It's much too young to be leaving the nest and the bald spots are either undeveloped feathers, or nest mates may have plucked a few feathers. I suggest soaking some dry dog food in water and setting it out for the parent bird....this will make feeding the chick easier and also provide a nutritional diet for the chick. If the Maya will eat it, you can also offer canned dog food. You've done a great job and the parent is definitely dedicated! I would try raising the chick higher in the basket by placing mats, cardboard or papers under it's bedding. Raise him enough so it's not so difficult for the hen to feed, yet keep the sides tall enough so he can't easily fall out. If you can keep cats and dogs away it has a good chance of survival.

Just remove the nest. The female will most likely not come back and reuse the same nest since it failed.

Aww. Although bird nests can clog my gutters, the baby birds are so cute. We had a hummingbird nest last year and the one hummingbird baby (well, no longer a baby) still hangs around drinking from our feeders. I don’t think they could have left that early. I mean, that’s really early! I would expect them to stay for at least 15 days, but it depends on the type of bird.

I'll have to check I out, gaz! The other day I was trying to post my observations of the parents bringing their babies to the feeders. I watched Papa Downy bring his baby and feed it as it sat in the privet bush. The baby kept trying to land on the suet basket but never made it. Papa fed him then suddenly flew off leaving baby to screech. Baby finally flew after him. All the birds have given me a great deal of pleasure this week.