How to feed an adult swift -Füttern eines alten Mauerseglers

[Addiramathefirst]

man kanns auch übertreiben - der finger wird serilisiert aber der den mund offen hält nicht -die heimchen sind auch nicht steril -die natur draussen auch nicht und das erhöt ihre abwehrkräfte

[chrim0815]

bauch? das nennt sich kehlsack und ist darauf ausgelegt, mehrere hundert insekten "zwischenzulagern", um sie später als futterkugel an die jungen zu verfüttern.

angst vermag ich beim besten willen nicht zu erkennen. hier spielte ihnen ihre fantasie wohl einen streich.

[tanusus]

I found one on the street today. After a lot of water, he started to walk and I fed him with some chicken - I realized that when I stroke his head, he opens his beak. Now, he is sleeping. I could use some tips about what else he can eat and how often. He is young, looks almost like adult, i think.

I really want to help his recovery, so he can soon migrate with others.

[chrim0815]

Never, never, never feed anything but insects to a swift. Crickets are most suitable.

Although a common swift might seem to recover being fed with anything else but insects, malnutrition is one of the major reasons why swifts have to spend months in our clinic. 2-3 weeks after switching back from malnutrition to insects, which is the only food a swift will hunt in the nature, the swift will lose all its feathers. We observed this innumerable times in the clinic.