OMG...you are just so frickin cute. Christopher..what a name too...Winnie the Pooh...too funny. It is truly a blessing when something wild lets you in their world. I am glad that you tried to stay out of it as much as you could, it must have been hard. I am also glad to see that you recovered from that trying time in your life, too. Stay sweet:)
@KillaPutato Kristopher gave me far more than I gave her. It's astounding just how much affection a tiny bird can give. She raised many many babies in the yard in the following years. :)
Still watching your videos, right now. Love your attitude. You have a great way of being just you. It looks like you have lost some weight, but you still look good. Keep up the videos. Animals are just amazing. I am such a sucker for them, but they do make you smile and love you unconditionally, even the wild ones who befriend you. You are so blessed:)
That is a sweet story. Not many would take in and try to care for the eggs like you did. Even when the others did not make it you raised Chris and (I'm sure) you loved the bird but rather keep her like most people you let her go to become what she was ment to be. I wish there was a metal that people could get for being above and beyond a decent person.
This was the most beautiful story I've ever heard! You're a really strong person for releasing her, I don't know if I would have been able to, shes too adorable :)
@rachellhellhell Thanks! I hated to let her go but it was the right thing to do AND it gave her the opportunity to find a mate and produce many MANY offspring. The yard is full of her children, grandshildren and great grandchildren. I went from a couple robins in the yard each year to around 20-30. It's crazy! :)
Once I raised some orphaned baby wild mice that I found. I fed them every 2-4 hours, even while working full time. I was able to raise them to adults until I released them. Everyone thought I was nuts..But you know what, I didn't care. While doing that I've never felt better or more alive. Those mice only lived about 2 years on this earth but are forever with me in my heart. Hopefully, someday I'll be old and small and need help and someone will help me. Isn't that what life is all about?
awww that reminds me of when i was 8yrs old i saved this nest of baby rabbits sadly by accident my mom ran over one with the lawn mower i tried to save it but it died the next day but his brothers and sisters lived at my house for 6 weeks and eventually they were set free C: they visit once in a while and a few of them have had babies
I did the same thing. Except it was a mourning dove. I brought her outside and she flew away. It gave me a great feeling, it was hard though. A lot of work and research and it all payed off.
and if we were having toast he'd have some of that as well. Then years later another of its kind flew onto our veranda and spoke to him and he'd go off (as we'd let him roam free and fly in and out of his cage whenever he wanted) and he didn't come back for a while and when he did he'd have his girlfriend with him. So in the end he was happy and we were happy for him.
My family and I raised a wild bird- it wasn't a robin but a parrot. My Mum found it under a plant in the garden on a hot summers day and it was near death. So we took it in and it was already sprouting its feathers so it was old enough to eat on its own. So we gave it some water and some jam on bread and all that and it grew up to be part of my family. It would hop around our table at breakfast and climb onto our mugs and drink some of our tea or coffee...
your stories are not boring at all!! actually, I've been staying up too late watching your videos! LOL you are very entertaining. And I can tell you're a very nice guy. hugs!
@mastakiller64 Toss it in another bird's nest if you can't get it back to the original nest. Otheriwse it's pretty much toast unless you plan on spending a ton of time finding wasys to keep it just warm enough until it hatches and then feeding it endless worms. It's really quite a bit of time-consuming effort.
o wow, one time, we left our motor pool for a month for block leave and when we came back there was a full nest on one of our trucks and several perched near the air conditioning units of some containers. coolest thing ever. but there weren't any birds, so I'm not sure what happened there.
This made me smile- I had found a few robins as a child, and tried to take care of them, though I of course, being a child, had no idea what I was doing and was forced by my parents to put them back outside where they belonged. I am glad that you at least had a good reason for taking her in, as it is really irritating to see grown people who seem to think they'll make good pets and go and steal some eggs, with no idea how to deal with it. Nature requires our absence, rather than presence, often!
@leopardgeckoteen 99.5 degrees is perfect for them. Try not handling them because the shell is so delicate that the egg can be crushed merely by picking it up sometimes. Just gently roll it halfway over twice a day to keep it evenly warm.
it certanitly did not bore me ! i loved the story it was like rasing a daughter and watching her grow into a woman and her children ! 3 years ago you became a dad and now ur a grandpa !
i tried hatching robins before but i set the incubator to low and they dint hatch i have had a pidgin before when i was 9 we named her pidgi and she made a nest about 48 meters away and she came to us and would peck at our window and one time she came with her a male and she had baby's then the next winter they flew off it was fun :D
Wow! I'll admit, I've never had any luck hatching eggs, as I have no incubator, and I've never been able to keep a robin alive for long, but 2 good points of my life had been where I raised a baby starling named Hoshi, and a Grackle named Keiko. Keiko eventually flew out of the door, fully grown, and never returned, but Hoshi comes back every now and then, actually flying into my window if I leave it opened! I raised her from 4 days old. She's one of the cutest things!
