[header] How to raise baby birds [title] Create a nest box. [step] If you are breeding birds, you should create a nest box before the female is ready to lay her eggs. Any wood box that is wide enough for the birds to turn around in and deep enough that the adults will not be able to kick all of the nesting material out of the box will do. 
[substeps] Nesting boxes can be wood or metal. Wood provides more warmth, but metal is easier to clean.