you're definitely one of the good guys that help out animals in need. thank you that there are still a lot more of us that help out animals in need of help.
@jarred92993 That's so sweet! I wish more people like you were out there doing this. I just read in a book it's up to people and nature to help these animals survive. I just got through caring for a baby woodpecker and had released it on Xmas morning Dec 25th, 2011 Sunday. I had to care from him since Thursday Dec 22nd, 2011. It took days to get his strength back and to gain full flight. My cousin's kids found him and couldn't find his parents, nest or siblings and he was weak.
Like snakes, bird's windpipe, believe it or not is under the tongue. It is a hole under the tongue where the vet would place a tube for oxygen/anesthesia during surgery. Weird, but that's where I heard it was at and so I see in some pics as well.
@Swiftpaw Of course, I haven't happened up on any bird bigger than the woodpecker I had found. All I know is that you can see the hole in your basic songbirds when you open their mouth by gently pulling on the tuft under their chin to open their beaks. That's the safest way to open their mouths for feeding or forcefeeding when they won't eat. You have to go over that hole and down into the crop and inject slowly a small amount at a time. The hole near the tongue leads to the trachea.
@silverbulletgirl29 ..."Garbage" parts of the prey. The one thing you CAN remove if you so wish are the internal organs (heart, stomach, intestines, and in the case of mammals the bladder,) as the bird is more likely to toss those parts aside, or amuse themselves with them briefly as opposed to eating them.
@silverbulletgirl29 ...would typically eat as an adult, and in fact it is actually very important for them to draw nutrients from part of prey such as the fur, feathers and bones; it helps with the development of their wings, and can be detrimental if they are not included in their diet. The same goes for just about any prey bird. The nutrients they get from proper prey is important to their health. That's why if you were to feed a young owl chopped up mice you would need to include the...
And as far as the crop feedings go, you have to wait until the bird is relaxed before injecting the food contents into the crop a little at a time. The bird will swallow the feeding tube/needle and not fight you when it's relaxed and that's when you can confirm proper placement, but that's all I know.
A wild animal has a different understanding of what the purpose of a human is. Unlike a pet, who grows up around people and learns that they are "nice" and the "food givers", a wild owl will first see the people are a direct threat. I'm sure this owl is just going along with it all, already in the "giving" up stage because of its injuries and as the poster said, a possible concussion from being hit by a car.
@Swiftpaw Ah! I must look this up. Thanks for this invaluable information. I succeeding in rehabilitating the woodpecker we had with a proper diet and the release went well, but I've always wondered what to feed the other birds and much larger ones as well. Inject it straight into the Ventriculus you say? What's that? And you say the young owls can be fed chopped up mice? I must take notes. I'm making a book on what to feed wild birds & their care so I can look up the info in case.
wow this is amazing made me cry a little because I know most people wouldn't even care to help the hopeless little guy and you guys did that's incredible you're good people:))
the owlet was lucky you came along. I like stories such as this. Consider yourselves lucky to get the opportunity to ''share'' time w/ him. His left eye seems to be still ''injured''. perhaps you can ask a bird vet if it will heel on it's own , or if theres something you can do for his eye. I sincerely hope he wasn't blinded by whatever it was that happened to him. perhaps when you release him to the wild, he might come back for a visit from time to time, Animals have a way of doing that.
I don't think I would've had the ability to stay up all night for a bird like an owl, however. You see, Twiggy slept at night finally and I was able to get some sleep. But I had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to prepare his meals and feed him around the clock until it was nighttime again until he went to sleep. He did nap between meals but he would wake up and start hammering at his carrier when he was hungry and I'd had to feed him again, and let him exercise and move about.
So you're saying it would have been better for him to leave iut there? It doesn't matter if there are bigger problems, helping anyone in a good thing to do. In my eyes, he is a fantastic person. A person who helps a starving child is ALSO a fantastic person. No reason to comment about worse problems, when tall this person did was make one more problem go away.
