These kind of swifts don’t naturally have the ability to stand on their feet or perch on horizontal surfaces. So it’s best to give them a vertical surface to cling to since that is what they do in the wild. Thanks for having the compassion and perseverance to raise this little guy!
I am currently raising my own Chimney Swift. The other 2 siblings died. One in the chimney and the other overnight. Was too little and weak. A day too late. This last one is doing better everyday. Eyes still closed but and feathers coming in
Last year 2020 I found a common swift right outside our apartment.. I took the poor little thing inside, it wouldn't eat for 3 days, but after the third day, it started to make to calling sound. and then it would eat. I feed it with mealworms.. I crushed the head on the worms (so they wouldn't bite the intestines of the swift) I feed it every 2 hours. it became just as tame as the one in the video. 17 days after I found it. we took it outside and let it go. :-) I miss that little crazy finger-sucking bird :-)
@@darwincharles3537 thanks! I have one here right now, my children found it yesterday on the street. He also wont open his mouth. But i forced it and now he eats mealworms every 2 to 3 hours. But i have no idea how many he should eat 😪 i know, bugs are better i am going to buy some tomorrow. I hope i can help him and he survives.
thanks a lot for helping this lil cute buddy... i rescued one (VERY LITTLE) apus apus baby and took it to the sanctuary in the evening and after work todayi called and asked what happened to him if he is well... yes and he is taken to the wild bird help in the next hours.... they are such amazing and very very beautiful animal... as every animal... reconsider your animal product consumption if you think the same ;)
Thank you for making this very useful video. We are raising a nestling which is now I think about two weeks old we found on the sidewalk outside our house here in Florence.
Dorinta ei sa ajunga acolo unde ea se simte bine, ii aduce cea mai mare recompensa. Asa trebuie sa fie omul.Dar o pasare mica, cu o dorinta mare, reuseste mai mult de cat majoritatea oamenilor.Her desire to get to where she feels good, brings her the greatest reward. But a small bird with a big desire succeeds more than most people.
Well done to you for rearing this beautiful creature. I wonder if he returned to your area this year? Gives you insight into how large there wingspan is. No wonder they struggle to take off if become grounded
Pas facile d'élever un oisillon . Merci de partager votre méthode...nature des aliments ...insectes ou pas...rythme des distributions... Bravo en tout cas
Please consider sharing the german website where you can find every info on how to handle a found Mauersegler in the description of your videos, as I have read so many mistakes in these comment sections. On the website you find every little information one needs: www.mauersegler.com/found/?L=en
Hi, at the moment i have same birth, but he dont wahnt to eat. I have to open his mouth for power and then he swallov just a beat. I dont know what to do...
Je reviens à vous pour que vous m'indiquiez la nourriture apportée...larve , insecte , rythme observé.Merci.Quel travail aussi pour nettoyer les crottes .
iv just rescued one. its in a box doesn't really move much. just flutters now and again when I handle it to feed. iv gave it some meal worms soaked in boiling water. I have to open its mouth when feeding also. is this ok. iv never done anything like this
Just wanted to say make sure not the worm nor the water nor anything else the baby eats or drinks is hot. Birds food like ours need to be not hot nor cold. If given cold or hot food the damages caused to the digestive system might put their lives at risk. Also their food needs to be insects that can fly, one or two medium sized cricket for example once every 2 hours as I heard.
Body 6 inches, wings 15/16 inches, so ungainly when grounded, so graceful in the air. A bird perfectly made for flight. One dropped here in Croatia yesterday. This is the fifth or sixth swift that has dropped out of the sky near me. It is usually evening, and the sky is crowded with a mad swift symphony, catching the last flies before nightfall. The cat got there, but I was just after. I leave the swifts in a quiet place in an aerated large shoe box or other cardboard container, in a safe place (i have cats) and as early as possible in the morning, when other swifts start flying, I release them. I usually throw them gently but now know to leave them on my outstretched hands. They are quite tough little birds though. I would like to know what you are feeding them. Insect balls? Do they have to be live? I have heard it is very hard to feed swifts and can kill them. Would like more information on this. Thank you for rescuring these amazing birds and putting in all the hard work needed.
They only eat a diet of bugs. I have 4 pinky Chimney Swifts right now due to their nest falling in my chimney but I only feed them bugs and meal worms. Feeding any meat will kill a Swift, they also dont eat any fruits or veggies because they dont naturally eat that stuff in the wild. Baby swifts get their liquid from their bug/insectavore diet. Adult Swifts drink and eat from their wings, while flying, it's amazing, but they never land, they only land to virtical surfaces and swoop in to drink water from their wings. They are very unique birds and they are amazing at reducing the amount of bugs in one area. I love them and I love their chirpy little sparkle sounds.
Small baby swift, live mealworms? I just put out Dry mealworm on the bird feeder how is he doing? I always speak to them softly quiet reassuring voice, I hope he recovered ok 👌
@@laurentsworldofaviation747 we feed it with dried insect like 4of them its so young it didn't flyed yet i found it on the street how many dried insect should we feed it?
@@Radioheadlover2 In the best case from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. feeding 6 times. There should be about 12 crickets per feeding (without legs). For dried crickets, I recommend dipping some of them in water so the bird can absorb enough moisture. The wet house crickets should also be enriched with vitamins (vitamin powder for birds).
Dont deed any neat or the baby will die. Just bugs of the flying kind like flies and mealworms. Swifts have a very strict insectavore diet and this is why its so hard to raise baby Swifts to maturity.
His parents weren't injured, they were perfectly fine. He fell out of the nest and I raised him. Young swifts are no longer fed by their parents when they fall out of the nest. Common swifts usually never land on the ground. They spend their whole life in flight except for breeding. Switzerland
@@jeffreyvanderveldt5917 I need help with one as well.. If found it in my veranda a few days ago and when I have it outside it can only fly for like 10cm off.. Is this okay? Should I try and leave it fly from a higher ground? I need help asap
Hi Joe, try to throw the bird in the air to give it some momentum. Swifts can't simply take off from a flat surface because they're adapted to being in the air 24/7
If that doesn't work out, then bring it to an animal shelter (a place where they take care of wild injured animals to release them back in the wild, usually free of charge) if there is such a place nearby where you live
