Saving the Baby Hummingbird

We rescue a baby hummingbird and nurse it until it can return to life in the wild.

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Pets & Animals

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• wildlife
• children

[cjpritchard39]

We raised 2 hummers a couple of years ago after the mother deserted the nest. So wonderful for you to take the time to care for little Henry, however, if this happens again you'd be better to put him in a little open box nailed to the tree and let the mother look after him. If you do have to feed a hummer, there is a nectar that you can get for them that is full of the protien that they need to grow. What an amazing experience hey? Check out "pritchards hummingbird babies" 1 - 6 on here!

[ahj]

@cjpritchard39 Thanks so much for the info!

[Cferg69]

You do realize you actually bothered a fledgling? The mom was there so you shouldn't have bothered it. Like when you took it in for the night, mom would've had it under control. That is what she is there for. She would've had the baby flying before dark. Unless there is no mother present you should never touch a baby bird. I help a wildlife rehabilitator and most of the birds we get in are fledglings people don't leave alone.

[ahj]

@Cferg69

A cat brought the baby hummingbird to our door. There was no way to know the mom was around until the baby was strong enough to be put outside alone.

[Poaker098]

how did you guys nurse it? I found one but i have no idea how to take care of it.

[ahj]

@Poaker098

sugar water in a dropper. it reached for the bead of water from the dropper above it.

[awesomeaheo]

So cuteeee

[Lassannn]

That's a damn nice garden you got.

[silverbulletgirl29]

@Cferg69 Twiggy is with other birds, had made a home in a tree way up high and hunts for food. (I think he is preparing to make a family of his own now.) I see and hear him every now and then outside but he won't approach people or any other animals than birds now b/c he is very independent & wild. You see I had put feathers in his nesting box which he would sleep in & then slept on his perch. He was in top condition upon release b/c he hunts his own food & I have a pic of him eating a grub.

[silverbulletgirl29]

@Cferg69 I sure did lose a lot of sleep too. That little woodpecker sapsucker bird never missed a meal & I kept it in a carrier, gave it a perch, mirror so it could see its own reflection & also began giving it dug up grubs, worms, and pinhead crickets and it hunted and ate them all after I weaned it off soft food. Luckily I had all the feeding equipment & spent a pretty penny on the foods it needed, a lot of reading on their care, & plenty of warmth went a long way & was released Xmas day.

[silverbulletgirl29]

@Cferg69 That's true but in my case, my cousin's kids having found a baby Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker over Xmas break with a washed out nest & not parent birds or siblings around took one in & called me to come & get it & I had to care for it for 3 days & then released it. They had called vets & rehabbers, and the one never showed up that they called that said he'd try but couldn't make it b/c of the holidays so I had to take up the task & thanks to my rehab books it got all the essentials.

[TheLilpetshop]

How could anyone dislike this.This video is sad.The poor Hummer could of died.I saved a baby bird but it died because my cousin thought he was thirsty but he choked on some water.I yelled at her but she still likes me.This almost made me cry. I love it and i subed and i want to be ur friend.

[positivencouragement]

@cjpritchard39 Thank-you that is good to know, as on the rare occasion I have had animals needing help i.e. a racoon I took to a wildlife rehab centre, but at anytime it could be a hummingbird or other kind of bird and I want to be sure to what is best for the bird. All the best.

[WootAnimefan]

@dfleite13 no my friend you haven't. i had a cat many years back who would bring her kills home, set them at the garage door, and wait around before someone saw her kill then she take it away and eat it. she would bring home birds, mice, rats, swear to god she brought home a rabbit and a ground squirrel at one time.

She even attacked a Pitbull once, ran out of the garage and latched on to his face; of course she had kittens at the time.

[dfleite13]

A cat brought it to you? Wow, now I've seen everything...

[Lynn653]

good people like u help animals