Yes but the difference is people who will do something even if it is small, then nothing at all. Every little bit counts. Compassion is important, even for just an owl. Still a living being.
For a recovering bird pre-frozen, and then thawed whole mice/rats/or quail (depending on the bird,) is best. Live prey wouldn't be introduced until the bird is fully recovered, and ready to be assessed as to whether or not it can be released back into the wild. What you did was basically this same concept on a smaller scale (which is okay with smaller owls like screech owls.) The fact he was hunting was a good sign he was ready to be released.
@silverbulletgirl29 I meant to say Proventriculus, but confused my terminology. The proventriculus is the organ that possesses the proper enzymes for the bird to break down it's food, after which it passes to the ventriculus (or the gizzard,) which in owls will actually compress the indigestible parts of their food into a pellet for them to cough up later. Young raptors would normally be fed ripped up bits of the prey their parent catches. From hatching they're able to digest the prey they...
I hope you feed the little guy a diet complete mouse parts, they are so specialized that 100 percent of a mouse is needed, eyes, bones, guts, head, tail, etc. or they can get "glass joints" where their bones fuse and have major major problems. Great job!
@silverbulletgirl29 Since this particular owl isn't a baby, it can swallow whole mice, or if it refuses to eat, you can force feed it cut up mouse. It shouldn't need more then 30g's of mouse.
Silverbullitgirl29 is incorrect. Owls specifically need to eat the entire rodent. They need intestines, eyes, head, tail, etc. They will die of nutritional losses if not fed real, whole mouse parts. Many owls get "glass" joints from people who do not feed them properly, and their wings and joints are fused for life.....Owls are incredible. But their care is incredible too. Way to go guys.....
Great video. Whenever I rescue animals, the first indication that they're going to be OK is when they eat. Eating in the main thing in survival. Sometimes it just takes a while, then I set them free. We have to let Nature take its course. Any updates on the owl?
@Swiftpaw And if you feed this owl mice is live food better or do you thaw out a frozen one? In captive animals, they say killed/frozen is better to prevent injury to your pet but in wild animals, I suppose live stimulates their predatory instincts necessary for survival. When I rehabbed Twiggy, I let loose crickets on the floor and he chased and gobbled up every one and flew to them, then we released Twiggy the next morning.
True, if you cant love animals, then you will never be able to respect humans. Animals are pure and innocent creatures. I will never harm an animal! I will not allow anyone to harm an animal if its in my power and controll to prefend it from happening. I can't say i feel completely the same about humans though.
unfortunatly yes unless you have special permits. which is mostly for people who take care of injured owls that wont be abled to go back into the wild after they heal and are then used for educational purposese
This is so sweet, I really almost cried, I believe owls are one of the most beautiful creatures in the world... It's so sad to see a hurt animal. Will you keep us updated?? How is it now?
I know one thing, I'm not sure what you feed a hatchling/nestling/fledgling owl, but I hear the parent birds regurgitate the food. That's something I wouldn't do for a bird and human saliva is dangerous to all birds I've read. So I suppose a pinkie mouse thrown into a blender would be the first thing to feed a newborn baby owl. Has anyone ever crop fed a bird with those feeding needles? I have two but never used them before b/c a 1cc syringe is safer & put food inside beak over tongue.
Yeah but, in their comfort zone, assuming their become accustomed to people, could they feel attached to them like a housepet could? I'm not considering fetching myself a pet owl or anything, I'm just curious.
i whispered "you'll be ok now" when he ate from the spoon.im completely alone in a dark, empty house....nobody else here.. i feel like such an idiot.. but i dont care. haha sooo cute!
Just wonderful. Great song, touches my heart. God bless you.
I love owls so much, thank you so much for doing such a kindness to a sweet little owl. You are wonderful people and I commend you!