I rescued one that I called Xuxu, just like your. Her brother was smashed by someone in the sidewalk, she was wet near it. I sent it to a sanctuary because I live in NYC. I can't forget her crying when I left. I have some videos with her, but it makes me cry. I wondering if she would remember me, or if she still alive... I got happy because I found a nice place for her, but i am sad at the same time.
this is great, im glad i can realate to someone with this expreriance. i raised 2 baby robins, one was named button and the other one was named trouble. i loved them so much, but i tought them how to fly and they both went were they belonged. i was 11 at the time =)
@nataliethedragoness It is a lot of work to care for them but it sure is worth it in the end. I love the names you gave your robins. LOL That's so cute!!
Thats awesome! I have raised geese, chickens, peacocks, pigeons, and this summer an emu but I have always wanted to raise a robin! Sounds like a fun and amazing time! I would this to be my summer project!
This remind me of "Patrick" a baby hawk cockoo i saved 3 years back... but soon as he could fly I sent it to the bird park, coz I dont have any idea how he would behave when he become adult hawk cockoo, & that worries me. They then let him go free after sometimes (when he finally knows how to feed himself) ... I hope Patrick is doing OK now [sigh]
This remind me of "Patrick" a baby hawk cockoo i saved 3 years back... but soon as he could fly I sent it to the bird park, coz I dont have any idea how he would behave when he become adult hawk cockoo, & that worries me. They then let him go free after sometimes (when he finally knows how to feed himself) ... I hope Patrick is doing OK now [sigh]
congrats!i raised a monk parrot,and incubated a bluebird egg,woodpeacker,and mockingbird.Oh i loved them,and i let them go when they were ready.They still come back and perch on my shoulder and play with my current pet sun conure.Birds a marvellous creatures(im 12 and adore falconiring and bird raising)
Very cool. I tried to pick up a nest once but as soon as I touched it I had -what felt like-hundreds of nearly invisible mites crawl up my arm. Don't know how the birds could stand to live with them.
@0curiousguy I used tweezers. They grow FAST so I didn't have to chop them into pieces for long. Quail must be itty bitty when they're babies since they're pretty much a tiny bird as adults.
awesome story! my friend recently raised a robin and comes to him when he calls, haha. if i ever see an abandoned nest, ill be sure to try and hatch them :)
Thanks for posting this, it was fun to hear about your experience, because i am currently raising a robin, she stayed in the house till she could fly good except for spending the day with me outside butshe is now at the point where she flies off but comes back when i call her or when shes hungry, although she stays close, when i watch her i see her learning to eat and find food by herself, hopefully she finds a mate and goes off for the winter too :) Thanks for sharing that wonderful story :)
@cowgirll14 Congrats on successfully rasing your robin! It's so cool when they come back for awhile. If yours is anything like mine, you're going to be seeing her/his offspring around your house for awhile, although you may not know it. Say adios to all of your earthworms for awhile lol :)
I loved your story! :) How sweet! I found a fallen robin's nest a week ago. The eggs were broken except for one. I have an incubator so I put it in. When I put it up to a flashlight, there is a dark spot. I am not sure if I see movement in the egg or if my eyes are playing tricks on me, so it might already be dead :( Did you candle your eggs? If so, when did you start to see movement? Also how often did you feed the robins?
I loved your story! :) How sweet! I found a fallen robin's nest a week ago. The eggs were broken except for one. I have an incubator so I put it in. When I put it up to a flashlight, there is a dark spot. I am not sure if I see movement in the egg or if my eyes are playing tricks on me, so it might already be dead :( Did you candle your eggs? If so, when did you start to see movement? Also how often did you feed the robins?
@Stephmill26 I candle eggs in a dark room so the inside of the egg is easier to see. Incubate the egg at 100 degrees. The egg should show a dark spot with blood vessels within a week. If not then it's not fertile. As far as feeding, I fed mine whenever she popped her little head up and opened her mouth. I think it was about a dozen times a day. At first she ate only micro pieces of worm. Towards the end she was gulping down 4 worms one after another like she was at an all you can eat buffet. :)
@Praxxus55712 Thank you! I think i saw a slight bit of movement today. I hope I don't kill it! Would be awesome to be able to share a story like yours.
