How to feed a young pigeon with scissor beak: amount & frequency?

If your bird has been injured it would be best to have the injuries addressed by a veterinarian first to make sure they are not impeding his ability to eat and causing him to worsen. Your vet may also want to give fluids or other IV medications if he cannot eat properly or is too weak to. If he is able to eat food that is in a mash, you can offer something such as baby bird food in a syringe or his regular diet blended and then mixed with water. This will help provide him with more balanced nutrition while he recovers. Rice cereals don't provide as much nutrition as a diet formulated for birds would. Monitoring how full his crop is (it will feel like a balloon under his chin) can let you know if you're feeding enough or not.

This greatly depends on the type of bird, and the individual bird's needs. Birds may eat anywhere from 10-100% of their body weight depending on their nutritional needs. A good rule of thumb may be to try out 1/4 of your bird's body weight and adjust from there. However, it is best to determine how much is needed by monitoring your bird's crop size, how interested he is in the food, and how quickly he is digesting what you are feeding him. If syringe feeding, several smaller meals a day may be better tolerated than one large bolus, and can help prevent over feeding or harming the crop.

Ideally I would feed a baby bird every 2 hours during the day then allow it 12 hours of darkness at night. You can also give a little water in a syringe. Use a good mix formulated for baby birds. Good luck.

It would be best to try and bring the bird to your vet ASAP to have it treated as the eye and beak both look like there may be a pox or other sort of infection irritating it. You can use a clean washcloth to remove any debris from the eye to help keep it open and more comfortable. Making sure to keep the bird away from any other pets or people is also a good idea to prevent the spread of any illness until it can be treated by your vet.

Unfortunately, there isn't much you can do at home if the baby is severely injured or you don't have food for it. Trying to see if a local pet store or big box store that carries pet supplies is open may help you find syringes and baby bird food you need, otherwise. In a pinch, adult bird food can be ground down into a mash and then mixed with water and given via a syringe until you can get actual baby bird food. Keeping the babies warm and keeping any wounds clean and dry can help, however if there are severe wounds or the injuries are bad enough the babies can't function properly, seeking out the care of a vet in person ASAP is best (Many are open still for medical emergencies such as this).

Beak trimming is quite simple but if you never done it before i would definitely recommend taking him to an avian vet specialist to have it done, there are several ways, the fastest is done with an electric rotary filer tool, it takes less than a minute. it can also be done with a regular filer but it might take a while to finish the job, depending on how much needs to be trimmed.

It appears that there is a malformation of your bird’s beak. This could be a congenital malformation or due to some type of injury or trauma. If your bird is still eating and drinking normally I would not be too concerned about it. If you think the abnormal beak is affecting feeding, you may want to have her checked out by an avian veterinarian. I hope this helps. Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. Best of luck.