitting on my shoulder as I type this. We have a good sized sunroom and one of his fans gave him a $300 cage. The doors of the cage are open all day. We have a large flock of Cardinals and he will try and join them but he always comes back to us. If he stays that’s good. If he leaves that’s ok too.

[@lockergr]

Wish you had a video on your page! 😊

[@patriciaweathers9418]

😊

[@gidgetchapman5161]

Means he imprinted on you and it's not good to release him bc he more than likely will be a meal to something bc he doesn't know how to get away from danger. That's why his parents watch after him several weeks after he flys the nest.

[@pamelacolvin1417]

My little dog just found a baby cardinal who's nest fell out of the tree. I put it in a bird house and put it in the tree. Mom and Dad are hanging around and they know where the baby is. I haven't seen them go inside the house though. I sure hope they take care of it. They're such beautiful bird's 🥰 Thanks for sharing. Maybe I should soak some cat food just in case.

[@gidgetchapman5161]

@@pamelacolvin1417 please call a local bird rehabilitater. Cardinals will not go in the bird house. If it's fully feathered it will be ok to put it in a open container full of grass and make a hole like bed for it like a natural nest and nail it to a tree where the mom and dad is. Taking care of a wild bird is against the law especially a cardinal.

[@taeminsbff]

These birds are so cute! We took in 3 baby cardinals that had fallen out of a bush and we put them on our patio table and thank goodness the momma bird is feeding them! We can't wait for them to grow up to be beautiful birds!

[@TovKafur]

1:38 they look like a meal for me. GIVE ME A SPOON!

[@matthewtarter1353]

love the video and the background music ☺

[@Davesand2003]

Music is Ludwig van Beethoven - fur Elise

[@marykelly1723]

I " rescued" a baby cardinal this morning. Checked with the national wildlife rescue. Taking a baby in is kidnapping from the mother bird. The mother and father put a lot of love and hard work into their babies. You stole that mother & father cardinal's babies. Releasing my "rescue" cardinal at dawn tomorrow. I'd never kidnap a mother's babies.

[@lisalewis3374]

Beautiful. It's amazing you were able to hand feed these cardinals and keep them alive.

[@allenewray8501]

That was beautiful! the music is one of my favorite songs. Thank you for sharing!

[@RandyOnTheRadio]

I found a baby bird tonight, and brought it home before the neighborhood cats had lunch with it. I had nothing on hand to feed it, so I warmed up a little bit of skim milk. This crazy bird loves it. Do they ever get full though? I think it's a male bird... 'cause it eats like a guy. LOL Wish me luck. Right now, I'm feeding it a mix of sugar water, egg yolk and water. It likes the milk better.

[@ladylibrum7145]

Such tiny hatchlings.. God bless you for your loving care

[@karabourne8758]

I raised 2 mourning doves on baby food and rice baby cereal in a syringe and they did great.

[@Freewith3]

Wow so amazing...thank you for sharing this. My 2 year old (who just got his first baby sister) now understands that she will get bigger after relating it to these baby birds.

[@lindaadams6276]

Exact hand feeding formula is 30% protein. Wild baby birds need 70% protein, therefore they are fed insects only as nestlings. A diet low in protein can lead to metabolic bone disease which may not show up until after the young have fledged the nest. They usually do not survive their first winter and if they do, they have weakened immune systems that make them vulnerable to parasites and other diseases. Permitted wildlife rehabilitators are trained to provide proper diets and housing.

[@yerhearrd8316]

Linda Adams dried cat food soaked in water has good protein in it because I had a little cardinal about 3 years back and I fed him that and till this day he still visits me and sits by me time to time,

[@joseandmichaelinetorres7279]

Thank you for sharing this! It's a miracle.Just amazing!

[@htfamily]

Passerine and near-passerine hatchlings are so CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karliiskakova9897]

Very beautiful! Thank you

[@storeagirl]

I am so glad I found this video. I am currently caring for a baby cardinal after an unsuccessful attempt at putting him back in his nest. He is doing great, except he seems to favor one of his legs and gets it stuck in his wing, he works it out himself. That foot seems very uncoordinated, but looks just like the other and it doesn't seem to hurt him. Were yours uncoordinated like that?

[@mariekillian3596]

Oh my...thank you for sharing this, this was wonderful. I sat engulfed...being done to Fur Elise probably had something to do with this! Ha! What a wonderful experience for YOU this mush have been. came across this because I was blogging about the olive oil and what I do and this morning the first thing I did hear when I opened up my door was a Cardinal singing his/her spring song and it brought me joy and made my day..so far! And then this! :))

[@123sonner]

what a treat. thanks for doing this.