Yeah, but worms are so totally GROSS to me (girl! :P) but I now understand that feeding her worms is crucial to her survival in the wild. I can't believe how much she eats!!! 18 worms already today- wow!!! She LOVES them (YUCK!!!) We have to see if the bait shop will give us a deal on them cuz she's going to eat about $150/month worth at this rate! omg! She is very active and alert- I got a BIG box now and a shallow water dish too, so she has room to hop around :) Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. My husband found a nestling on a cart path (on his way back to the club house) next to its dead mother yesterday and brought it home. I'm so happy to know how you acclimated the bird back to the wild! We named ours Mulligan, Mully for short ;) We are going to try the worms because of your story- thanks again!
@WOQueen It was amazing fun to watch her grow. Just worms is all they need. I put a shallow tupperware conatiner of water near her so she could splash around and bath. She also loved tiny bits of strawberry after she got older. Good luck on Mully. Email me if there's anything I can do or if you have any questions, ok? :)
kool thank you that was soo aweosme to hear i have always wantied to see a bird grow up and u are really lucky that is a story book ending so nice of you to help chris robin
I got a baby robin last summer because my friend was playing basketball and he knocked three baby birds out of the goal. He took two home and i got one. After mine was grown, I released him back to where he was located.
You need to make a full length video or write a book or something because your everyday life stories are so captivating.......never know one day there might be a film of your life...
OMG! I'm verklempt...I need a moment to collect myself....what a touching story. I love wildlife too. We have 3 1/2 acres in an area of about 50 acres of woodlands. It is awesome to experience nature first hand. Started raised bed gardening this past year and used alot of your info....Thanks for your vids..love them :)
this is a great story. my neighbor rescued a bear cub. he fed the bear through the fall (mother abandoned the cub, possibly hunted). the next spring the bear cub came back to the vicinity where he would feed her. so she hibernated and made it through the winter. in the years to follow she brought her own cubs back to see him.
I know it's illegal to take in bears but I'm thinking I couldn't resist a cub! I'll bet that was FUN!! I'm guessing bears don't make good lap pets? lol
Awh, robins are just the sweetest. I rescued a nest of four not too long ago. Im only 13, and so it was a struggle but everyones doing well and they run after me and chirp for food and perch on my arm and everything. they think im the mom and well i kinda am but its so sweet.
They sure eat a ton of worms though, don't they? I spent endless hours digging up worms, but it was worth it. He liked strawberries too. He raided my strawberry patch and would play tug of war with them. :)
Yeah that large one is a Monstera or split learf philodenron. It's out of control. It reminds me of that crazy meat eating plant on Little Shop of Horrors. "Feed me Seymore!" lol
@Praxxus55712 My jaw dropped when I saw that huge leaf. I have a start someone gave me and can't wait til it gets huge like yours! Your prose was very captivating, about your Christopher. Back to your Split Leaf Philodendron...do you water it with your infamous Compost Tea?
@Lawknee It was just 12 inches tall when I bought it. It was tiny. I planted it in almost pure homemade compost. It got monsterous! I even cut it back a few times and it regrew even bigger than before. It sent down dozens of support roots and I'd guide as many of them as I could towards the soil as they grew. As they pushed into the soil, they'd turn into reguar roots and amplify the growth. But as the compost grew weaker with time, I used the compost tea. :)
What a cute story! I laughed out loud when I read about Kristopher's green legs. LOL! What a cute picture. I don't think I've saved and raised any animals. I've prevented my cats from eating a few chipmunks. They're probably happy about that. But I have rescued animals from shelters. Dogs and two roosters. I tried to hatch a robin's egg but it wasn't fertile and I tried to raise some orphaned (by my cat) baby mice but they didn't make it either. Too bad.
You rescued two roosters?? LOL. That is so odd yet cool! You do what you can when you can and that's pretty good. The world could use more people who think like you. :)
Absolutely loved the story of Kristopher. My pigeon is just over a year old, and while he now lives outside and has a mate, he still comes home everyday for birdseed (as does his mate). I raised him from about 10 days old and released him at around 6 months old. He is a very arrogant fellow and wingslaps the hand that feeds him. When I'm gardening he hangs out with me the cat and the dogs strolling around, pecking at the ground and now and then chasing the cat. Thanks for sharing.
I took in a stray cat from a job at a vacant rental house. It is a fixed female with frozen ear tips. I named her Coco; she's got long hair. She keeps my young tomcats in line.
Wild birds will whistle back too you as well if you copy their song enough. Try it.
Nice vid. Glad it didn't have a sad ending. I remember watching movies as a kid about guys who would raise wild bears, but then have to make sure the bears had the proper fear of man to live out in the wild. They'd always have to shoot at the bear or lead it towards a small trap that would hurt on of its paws. I'd always cry when I'd watch those scenes.
