Incubating baby robin egg hatching! Peeping-Hatching-First hour of life-First feeding

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Uploaded by on May 17, 2009

So i was incubating a robin egg with a home made incubator. I thought it would take 2 weeks to hatch because i bred parakeets and it took long. So because it was home made the humidity was wrong.
Which because of that i had to peck the bird out of the egg because its skin was stuck to the shell. It was bleeding becuase of its butt or some thing. But now its OK and living. After i pecked it out and it was completely out of the shell i waited 1 hours until its first feeding
Subscribe to see me hand feeding it, it growing up day after day, and the sparrow egg i have hatching!

The robin egg a couple days ago:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcsyyFWwRpM&feature=related

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  • How many times a day did you have to turn the egg before it hatched?

  • Well, I cndeled it about 4 times a day so i guess i turned about 4

  • caN YOU HELP THE BIRD COME OUT OF HATCHING ARE DOES IT HAVE TO DO IT IT'S SELF

  • Well i did, But then i found out it can take up to 12 hours so to do.

    So wait 6 hours and if the egg doesnt crack more then help the bird

  • wood chips are not good insulation and oils from the wood may harm the baby

  • Its gerbil bedding.

    So its got no oils

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  • It is a myth that birds will reject eggs and baby birds if they "smell" like humans. Birds have a very poor sense of smell.

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  • i love birds are you sure the wood chips have no oils

  • It is important for the baby birds to hatch out of the eggs by themselves because this helps them gain strength. if you help it break out of the egg, it causes them to be weak. Next time, don't help the bird and next time, let the formula cool.

  • hey,

    I have lots of experience with incubating and looking after birds, however iv never taken on something this small im use to doves and ducks/chickens/cockatoos. im just wondering weather you will post a vid on the food robins need and feeding times etc. also tips on looking after them sins im thinking of getting a robbin egg. thanks =] ben.

  • You're not supposed to "help" them! They're supposed to do it themselves! God you're an idiot.

  • can you please help me... i think last week robin layed the eggs in our backyard area... now i dont see her around not sure what to do. How long does it take...i am too nervous. I dont know what the temperature is for them... not sure if i am suppose to turn them. please guide me.... ill gather up some worms for them to eat

  • Robins don't eat formula. They need no food for the first 2 days. After that they get tiny bits of worm, as much as they want to eat. Just a tiny tap on the nest causes them to lift up their head, open their mouth wide so you can drop in a piece of work. Tweezers work perfectly as a holder for the worm. It simulates the mom's beak. Once the bir eats. it'll hike it's butt to poop. That needs to be removed or it can breed bacteria. No water if needed for robins. They get moisture 100% from worms.

  • if a robin egg hasnt been incubated in a few hours is it dead? Cause i found one in the grass under a tree and wasnt there a few hours before... is it dead?

  • Good stuff Best, thats amazing your doing all that and at such an age! Its great you put in the time. I could see how most people dont have close to enough spare time to care for the little guys from birth... Alot of factors, glad to hear you were prepared!

    and yea if find someone that needs help in raising em ill be sure to msg you. thanks!

  • @moniac if your talking to me ... There's a robin nest under my deck but it's too tall for me to reach... Nd the mom poked holes in the other egg...:/ but it is almost 10 days old nd u can see the heart when u candle it nd stuff

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