[@cornmaze560]

I was there and watched them from when we first got them somewhere around 2 or 3 days old and when we released them in our backyard 2 and half weeks or so later. they went from no feathers to fledglings as the end of video shows to young juvenile stage where they were without a doubt visually confirmed as cardinals .thanks for the comment and remember "FEED THE BIRDS "

[@20thebean]

you did a great job taking care of them!

[@dirkrocks123]

You know, as a bird rehabber, I used to raise baby songbirds on my own, it's okay to raise them as long as you have done your research and you have had experience, good job, god smiles down at you as these birds grow up, don't listen to the comment down below Katie dale

[@pcfitter]

Nice clip, wanted to see them grown up. How did they learn to eat in the wild as they must eat different food out there. Lets see some pictures of them out in the yard!! thanks

[@honeyflash1]

I almost stepped on a little one today while getting the mail. I couldn't find the nest he fell out of...Let's see if I can help this little one.

[@theninjascout]

What happened then?

[@Vikingshield-maiden]

today I found a baby bird soooooo cute it is in a tub on top of a water bottle!

[@salvadorg1824]

My baby cardinals atpre three weeks old almost aldut I still feed them a food I bougt in petsmart nd they eat apples watermalon nd peaches also learning how to eat seeds nd water I got them just like that

[@kelaltieri]

As soon as they can fly, they can be released. They might hang around for a day or 2 for you to feed them but, if they don't, they can fend for themselves. :) Good luck!

[@alartandy]

I watched the video because we just had three cardinal chicks, raised in a nest by our kitchen window, fly the coop so to speak and land five feet below on the ground. Their mother tried desperately to ward them off but they seemed determined to move on without the ability to fly. Darkness fell and the next morning there was no sign of the three chicks. The next day the mother cardinal (who did all the work, by the way) and her mate frantically flew around our yard and the neighbor's yard in a vain search. We have several neighborhood cats and I fear the chicks did not escape them, but I hope to be wrong.

[@emmapent7673]

bummer i wanted to see it as an adult...

[@carebear121801]

Aw they are so cute I have a 5 baby birds right now

[@sakikoshinkai8676]

I found 2 eggs of cardinals on my yard 3days ago,. Iam raising now, so should I feed them worm already?

[@yir9383]

Wow. Thanks for posting..

[@mhalet1930]

Congratulations! It is no small feat to successfully raise hatchlings this small. Cardinals also have tendency to go into shock easily. You did a great job. Now if we could get the cat owners to keep them indoors! It's safer for the cat and for wildlife.

[@The1Bronco1]

Then.. that young penny grew up.. and went to a cash register far away...

[@TheJesusAlejandra]

aaaww!! theyre so ugly and cute!! :3

[@chip5256]

Also there is a reference to calling a wildlife rehabilitator for baby birds. They are often extremely busy and may never call back. And I don’t have any proof of this but I have heard that since babies often die and require a lot of work, some people feed them to hawks and eagles. The person who told me that has done a great deal in rescuing birds and I am merely passing this on. I pray it’s wrong or exaggerated. But rest assured, they are a lot of work.

[@OldVegan]

Very nice.

[@kelly_1111]

Wait what happened that they're not with their bird parents?

[@teatimewithhao]

are you sure they are cardinals??? They look like Robins to me since I've raised them before too

[@stevenlauj725]

if u raised cardinal b4 then, u should know the inter mouth wall should be yellow not red(corner of mouth)????? cardinal has red wall while robin has yellow...

[@BabyCardinalBirds]

@dawnsutton They are cardinals for sure, I see them at my bird feeders every day. A male and a female. The male is just starting to get his crest and red feathers. I named him Archimedes (like the owl from "The Sword in the Stone") and the female Architeuthis (like the giant squid). I'll try and take some pictures and maybe add them in to my video if I can.

[@roxcharlie]

I was walking with my husband when we saw a chick lying motionless on the footpath, my husband said it was dead, but I had a closer look and it was alive, it was so tiny, so took it to a rescue centre. YOU'VE GOT TO CHECK!!

[@crystalheart9]

Oh the dear little things! You did a great a great job raising them. How in the world did you keep them warm?

[@murliprasad6164]

You are a good person...keeping these birds safe....are they still with you?

[@Kathyrula]

Hi +BabyCardinalBirds, how did you manage to wean them off so they could live in the wild? Thanks.

[@marewillowryder]

My nephews just found what we believe to be a cardinal fledgling in the street. It almost was hit by a car. They brought it over here and we gave them a birdcage to keep it in until he has grown a little more. We put bird seed and water and a nest in there for it. I'm really hoping it survives.