Awesome for you having a connection like that to a wild animal is really lucky. A while ago there was a bird in my back garden with shitty wings or something so i raised it for a while till it's wings got better. I fed it maggots and it used to thrust it's mouth into my fingers. It did it so hard i was practically putting the maggot past it's throat into it's stomach. It was better after 2 or 3 weeks or something. x
I'm not going to lie, That is a incredible story! Thats unbeleiveable that it would sit on people's heads ..and that it even came back to visit later on! I was suprised to hear you say that It returned to the wild. Great ending to a great story!
(Its sad those other two robins dint make it :P But hey, You saved one of em!)
Thanks for the comment revolve1846. Although I loved every second of trying to raise baby robins, I hope I never have to do it again. Just one robin ate so many worms that I was running around like a fool trying to find enough. I have no clue how the parents can find enough for three babies to eat. Hats off to those robins. They work hard. lol :)
OMG...you are just so frickin cute. Christopher..what a name too...Winnie the Pooh...too funny. It is truly a blessing when something wild lets you in their world. I am glad that you tried to stay out of it as much as you could, it must have been hard. I am also glad to see that you recovered from that trying time in your life, too. Stay sweet:)
KillaPutato 1 month ago
@KillaPutato Kristopher gave me far more than I gave her. It's astounding just how much affection a tiny bird can give. She raised many many babies in the yard in the following years. :)
Praxxus55712 1 month ago
@Praxxus55712
Still watching your videos, right now. Love your attitude. You have a great way of being just you. It looks like you have lost some weight, but you still look good. Keep up the videos. Animals are just amazing. I am such a sucker for them, but they do make you smile and love you unconditionally, even the wild ones who befriend you. You are so blessed:)
KillaPutato 1 month ago
That is a sweet story. Not many would take in and try to care for the eggs like you did. Even when the others did not make it you raised Chris and (I'm sure) you loved the bird but rather keep her like most people you let her go to become what she was ment to be. I wish there was a metal that people could get for being above and beyond a decent person.
Ladydelain 1 month ago
@Ladydelain Thank you! :) That made me smile.
Praxxus55712 1 month ago
@Praxxus55712 =) I've been watching your Vblogs and so far they have been helpful. thank you for posting them ^_^ I love the Peacocks.
Ladydelain 1 month ago
I wish if you would have made the video of it... anyways you are very kind just let it always shine.
nixnikunj 2 months ago
This was the most beautiful story I've ever heard! You're a really strong person for releasing her, I don't know if I would have been able to, shes too adorable :)
rachellhellhell 2 months ago 2
@rachellhellhell Thanks! I hated to let her go but it was the right thing to do AND it gave her the opportunity to find a mate and produce many MANY offspring. The yard is full of her children, grandshildren and great grandchildren. I went from a couple robins in the yard each year to around 20-30. It's crazy! :)
Praxxus55712 2 months ago
Once I raised some orphaned baby wild mice that I found. I fed them every 2-4 hours, even while working full time. I was able to raise them to adults until I released them. Everyone thought I was nuts..But you know what, I didn't care. While doing that I've never felt better or more alive. Those mice only lived about 2 years on this earth but are forever with me in my heart. Hopefully, someday I'll be old and small and need help and someone will help me. Isn't that what life is all about?
rankindragon 3 months ago
it kind of like fox and the hound you let her go but she remembers you (:
pfam999 4 months ago
i want a pet robin its not illegal in my county
pfam999 4 months ago
the magic of story telling dude awesome vid
andasin 5 months ago
That's a really really cool story!!!
vmihaly 5 months ago in playlist Videos from Praxxus55712
is he alive?
289861 5 months ago
Great story !
Thank you for posting it.
lazarus611 6 months ago
I love this story. I've rescued some animals in my time and it always warms my heart when people do the same. Well done my friend.
robertfreed 6 months ago 2
awww that reminds me of when i was 8yrs old i saved this nest of baby rabbits sadly by accident my mom ran over one with the lawn mower i tried to save it but it died the next day but his brothers and sisters lived at my house for 6 weeks and eventually they were set free C: they visit once in a while and a few of them have had babies
emosasukelover222 6 months ago
Thanks for the story ,,,, It's an inspiration toward animal kindness....:D
ghumble2009 6 months ago
how could anyone dislike this ppl can be so mean
ilovepuppies312 6 months ago 3
@ilovepuppies312 Maybe they're not getting enough fiber in their diet. :)
Praxxus55712 6 months ago 2
@Praxxus55712 :) i mean it, thanks for sharing this story so cute :)
ilovepuppies312 6 months ago
@Praxxus55712 or maybe they accidentally missed the like button :D
meowey55 4 months ago
you are the nicest man in the world to do that ;)
ilovepuppies312 6 months ago
I did the same thing. Except it was a mourning dove. I brought her outside and she flew away. It gave me a great feeling, it was hard though. A lot of work and research and it all payed off.