You are good samaritans, benefactors of mankind and nature, God bless you, thanks
Most beautiful wee thing I've ever seen. Well done to you for looking after the little guy.
his eye...awwww poor little thing...GOD BLESS YOU FOR DOING THAT...HELPING THE ONES IN NEED...
What a better World it would be, if everybody was kind to animals !
its nice to see some people today know compassion and kindness
I love owls with all my heart and to see this one hurt made me cry.
what a beautiful video, god bless you guys!!! I am a bird lover myself, great job!!!
Warms the heart to see that there are people that really care about wildlife, thanks!
Great job my friends. Nature bless you.
You guys are so sweet for caring for this little fella
The world needs more good people like you guys. Great job!
At 3:44 it shook it's head. "Nah, bro, I'm stuffed." God, so adorable.
you're definitely one of the good guys that help out animals in need. thank you that there are still a lot more of us that help out animals in need of help.
You are heros for loving and taking care of this beautiful creature :)
Yes, there are worse problems, but it's nice to see a person will go out of their way to help an animal like this when most would just leave it.
Precious. Thanks guys 3
@jarred92993 That's so sweet! I wish more people like you were out there doing this. I just read in a book it's up to people and nature to help these animals survive. I just got through caring for a baby woodpecker and had released it on Xmas morning Dec 25th, 2011 Sunday. I had to care from him since Thursday Dec 22nd, 2011. It took days to get his strength back and to gain full flight. My cousin's kids found him and couldn't find his parents, nest or siblings and he was weak.
wow.good work!,,,,god bless you all!
Most people would have left him. "Thank you" for caring for wild life
You're such a good man. Ppl, let's help the world...
You gave me some hope for humanity, thank you so much....I'm glad to see people actually taking care of these beautiful creatures
Like snakes, bird's windpipe, believe it or not is under the tongue. It is a hole under the tongue where the vet would place a tube for oxygen/anesthesia during surgery. Weird, but that's where I heard it was at and so I see in some pics as well.
bravo for ur effort to such cute helpless owl....u deserved my compliment
My god thats cute... yu are so sweet too the owl. I love such ppls sooooo much!
Simply awesome!!!!!
So good of you to take care of the owl. Please never stop being kind to animals
You guys have good hearts. I wish I knew how the owl was doing now, but even if he passed away, he found hope and love with y'all.
..all life is precious.. humans and animals
Poor baby! You guys are amazing for saving it. Not many people would have the willpower to do this.
Thankyou for your dedication to natural wildlife
@Swiftpaw Of course, I haven't happened up on any bird bigger than the woodpecker I had found. All I know is that you can see the hole in your basic songbirds when you open their mouth by gently pulling on the tuft under their chin to open their beaks. That's the safest way to open their mouths for feeding or forcefeeding when they won't eat. You have to go over that hole and down into the crop and inject slowly a small amount at a time. The hole near the tongue leads to the trachea.
awwwwwwww.. he's lovely! love how he pokes his little wings out haha
@silverbulletgirl29 ..."Garbage" parts of the prey. The one thing you CAN remove if you so wish are the internal organs (heart, stomach, intestines, and in the case of mammals the bladder,) as the bird is more likely to toss those parts aside, or amuse themselves with them briefly as opposed to eating them.
Beautiful video. Loved the music, too.
@silverbulletgirl29 ...would typically eat as an adult, and in fact it is actually very important for them to draw nutrients from part of prey such as the fur, feathers and bones; it helps with the development of their wings, and can be detrimental if they are not included in their diet. The same goes for just about any prey bird. The nutrients they get from proper prey is important to their health. That's why if you were to feed a young owl chopped up mice you would need to include the...
Hes so cute and yet i feel so sorry for what the owl had to go through i'm glad there helping it. Poor thing
I can sleep easier at nights knowing good caring people still do exist!
poor little sweetheart. You are amazing for saving this little creature.
Just wonderful, that you took time to help the owl, he makes me feel that most humans are good.
the world needs more animal lovers like you guys. nice work
thank you guys for taking care of this owl.
