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near dead squabs revived
near dead squabs revived
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steves birds
21 posts
Apr 08, 2009
8:50 PM
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Guys, Over the last four months I have had success reviving what I thought to be a dead squabs. First time was the two egg hatch two days apart problem and the first squab had more than doubled in size by the time the second was born. It made it two days and I found it out of the nest flat out being walked on ice cold and lifeless. I went to bury it and the it's mouth opened just a tiny bit. I took it to the house and placed it between two warm towels for a few minutes and it started to show signs of life. I raised this one by hand feeding it every two hours from a serenge and it now flies out of the coop to my shoulder and rides around with me while I do the chores and tend to the other birds.. I named him rocky and he is a real character. He particularley like to ride around in my restored 55 International and the looks we draw are outragous. The second time was three weeks where I found one kicked out of the nest and the others had pecked it nearly to death. Again lifeless and as cold and stiff as anything dead can be. I again revived it under warm water and then to a heating blanket for an hour until it was sitting up by itself. I returned it to the nest and it's doing just fine. Today, I found another that was being ignored by newbee parents, It was no doubt dead for sure but just for the chance of it I headed for the house and placed it in a warm water bath and in just a few minutes it came around. After two hours under a heat blanket on low I fostered it under a pair that was setting on two eggs. I quickly eased the eggs out and placed the squab under the setting cock. It wide eyed the new little wiggly thing under it for about a minute, Reached down and gave it a few very light pecks and then moved right on top and started feeding the poor starving little guy. I was just out to check on it and now the hen is on it and looking very proud. I reached in to take a look and she gave me the double wing slab and a bunch of what I presume bad words in pigeon talk. I fostered the two eggs under to other pairs that only had one egg and they could care less. So, The next time you find what you are sure to be a dead squab warm it up and you may be as surprised as I am at how resialiant these birds can be.
I am interested to hear if any of you have had revival success like this in the past. Please share your stories so that we can all learn together. Thanks Steve
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rtwilliams
GOLD MEMBER
389 posts
Apr 08, 2009
9:35 PM
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I had a similar experience. My Niece came by, and I let her hold a 2 week old bird. I was chasing sowing er the birds and then we had to go. I did not pay attention to where she put the little guy. She put it in a different breeders box. I did not catch it for a coule hours. The othe rpair beat the snot out of the little guy, opened up his scalp. I thought oh crap.
I grabbed some super glue, and Neosporen. I put the Neosporen on and let it sit for alittle while. Then I dried the head and super glued the gash on his head back together. I have named him scar head. But he is doig great. The super glue is holding, and The feathers are starting to come back.
Last year I used sharp pine needles in the nest. I pulled a needle out, that was impailed into his crop. That bird is flying in my kit now.
They are tough animals for sure.
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RT Williams
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cballlofts
57 posts
Apr 09, 2009
6:41 AM
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Steve and Rt,
Great stories from both of You. Isn't it amazing what We will do for Our little Friends.
Chuck
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ezeedad
936 posts
Apr 09, 2009
9:45 PM
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Steve,
Once I had to feed a baby with a syringe too.. I kept it on top of my stove where the pilot light gave it some warmth. As you might imagine, after a while, as the bird got bigger, soon the area around nest bowl was throughly squirted with crap..!! The baby earned his name. I called him "Shit Shooter".
Well, Shit Shooter turned out to be a real pet. She would fly with the kit, then come down and fly to me, landing on my shoulder or arm.
Once I took her to Frank Lavin's house for a CRS club meeting. When Frank let his kit up I let Shit Shooter up, and she flew with his birds. She came down, landed on his cage and let me pick her up.
Paul G
Last Edited by on Apr 10, 2009 6:38 PM
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Electric-man
2290 posts
Apr 10, 2009
12:30 PM
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I saved 3 maybe 4 squabs in the winter of 2007. I bred through the winter and won't be making that a habbit anymore.
All of the ones I saved where alive the night before, but cold and lifeless the next morning. I would start by bringing them in and placing them on the top of the wall heater in the back room, it never gets more than just warm to the touch. Anyways, as they would warm up and get some color back, I would rub them a bit and see if I could get things circulating and check for any life at all. If they started responding, I would wrap them in a couple paper towels and put them in a fold of a quilt that hangs by a heater vent in the bedroom. After a half day or so,once they looked normal again, I put them back under the parents and they lived.
Out of 3 birds that I know that this happened to, I didn't keep records, but I know 2 are still around. They both lost toes over the ordeal. I have one hen in my A-team that has nothing more than nubs(barely enough to keep the band on), she turned out to be a pretty decent bird.
Another bird that made it was one of my parlors, he has no tips to his toes on one foot. He bred me a YB last summer that rolled over 200' in our Dec 2008 show.
Not saying that they ever reached their full potental from the ordeal, but the trouble of saving them was worth it in my opinion.
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Val
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fontanabound
92 posts
Apr 10, 2009
6:08 PM
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dude, walked in to my loft today too find the same problem, the chick was cold and stiff, i was sure it was gonna die. i moved it and it twitched, so i bought it i the house and ran the warm water on it. and it started to revive then it died, what did i do wrong i dont think the water was too hott. how long was i suppose too leave it in the water for huh. i ran it for about 5 minutes. the mouth started to open and close. so i thought it was working. then the bird stopped moving and died. really hated to loose that youngster. the little guy is in the trash now unless someone givrs me some hope to go pull him out.lol
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