Zeldafreak007 7 months ago
and if we were having toast he'd have some of that as well. Then years later another of its kind flew onto our veranda and spoke to him and he'd go off (as we'd let him roam free and fly in and out of his cage whenever he wanted) and he didn't come back for a while and when he did he'd have his girlfriend with him. So in the end he was happy and we were happy for him.
bellabop88 7 months ago
My family and I raised a wild bird- it wasn't a robin but a parrot. My Mum found it under a plant in the garden on a hot summers day and it was near death. So we took it in and it was already sprouting its feathers so it was old enough to eat on its own. So we gave it some water and some jam on bread and all that and it grew up to be part of my family. It would hop around our table at breakfast and climb onto our mugs and drink some of our tea or coffee...
bellabop88 7 months ago
What a great story! If aliens were real and they ever came to me and asked me what it meant to be human, I would want to show them this story.
endrake2 7 months ago 4
@endrake2 LOL Sounds like a cool plan! :) Thanks!
Praxxus55712 7 months ago
your stories are not boring at all!! actually, I've been staying up too late watching your videos! LOL you are very entertaining. And I can tell you're a very nice guy. hugs!
Angelofjusticia 7 months ago
what a good story:]
staterbrowawa 7 months ago
What a great story!! Brought a tear to my eye. You should be proud.
Moosunshine1935 7 months ago
hi, i found 1 robin egg and i dont have a incubation thing, so what do i do?
mastakiller64 8 months ago
@mastakiller64 Toss it in another bird's nest if you can't get it back to the original nest. Otheriwse it's pretty much toast unless you plan on spending a ton of time finding wasys to keep it just warm enough until it hatches and then feeding it endless worms. It's really quite a bit of time-consuming effort.
Praxxus55712 8 months ago
how long was it before the eggs hatched? there is a robin nest out back of my house and the robin laid eggs on or about 5/16/11
THEREDCAPE100 9 months ago
@THEREDCAPE100 It takes 2 weeks for a freshly laid egg to hatch.
Praxxus55712 9 months ago
o wow, one time, we left our motor pool for a month for block leave and when we came back there was a full nest on one of our trucks and several perched near the air conditioning units of some containers. coolest thing ever. but there weren't any birds, so I'm not sure what happened there.
dumaznbum 9 months ago
This made me smile- I had found a few robins as a child, and tried to take care of them, though I of course, being a child, had no idea what I was doing and was forced by my parents to put them back outside where they belonged. I am glad that you at least had a good reason for taking her in, as it is really irritating to see grown people who seem to think they'll make good pets and go and steal some eggs, with no idea how to deal with it. Nature requires our absence, rather than presence, often!
sonbuhitsunei 9 months ago
your a nice guy
bobbydragon8 9 months ago
Could you take care of a fledgling.
Kjredtail 9 months ago
@Kjredtail Yep. It takes lots of time....and worms. :)
Praxxus55712 9 months ago
what temperature did you incubate them at? i found one today.
leopardgeckoteen 9 months ago
@leopardgeckoteen 99.5 degrees is perfect for them. Try not handling them because the shell is so delicate that the egg can be crushed merely by picking it up sometimes. Just gently roll it halfway over twice a day to keep it evenly warm.
Praxxus55712 9 months ago
Very touching story, I am raising Doves right now and they're just wonderful. It's so amazing that you and Kristopher are so close. Great Job :)
TheCalebReeves 9 months ago
it certanitly did not bore me ! i loved the story it was like rasing a daughter and watching her grow into a woman and her children ! 3 years ago you became a dad and now ur a grandpa !
SuperJenny123456 9 months ago
i tried hatching robins before but i set the incubator to low and they dint hatch i have had a pidgin before when i was 9 we named her pidgi and she made a nest about 48 meters away and she came to us and would peck at our window and one time she came with her a male and she had baby's then the next winter they flew off it was fun :D
baj8000 9 months ago
awesome story
tostrong4you 9 months ago
You did really well good job
Coolkid836 9 months ago
Wow! I'll admit, I've never had any luck hatching eggs, as I have no incubator, and I've never been able to keep a robin alive for long, but 2 good points of my life had been where I raised a baby starling named Hoshi, and a Grackle named Keiko. Keiko eventually flew out of the door, fully grown, and never returned, but Hoshi comes back every now and then, actually flying into my window if I leave it opened! I raised her from 4 days old. She's one of the cutest things!
hylianprincess7 10 months ago
I rescued one that I called Xuxu, just like your. Her brother was smashed by someone in the sidewalk, she was wet near it. I sent it to a sanctuary because I live in NYC. I can't forget her crying when I left. I have some videos with her, but it makes me cry. I wondering if she would remember me, or if she still alive... I got happy because I found a nice place for her, but i am sad at the same time.
thedogsrevolution 10 months ago
I really enjoyed this video. I have a Robin Egg incubating now......thanks for the great story!!!
