Rare, but possible: common swift bird eating and drinking on its own

[mAnclTy]

A baby swift attempted to fly and failed then landed in our house (what are the ods) then we had to feed him/her but he/she was so weak he/she couldnt even open his beak :( so he/she died of starvasion soon after D: the rspca didnt get here quick enough!!!! Im actually so annoyed with them! :,(

[TonySkyrunner]

@mAnclTy

Sorry, but it was probably your fault. You usually have to open their beaks and force feed them.

[MempihsJack]

help him,so that he can continue his life(=flying) again...

[TsukiShia]

Mine doesnt do that!

How did you launch the bird so it would fly?

[dgfmev]

@TsukiShia: Just put the swift on your hand, raise your arm ("statue of liberty position") and wait for the take-off. If the swift doesn't take off after at most 30 seconds, there's always something wrong with the bird.

[Kigermoments]

I wish mine did that T_T

[VicariousReality7]

What? You are feeding it! How much more manually can you get?

[oriana99]

Every year I take from the earth small swifts that I find and all were released. Ninni only remained with us and one (Pollicino) died due to aspergillosis.

[oriana99]

la mia piccola ninni ha mangiato da sola per 2 anni

poi ha smesso di colpo e ora sono costretta ad aprire il suo becco per far si che mangi

[dgfmev]

I do not speak Italian, but from what Google translated me, I am really worried: Are you implying that you have been keeping a common swift bird in captivity for two years?

[57mara]

@dgfmev

you right... it's an irresponsability to keep a swift in captivity....

[57mara]

@oriana99 questi animali devono essere liberati appena sono pronti...