[@dirkrocks123]

I am the same kind of person! I have rehabbed 5 starlings, 2 robins and 2 wrens! I am also 13

[@le9186]

What did you feed them? Formular or dirt worm ? Done a great job! I wonder what happen to the parent?

[@NATUREmag]

Thank you! Great video!

[@nikkichevere]

Please tell me exactly what you fed I need help I have new hatchlings and would love to hear nutrition options

[@barbaramuncie9806]

wow i'm inpressed

[@anat5263]

I have a baby cardinal right now and he was eating very well until this morning he left his "nest" and started trying to fly. Now he won't willingly eat! Does anyone know why?

[@deadshot1038]

Snickadee it’s not a bad thing it means there learning how to fly and maybe he’s just not hungry

[@Prince6618]

Great job!Thanks for sharing:)

[@gogglesboggles7418]

I found a baby bird and I keep it in my room but I don't know how old it is

[@BACKYARDWHISPERER]

Why did you take them from the nest? That’s a federal offense

[@nushratshaikh2224]

Even i got baby of sparrow( which is fallen down)... do searching in net.. How to take care of baby..

[@kashifahmedmomin2185]

nice

[@snlself]

I'm a licensed songbird rehabber in Tulsa, Ok. I've raised many hatchlings/nestlings/fledglings including cardinals, jays, woodpeckers, phoebes, cuckoos, etc....It is NEVER a good idea to try to raise a songbird (or baby raptor) on your own. These birds have specific dietary needs; Exact given to most songbirds ends with metabolic bone disease, etc. I've received many baby birds which had been "raised" by a well meaning member of the public, and the damage done was irreversible. Find a rehabber!

[@domingofornia6182]

Dengo uno

[@Rallow]

Just great!

[@kelaltieri]

Not for months, most baby birds are ready to leave the nest in a few weeks depending on the species and size of the bird. Most "small" wild birds are 2 weeks or so.

[@goldenapplegaming6192]

I have a baby Cardinal also

[@xXsugarXstarXx]

same here i found one it fell out of the nest and we put it back in but the parents havn't come back yet

[@XxXMidnightblackXxX]

You should get some insectivore raising mixes, it has many thing in it that Cardinals need and is especially good for fledglings. I have a video on how to look after baby birds and one on how to release them if you need some more information.

[@alliegrass6314]

how old were they at 3:11? i found two today looks just like them

[@BeckyNino]

how did I get here

[@BeckyNino]

those choice of words are beautiful

[@unprofessionalphotographer]

what type of food did you gave to that bird

[@susanwolfe7740]

Hi, I have 2 mid grown cardinals who lost mom..... what is your feeding formula?

[@gogglesboggles7418]

Susan wolfe I have a baby cardinal and my formula is seeds,water mixed with Dog food and also baby food

[@PineIslandSeeds]

They eat bugs, caterpillars, grubs...during the day mom and dad feed them every 10-20 minutes. I know. I have a cam on a nest. Mom grinds them up real good. Look on the web for your state's wildlife dept and see what they recommend because, obviously, you can't be hunting for bugs every 10-20 minutes.

[@lilyk5670]

Maybe you did good job taking care of them, but why took them out of the nest....When i saw babies fell from the nest i just put them back into the nest. You should see how mother and father cardinal were happy to see them back in the nest! The were taking turns feeding them.....They live like a good family. Please, leave them alone....

[@katiedale6468]

what do you feed them and how do you keep them hydrated?!?!?!?!

[@alexmark5780]

god bless you

[@chip5256]

Ok to the question as to when I moved my little fellow to crickets and worms: I started during the second week. At first they were less food than toys to him and I had to force feed them to him. But eventually he got the idea. However the night before I planned to release him I realized he didn’t know where to find them so I kept him an extra week and made him hunt for his meals by putting his prey in a large pan with grass, leaves and branches in it to simulate the ground. It took some prodding but he got the idea. Also I introduced him to grasses, seeds, flowers and fruits he would find in my yard and he loved those. There’s a great deal more to this story and I’m writing a book due to an overwhelming number of people who followed his story. It will be titled MY LIFE WITH ROSCOE: MY CARDINAL SIN. I already have a number of orders in place. Also I have tons of photos and videos to share. My email is [e-mail] Put Roscoe Pix in the subject line to ensure I read your message.

[@XxXMidnightblackXxX]

Did your bird make it? Also I have a video on how to look after baby birds if you need some more information.

[@vckrscindy]

their little bellies look so fat. Is that normal?

[@plexkittygirl]

So are these orphans or what?