LilAnnie2007 10 months ago
what a lovable guy!
pigeonzac123 10 months ago
this is great, im glad i can realate to someone with this expreriance. i raised 2 baby robins, one was named button and the other one was named trouble. i loved them so much, but i tought them how to fly and they both went were they belonged. i was 11 at the time =)
nataliethedragoness 10 months ago
@nataliethedragoness It is a lot of work to care for them but it sure is worth it in the end. I love the names you gave your robins. LOL That's so cute!!
Praxxus55712 10 months ago
@Praxxus55712 lol thank you yours what cute to ^w^ i miss them, but im sure there alot happier in the wild :)
nataliethedragoness 10 months ago
Thats awesome! I have raised geese, chickens, peacocks, pigeons, and this summer an emu but I have always wanted to raise a robin! Sounds like a fun and amazing time! I would this to be my summer project!
ahieatzman 10 months ago
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This remind me of "Patrick" a baby hawk cockoo i saved 3 years back... but soon as he could fly I sent it to the bird park, coz I dont have any idea how he would behave when he become adult hawk cockoo, & that worries me. They then let him go free after sometimes (when he finally knows how to feed himself) ... I hope Patrick is doing OK now [sigh]
jixsyhoney 10 months ago
This remind me of "Patrick" a baby hawk cockoo i saved 3 years back... but soon as he could fly I sent it to the bird park, coz I dont have any idea how he would behave when he become adult hawk cockoo, & that worries me. They then let him go free after sometimes (when he finally knows how to feed himself) ... I hope Patrick is doing OK now [sigh]
jixsyhoney 10 months ago
That is an amazing story. Made me smile :)
OmegaPisces 11 months ago
congrats!i raised a monk parrot,and incubated a bluebird egg,woodpeacker,and mockingbird.Oh i loved them,and i let them go when they were ready.They still come back and perch on my shoulder and play with my current pet sun conure.Birds a marvellous creatures(im 12 and adore falconiring and bird raising)
marga4051 11 months ago
love the story u are i good person and god will reward u for wut u have done to help out :)
goo850 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this. I loved your story and the way you narrate it. Such a simple and personal story
rrnsss 1 year ago
yer thanks for sharing this its awsome man ur cool
samassasin666 1 year ago
what an amazing story! unbelievable! Thanks for sharing with us.
leopoldville1 1 year ago
Very cool. I tried to pick up a nest once but as soon as I touched it I had -what felt like-hundreds of nearly invisible mites crawl up my arm. Don't know how the birds could stand to live with them.
zankhe43 1 year ago
@zankhe43 I had that happen a couple times too! I makes your skin crawl! ICK!
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
I loved the story, pretty cool that it came back each season that is amazing really..
dianemummvideos 1 year ago
how did you chop the worms up to feed them?
thank you...great video! I'm into raising quail as a hobby. =)
0curiousguy 1 year ago
@0curiousguy I used tweezers. They grow FAST so I didn't have to chop them into pieces for long. Quail must be itty bitty when they're babies since they're pretty much a tiny bird as adults.
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
awesome story! my friend recently raised a robin and comes to him when he calls, haha. if i ever see an abandoned nest, ill be sure to try and hatch them :)
alasrobin 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this, it was fun to hear about your experience, because i am currently raising a robin, she stayed in the house till she could fly good except for spending the day with me outside butshe is now at the point where she flies off but comes back when i call her or when shes hungry, although she stays close, when i watch her i see her learning to eat and find food by herself, hopefully she finds a mate and goes off for the winter too :) Thanks for sharing that wonderful story :)
cowgirll14 1 year ago
@cowgirll14 Congrats on successfully rasing your robin! It's so cool when they come back for awhile. If yours is anything like mine, you're going to be seeing her/his offspring around your house for awhile, although you may not know it. Say adios to all of your earthworms for awhile lol :)
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
Awww u are blessed and so is Chris.. I am sure u are going to miss her when u move away .. God Bless u ......
liza361 1 year ago
amazing story, i even shed some tears for a moment, you're a real good man.
texican512 1 year ago
I wish more pp have a heart like you do .I wish you much joy in your life.
vdubwhore 1 year ago
I loved your story! :) How sweet! I found a fallen robin's nest a week ago. The eggs were broken except for one. I have an incubator so I put it in. When I put it up to a flashlight, there is a dark spot. I am not sure if I see movement in the egg or if my eyes are playing tricks on me, so it might already be dead :( Did you candle your eggs? If so, when did you start to see movement? Also how often did you feed the robins?
