Now hand rearing tiny baby blue tits :0)

[owlmomma]

We had 4 tiny blue tits brought in last night. The nest had been destroyed and they were on the ground.My guess is, the youngest is only a day or so old, as small as my smallest fingertip....scarey!! Feeding is nervewracking. Positive vibes please everyone, it will take a miracle to pull this one off I think.

All made it through the night ok, eating and pooping well.

We have them on our web cam at the moment. Picture quality not great but hopefully better later today after some fine tuning.

Wing and a Prayer

Other babies also in residence; Blackbird, Starling, 2 Crows, 2 Ducklings, Dove and a Woodpecker (Greater spotted)

Not much sleep around here I'll tell you

[owlmomma]

Sorry...forgot Dumpling...baby Tawny Owl

[owlmomma]

Would you believe, a guy just brought in three more baby blue tits!!!!!

[Bub-les]

Words fail me.....well done keep up the good work.
Had a skeet at the cam such tiny babies!
Barbara

[owlmomma]

Thank you. I am getting a bit more used to feeding the tiny one now. The three new ones are slightly bigger so I have them in a seperate pan in the incubator so they don't squish the tinies.

[witham]

I do hope you manage to rear them ok, the only experience I've had rearing baby birds is with budgies, one I had to rear was abandoned by her mother just after hatching very late in the year and I had her in a small box in the kitchen with a lamp over her to keep her warm, I fed her every hour or so with specialised egg food, she even had her christmas dinner with us and the rest of the family she went back into the avairy after being able to fend for herself and lived to over 8 yrs old a very good age for a budgie but always remained tame and would sit on my shoulder when I was feeding cleaning out etc.

[owlmomma]

All made it through the night again, even Bitsy, i think they are in better condition than me this morning

[pat362]

I don't know how you cope with all that. I thought hand rearing newborn kittens was bad enough, but this takes the biscuit

[owlmomma]

I lost Bitsy yesterday I think he was just too tiny. The other ones are doing great though, you can almost watch them growing

[Bub-les]

Sorry to hear your news. Just had a peep on he web cam and the others are doing really well. Well done you.
Will you be able to release these when they're big enough or will they have to stay in captivity. If they are able to be released do you play bluetit sounds to them now?
Barbara