[@Accipiter22]

so happy :)

[@carrieleo9166]

Were all of these still shots in the video taken on a daily basis?

[@cornmaze560]

no they are cardinals . when we released them they were young juvenile's and was very clear that they were cardinals . They returned to our feeders daily and in fact never really seemed to leave the general backyard area including both the houses on either side of our own. remember thanks ..."FEED THE BIRDS" !

[@lillycm13]

hi im recently found a baby cardinal the parents seemed to have rejected it and i would appreciative any tips you could offer!!!

[@williamecrownover2630]

thanks for this, I have just found a cardinal nestling that appears to be about 4 days old or so, eye's haven't opened, flight feathers are just in, no tail feathers at all. I have a question about the feeding, I've not had many birds and although I keep Exact on hand (for orphaned squirrel pinkies) I've no idea how the bird's natural feeding movements work. Does the nestling thrust forward when it needs food dispensed? Also, can you see the open craw when they're ready to receive the formula

[@BabyCardinalBirds]

@domenictudino "Kaytee Exact Hand Feeding Formula for All Baby Birds" is what I used. I bought it at Petsmart. You mix it with water and feed the babies with a plastic syringe. They love it.

[@CatcherOfBass]

I just saved 1 to its nest today.

[@chancebad]

They are robins I just raised three.

[@cornmaze560]

review other nest cam videos where the adult cardinals return to feed the young to confirm their identities if you need to , pay close attention to the beak's . most baby birds look alike the beak however is where the slight differences from one species to another seems to be in the early stages

[@TripleTheAmazing]

did they turn red?

[@Mishkabelly]

sorry to say but those were baby cowbirds you raised:( the frequently lay in cardinals nest thus i can see why you thought they were cardinals. baby cardinals have a crest,reddish brown feathers and no flecks of black down the belly. cowbirds have an insect like raspy begging cry,cardinals have a metallic high pitched chirp as their begging call,just like adult cardinals have.

[@lockergr]

It's so funny watching a baby cowbird that's larger than the male cardinal beg for food. And of course he feeds it over and over and over again. You've been duped buddy.

[@at2step]

Wow! That's an awesome slide show. You might enjoy my video on a baby cardinal's last three days in his nest and his first flight.

[@klypseclan2487]

I have three baby northern Cardinals what do I feed them

[@klypseclan2487]

There also wild ones

[@gogglesboggles7418]

Feed them

[@ghettobeats]

you feed them.. to the cat.

[@BabyCardinalBirds]

@Prince6618 Thanks for watching my video.

[@gulviztv]

I believe I may have an injured Cardinal outside of my apt, it's been there for awhile in 40 f weather. I'm thinking about taking it in on my own and trying to raise it, any resources or info I can look into? Anything different about raising/nursing cardinals? I know it's illegal to own them as pets..

[@MzBeckiiBabii]

when do they turn red?

[@TovKafur]

When you boil them, obviously.

[@sadiq7997]

Hey, how's it going? I found a baby Cardinal today and its still a baby, it cant fly but can manage to flap wings and stuff a littke older than the ohase your birds were at at the end of your video. If you can let me knowbif what to feed it that would be nice thanks!

[@pjjedi6084]

Leo Alsebti q1q

[@ninashade486]

o.o Look like baby vultures if you ask me...

[@dalcibud92]

how did you make them to stay warm so they dont die

[@domenictudino]

What does "the exact all baby birds hand feeding formula" mean ?? Please explain.

[@dinainverso]

How did you know "when" to release them?? I am hand raising 2 finches now and I struggle with knowing the right time? THX

[@kaithoward3902]

Rule of thumb for rehabbing is when they can fly 20 ft.

[@Ah1My-Spinach-Puffs1]

I had a robin. I went to take a nap and let him stay in his outdoor nest. a black bird attacked him in the most gruesome way i miss him.

[@khatmcgurk9444]

I am so sorry, I had a similar experience but it was a different animal that attacked a baby mourning dove I had a few days :(

[@NOrleansbro]

sweet.

[@eliahandmarcus3280]

Someone knows What to Feed them with?

[@Vorfreude16]

Awww

[@itsmewildbill]

Yes, I'm inclined to agree with you, bluzelovr. They look a lot like starlings to me! Not that they're not God's creatures, and I'm a big fan of anyone that's kind to animals, but no, I don't believe they're cardinals.

[@Mishkabelly]

it will die if you gave it seed and water. must be handfed a special diet.

[@GOTTshua]

What happened to their parents?

[@Mr67bandit67]

how often do you feed a newborn baby bird? help! On my way to get kaytee exact formula