Stephmill26 1 year ago
I loved your story! :) How sweet! I found a fallen robin's nest a week ago. The eggs were broken except for one. I have an incubator so I put it in. When I put it up to a flashlight, there is a dark spot. I am not sure if I see movement in the egg or if my eyes are playing tricks on me, so it might already be dead :( Did you candle your eggs? If so, when did you start to see movement? Also how often did you feed the robins?
Stephmill26 1 year ago
@Stephmill26 I candle eggs in a dark room so the inside of the egg is easier to see. Incubate the egg at 100 degrees. The egg should show a dark spot with blood vessels within a week. If not then it's not fertile. As far as feeding, I fed mine whenever she popped her little head up and opened her mouth. I think it was about a dozen times a day. At first she ate only micro pieces of worm. Towards the end she was gulping down 4 worms one after another like she was at an all you can eat buffet. :)
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
@Praxxus55712 Thank you! I think i saw a slight bit of movement today. I hope I don't kill it! Would be awesome to be able to share a story like yours.
Stephmill26 1 year ago
Yeah, but worms are so totally GROSS to me (girl! :P) but I now understand that feeding her worms is crucial to her survival in the wild. I can't believe how much she eats!!! 18 worms already today- wow!!! She LOVES them (YUCK!!!) We have to see if the bait shop will give us a deal on them cuz she's going to eat about $150/month worth at this rate! omg! She is very active and alert- I got a BIG box now and a shallow water dish too, so she has room to hop around :) Thank you!
WOQueen 1 year ago
Thank you so much for sharing your story. My husband found a nestling on a cart path (on his way back to the club house) next to its dead mother yesterday and brought it home. I'm so happy to know how you acclimated the bird back to the wild! We named ours Mulligan, Mully for short ;) We are going to try the worms because of your story- thanks again!
WOQueen 1 year ago
@WOQueen It was amazing fun to watch her grow. Just worms is all they need. I put a shallow tupperware conatiner of water near her so she could splash around and bath. She also loved tiny bits of strawberry after she got older. Good luck on Mully. Email me if there's anything I can do or if you have any questions, ok? :)
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
kool thank you that was soo aweosme to hear i have always wantied to see a bird grow up and u are really lucky that is a story book ending so nice of you to help chris robin
hillbill55 1 year ago
I got a baby robin last summer because my friend was playing basketball and he knocked three baby birds out of the goal. He took two home and i got one. After mine was grown, I released him back to where he was located.
backwoodskid13 1 year ago
Warm fuzzies all aound :) Truely a beautiful story. You sir, are a wonderful man, thank you for sharing such a lovely story.
UnsociableZombieFoxx 1 year ago
You need to make a full length video or write a book or something because your everyday life stories are so captivating.......never know one day there might be a film of your life...
purplej43 1 year ago
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TABULOUS1 1 year ago
Good story. I like that.
Thank you for telling this to us.
kdave062 1 year ago
how sweet!
H3ct0rN1nez 1 year ago
OMG! I'm verklempt...I need a moment to collect myself....what a touching story. I love wildlife too. We have 3 1/2 acres in an area of about 50 acres of woodlands. It is awesome to experience nature first hand. Started raised bed gardening this past year and used alot of your info....Thanks for your vids..love them :)
mombol39 2 years ago
this is a great story. my neighbor rescued a bear cub. he fed the bear through the fall (mother abandoned the cub, possibly hunted). the next spring the bear cub came back to the vicinity where he would feed her. so she hibernated and made it through the winter. in the years to follow she brought her own cubs back to see him.
MoonGazingRabbit 2 years ago
I know it's illegal to take in bears but I'm thinking I couldn't resist a cub! I'll bet that was FUN!! I'm guessing bears don't make good lap pets? lol
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Great Story ---- Subed
IKLIPTIC 2 years ago
Great story
callmemrmilkman 2 years ago
Aww u have a really nice heart. You should write that story as a children's story it's very entertaining and has a nice ending.
kokonutbaby1 2 years ago
Awh, robins are just the sweetest. I rescued a nest of four not too long ago. Im only 13, and so it was a struggle but everyones doing well and they run after me and chirp for food and perch on my arm and everything. they think im the mom and well i kinda am but its so sweet.
