1tsp of Gerber's baby apples. Add peanut butter, and Nutrical. This can be purchased online or at your local pet supplies store. 1 cap of unflavored pedialyte. If you have an insect-eating bird, add protein such as hard-boiled egg yolk and/or kitten chow soaked in water until moist. Microwave on high for 8 minutes, stir, microwave 8 minutes, stir, Microwave 8 minutes. 2/3 cup multi grain baby cereal. 1tsp peanut butter. Personally, I like to do a modified formula for early day ones but stick with plain Kaytee for babies after about 5-7 days. * 2/3 cup of Gerber's or Beech Nut mixed grain or high protein baby … Baby birds eat often and require excellent nutrition to develop normally. The ingredients should be available at any 24 hour grocery store. Start with an instant baby bird formula specially developed for wild birds. Stir until powder is completely mixed in. If you don't have hand feeding formula and pet shops are closed, this recipe will make a formula for baby birds until you are able to buy some the next day. Even at that rate, I discovered that an easier way to keep chicks hydrated and yet able to consume thicker formula from day one is just to add about 10-20% gerber baby rice formula for the first few critical days. This should only be used if the store you get formula from is closed..it lacks lots of things they need but will fill their crops until you can get some formula. 1/2 tube, 2 jars each of Gerber baby food (spinach, garden vegetable, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, green bean) Mix Kaytee formula, water, juice, applesauce, gerberfood all together.