And as far as the crop feedings go, you have to wait until the bird is relaxed before injecting the food contents into the crop a little at a time. The bird will swallow the feeding tube/needle and not fight you when it's relaxed and that's when you can confirm proper placement, but that's all I know.
It looks like it was smiling the entire time. Something people should do more often.
you're a wonderful human being.
The world needs more people like you!
thank you for being a wonderful human being
Fantastic...such care. I also love the songs you used for the video, what are they??
A wild animal has a different understanding of what the purpose of a human is. Unlike a pet, who grows up around people and learns that they are "nice" and the "food givers", a wild owl will first see the people are a direct threat.
I'm sure this owl is just going along with it all, already in the "giving" up stage because of its injuries and as the poster said, a possible concussion from being hit by a car.
@Swiftpaw Ah! I must look this up. Thanks for this invaluable information. I succeeding in rehabilitating the woodpecker we had with a proper diet and the release went well, but I've always wondered what to feed the other birds and much larger ones as well. Inject it straight into the Ventriculus you say? What's that? And you say the young owls can be fed chopped up mice? I must take notes. I'm making a book on what to feed wild birds & their care so I can look up the info in case.
wow this is amazing made me cry a little because I know most people wouldn't even care to help the hopeless little guy and you guys did that's incredible you're good people:))
This animal is so beautiful
awww i love how its spreading its wing holding the dude's arm down. its cute
Sweet video. Nice one.
the owlet was lucky you came along. I like stories such as this. Consider yourselves lucky to get the opportunity to ''share'' time w/ him. His left eye seems to be still ''injured''. perhaps you can ask a bird vet if it will heel on it's own , or if theres something you can do for his eye. I sincerely hope he wasn't blinded by whatever it was that happened to him. perhaps when you release him to the wild, he might come back for a visit from time to time, Animals have a way of doing that.
the poor poor red eastern screech owl u just warm my heart taking him in
I don't think I would've had the ability to stay up all night for a bird like an owl, however. You see, Twiggy slept at night finally and I was able to get some sleep. But I had to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to prepare his meals and feed him around the clock until it was nighttime again until he went to sleep. He did nap between meals but he would wake up and start hammering at his carrier when he was hungry and I'd had to feed him again, and let him exercise and move about.
Very cool. Most people wouldn't do that. I hope the owl is ok
Perfect song! Hope the owls doing good
GOOD JOB GUYS! YOU ROCK!
Aww, poor owl! I'm happy to see that you took care of it. Did it get better?
So you're saying it would have been better for him to leave iut there? It doesn't matter if there are bigger problems, helping anyone in a good thing to do. In my eyes, he is a fantastic person. A person who helps a starving child is ALSO a fantastic person. No reason to comment about worse problems, when tall this person did was make one more problem go away.
Yes but the difference is people who will do something even if it is small, then nothing at all. Every little bit counts. Compassion is important, even for just an owl. Still a living being.
For a recovering bird pre-frozen, and then thawed whole mice/rats/or quail (depending on the bird,) is best. Live prey wouldn't be introduced until the bird is fully recovered, and ready to be assessed as to whether or not it can be released back into the wild. What you did was basically this same concept on a smaller scale (which is okay with smaller owls like screech owls.) The fact he was hunting was a good sign he was ready to be released.
@silverbulletgirl29 I meant to say Proventriculus, but confused my terminology. The proventriculus is the organ that possesses the proper enzymes for the bird to break down it's food, after which it passes to the ventriculus (or the gizzard,) which in owls will actually compress the indigestible parts of their food into a pellet for them to cough up later. Young raptors would normally be fed ripped up bits of the prey their parent catches. From hatching they're able to digest the prey they...
it's sweet you helped this baby.
Have birds of that intelligence got the same emotional capability as mammals?
I mean, can they feel bonds and affection?
That's the cutest little owl I've ever seen! XD
OMG BLESS YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE LITTLE OWL!