xRaTxRa 2 years ago 2
They sure eat a ton of worms though, don't they? I spent endless hours digging up worms, but it was worth it. He liked strawberries too. He raided my strawberry patch and would play tug of war with them. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
integrityfs 2 years ago 2
Well Holy Shiz Look At Those Beautiful Plants Behind You. I Love Plants Like That
akeemthashiz 3 years ago 5
LOL
Yeah that large one is a Monstera or split learf philodenron. It's out of control. It reminds me of that crazy meat eating plant on Little Shop of Horrors. "Feed me Seymore!" lol
Praxxus55712 3 years ago
My Plant Is A Monstera And Her Name Is Matilda Lol My Grandma Named Her, Got Her For 2$ At An Estate Sale =]
akeemthashiz 3 years ago 2
@Praxxus55712 My jaw dropped when I saw that huge leaf. I have a start someone gave me and can't wait til it gets huge like yours! Your prose was very captivating, about your Christopher. Back to your Split Leaf Philodendron...do you water it with your infamous Compost Tea?
Lawknee 1 year ago
@Lawknee correction : Kristopher (?)
Lawknee 1 year ago
@Lawknee It was just 12 inches tall when I bought it. It was tiny. I planted it in almost pure homemade compost. It got monsterous! I even cut it back a few times and it regrew even bigger than before. It sent down dozens of support roots and I'd guide as many of them as I could towards the soil as they grew. As they pushed into the soil, they'd turn into reguar roots and amplify the growth. But as the compost grew weaker with time, I used the compost tea. :)
Praxxus55712 1 year ago
What a beautiful story! I just loved it! Your precious to Kristopher! Too cute! God bless ya!
KARStarla 3 years ago 11
What a cute story! I laughed out loud when I read about Kristopher's green legs. LOL! What a cute picture. I don't think I've saved and raised any animals. I've prevented my cats from eating a few chipmunks. They're probably happy about that. But I have rescued animals from shelters. Dogs and two roosters. I tried to hatch a robin's egg but it wasn't fertile and I tried to raise some orphaned (by my cat) baby mice but they didn't make it either. Too bad.
frozentootsiepop 3 years ago 10
You rescued two roosters?? LOL. That is so odd yet cool! You do what you can when you can and that's pretty good. The world could use more people who think like you. :)
Praxxus55712 3 years ago
Absolutely loved the story of Kristopher. My pigeon is just over a year old, and while he now lives outside and has a mate, he still comes home everyday for birdseed (as does his mate). I raised him from about 10 days old and released him at around 6 months old. He is a very arrogant fellow and wingslaps the hand that feeds him. When I'm gardening he hangs out with me the cat and the dogs strolling around, pecking at the ground and now and then chasing the cat. Thanks for sharing.
nanobriga 3 years ago 6
That is so cute!I dont realy like birds much.I like cate and dogs.
ThePurpleWhite 3 years ago 5
I took in a stray cat from a job at a vacant rental house. It is a fixed female with frozen ear tips. I named her Coco; she's got long hair. She keeps my young tomcats in line.
Wild birds will whistle back too you as well if you copy their song enough. Try it.
People may call you Tarzan.
AugustusLarch 3 years ago 5
People who help animals are my favorite people. Every little bit helps. :)
Coco rules the pride of "lions". LOL. I Love it!
Praxxus55712 3 years ago
Nice vid. Glad it didn't have a sad ending. I remember watching movies as a kid about guys who would raise wild bears, but then have to make sure the bears had the proper fear of man to live out in the wild. They'd always have to shoot at the bear or lead it towards a small trap that would hurt on of its paws. I'd always cry when I'd watch those scenes.
MoLewis57 3 years ago 3
Awesome for you having a connection like that to a wild animal is really lucky. A while ago there was a bird in my back garden with shitty wings or something so i raised it for a while till it's wings got better. I fed it maggots and it used to thrust it's mouth into my fingers. It did it so hard i was practically putting the maggot past it's throat into it's stomach. It was better after 2 or 3 weeks or something. x
bob2sean 3 years ago 3
Ok so now there's two birds alive out there because of you and me. Hopefully your bird isn't a hawk with a taste for robins. :)
Praxxus55712 3 years ago
I'm not going to lie, That is a incredible story! Thats unbeleiveable that it would sit on people's heads ..and that it even came back to visit later on! I was suprised to hear you say that It returned to the wild. Great ending to a great story!
(Its sad those other two robins dint make it :P But hey, You saved one of em!)
revolve1846 3 years ago
Thanks for the comment revolve1846. Although I loved every second of trying to raise baby robins, I hope I never have to do it again. Just one robin ate so many worms that I was running around like a fool trying to find enough. I have no clue how the parents can find enough for three babies to eat. Hats off to those robins. They work hard. lol :)
Praxxus55712 3 years ago