5 Baby Birds

Wake up call for me....

I did move the box back in to my fireplace so their parents could hear them. Called wild life folks but no one has called back. Now the box is in a bush outside (during the day), in hopes that their parents come find them. This is what someone told me to do in hopes of letting them live. Too many wild cats to put them out during the night...so me and my pet bird got no sleep.

I'll update about them later....pray their mommy or daddy come find them...

UPDATE:

Turns out only 2 or 3 people in the world have ever been able to rehabilitate Swifts back in to the wild. Their beaks and wings are too soft to put them in cages. So, they don't make good domestic birds. I could had feed them but would have to continue for life because their Parents teach them to hunt food and I can't. You see, Swifts eat flying insects while they themselves are in flight.

Wildlife rescue cannot legally take them out and the local Bird Rehab people called back once when I could not pick up the phone and never called back from my subsequent calls.

I called everyone and emailed anyone and all say the same...my choice is to climb the Chimney and try to attach a nest and hope the parents return. I can't get to the chimney and have no nest to attach. And there has been no sign of their parents in days.

The other option...put them outside myself which means they would be neighborhood cat food. I can't bring myself to do that.

So, 1 died yesterday (7-6-2010) and 4 are still here in my house, inside the fireplace where they landed (the box is there for a soft place to chill). I am letting them go in peace instead of as cat food.

I wish I was strong enough to end things for them quickly but it is not something I am capable of.

Too bad no one could come help me. Still surprised the local bird folks did not return my call again or even offer suggestions! Got more help from people out of town and web sites by far!

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• swifts
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[AvrilLynn1]

Did you ever get any help. These kind of birds are tough to take care of. Did any of them survive?

[MicheleMidnight]

@AvrilLynn1 Sadly no help could be found. It turned out there were only 2 or 3 people in the world who have ever gotten these babies back in the wild. But they did not suffer from animals ripping them apart. I kept them safe so it would be more peaceful.

[catsfavritetv]

I found this just now. My cat just brought in two live birds... I don't know what to do! I keep getting: Keep them warm, don't touch them, and call a vet. I'm just trying to get answers for my mom.. =^.^'=

[MicheleMidnight]

@catsfavritetv Touching them won't hurt. That is a myth. Birds can't smell our scent. You should keep them warm and call a local vet or even emergency vet clinic to see who does wild bird rescue. You should not try to feed it unless you know if they are protein or grain eating birds. Some eat seed, others eat worm and neither digest the others food well. If they are babies, you can dip some bread in water and let them suck off it to get moisture to keep hydrated til you get help.

[ZickZak]

Well... you know you d better take them somewhere where there is at least some, even though low, chance that they ll catch up... like on lawn or something outside... Better than letting them die in a box without seeing world outside again, don t you think ?

[MicheleMidnight]

@ZickZak I did take them outside and the cats started stalking them. I did not want them to die a painful death. Seems only 3 people in the world can rehabilitate this breed. I had to let them die inside. The started sleeping and passed away peacefully. I called and emailed around the world and I was told there was no chance for them. Sad...but at least I know they were not ripped apart by neighborhood cats,

[BlackTar100]

Yeah, taken care of baby birds is a job. You have to feed them every 20-30 minutes when they are a nestling and every hour for fledglings. Also, not all birds eat worms as they can be harmful. Mealworms are good though!

[AvrilLynn1]

@MicheleMidnight Sorry to hear that, at least you tried. Yes, animal rehabs don't always have the best help. Cute birds though.

[catsfavritetv]

@MicheleMidnight Thanks.

[ZickZak]

@MicheleMidnight We had a swift here.... only one though... and fed it with a scrumbled egg (or w/e you call it) for like 2 weeks and we were keeping it in a box and one day it flew out of it so we put the box on the window and in like 10 mins the swift started to fly around like crazy and then flew away out of the window... Yes, maybe it died somewhere cause it couldn t catch flies etc., but that s just a maybe. That s all I m saying...