I hope you feed the little guy a diet complete mouse parts, they are so specialized that 100 percent of a mouse is needed, eyes, bones, guts, head, tail, etc. or they can get "glass joints" where their bones fuse and have major major problems. Great job!
@silverbulletgirl29 Since this particular owl isn't a baby, it can swallow whole mice, or if it refuses to eat, you can force feed it cut up mouse. It shouldn't need more then 30g's of mouse.
Silverbullitgirl29 is incorrect. Owls specifically need to eat the entire rodent. They need intestines, eyes, head, tail, etc. They will die of nutritional losses if not fed real, whole mouse parts. Many owls get "glass" joints from people who do not feed them properly, and their wings and joints are fused for life.....Owls are incredible. But their care is incredible too. Way to go guys.....
Good for you, I love Owls more people should take notice to things like this. :)
LOVE Seether and Evanescence, owl is cute too
thx man, for taking care of the owl being a responsible person.most responsible i have ever seen going to like this
YOU GUYS ARE TOO NICE. x)
Awwwwwwww Que Hermoso,DIOS MIO ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much .
Great video. Whenever I rescue animals, the first indication that they're going to be OK is when they eat. Eating in the main thing in survival. Sometimes it just takes a while, then I set them free. We have to let Nature take its course. Any updates on the owl?
@Swiftpaw And if you feed this owl mice is live food better or do you thaw out a frozen one? In captive animals, they say killed/frozen is better to prevent injury to your pet but in wild animals, I suppose live stimulates their predatory instincts necessary for survival. When I rehabbed Twiggy, I let loose crickets on the floor and he chased and gobbled up every one and flew to them, then we released Twiggy the next morning.
True, if you cant love animals, then you will never be able to respect humans. Animals are pure and innocent creatures. I will never harm an animal! I will not allow anyone to harm an animal if its in my power and controll to prefend it from happening. I can't say i feel completely the same about humans though.
awesome job,great to hear it recovered.
several things
1. You are wonderful people. Great job.
2. what kind of owl is it?
3. Does it have a name?
4. Aspirin and cat food?
unfortunatly yes unless you have special permits. which is mostly for people who take care of injured owls that wont be abled to go back into the wild after they heal and are then used for educational purposese
So cute how the owl eats :)
This is so sweet, I really almost cried, I believe owls are one of the most beautiful creatures in the world... It's so sad to see a hurt animal. Will you keep us updated?? How is it now?
I know one thing, I'm not sure what you feed a hatchling/nestling/fledgling owl, but I hear the parent birds regurgitate the food. That's something I wouldn't do for a bird and human saliva is dangerous to all birds I've read. So I suppose a pinkie mouse thrown into a blender would be the first thing to feed a newborn baby owl. Has anyone ever crop fed a bird with those feeding needles? I have two but never used them before b/c a 1cc syringe is safer & put food inside beak over tongue.
at least there r good peple like u people in the world
Aww I feel so sad for the owl with how its eye is swollen but it makes me happy that u guys have saved the owl :)
Yeah but, in their comfort zone, assuming their become accustomed to people, could they feel attached to them like a housepet could?
I'm not considering fetching myself a pet owl or anything, I'm just curious.
Beautiful video!
It's so nice of you to take care of it :D
O,O he's so tiny!!! >.< and VERY cute!
The music choices for this video 😂😂.. I imagine if Michael Scott found an owl this is the same video he would make.
its a very beautirul owl indeed
That owl looks so cute! :D you did great taking care of him ^_^
geez with this song i almost got teary eyed
i whispered "you'll be ok now" when he ate from the spoon.im completely alone in a dark, empty house....nobody else here.. i feel like such an idiot.. but i dont care. haha sooo cute!
Woww...They eat cat food...Must be as close to the mother's regurgitated prey as one can get...Good job on saving the owl...
I don't understant...who would dislike this, the real question is why disliking this?