Hand Rearing 2 Baby Lorikeets 6 weeks in one Song
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2016
- A friend had a tree removed and just as a large piece was about to be thrown into the wood chipper they heard and found 2 baby lorikeets inside, not knowing what to do with them my friend bring the log with the birds in it to me. So I spent the next 6 weeks hand rearing them.
This video is that journey condensed down..
Hope you like it :)
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The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
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John Harrison, violin, with Robert Turizziani conducting the Wichita State University Chamber Players. Live, unedited performance at the Wiedemann Recital Hall, Wichita State University, 6 February 2000
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Just an update on these guys, and for anyone worried about wing clipping please understand that it was necesary at the time while they lived indoors with me and were 100% reliant on me because they would fly into the windows and mirrors in the house and I feared they would break their necks so had to either confine them to the cage which was near impossible to do or clip their flight feathers for their own saftey for a short period of time. If you know anything about birds you also know these flight feathers do grow back and as they were young they grew back quite fast! the video was made in 2015 and shortly after I made it both birds were given complete freedom to come and go from their cage outside. They came and went for a period of time at their leisure. At first hanging around close by and then venturing further away over time until they would leave and only come backin the evening to roost and get a feed. then after about 3 months of that they eventually stopped returning at all and I assume they rejoined their parents flock which live and roost in trees nearby. That was in 2015 and over the years since the videos were taken I still had occasional visits by them and they would happily land on my head or shoulder and take food or have a cuddle and play and act as if they owned the place lol. I then later had to move house to another area in 2018 and sadly have not seen them since moving but assume they are still out there living their lives and enjoying their freedom.
Ohhhhh BULLSHIT '
I've got 2
and yes i know plenty about birds
and i know they grow back
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT
i had the same issue when mine were a few weeks old
I literally taught them to fly , maybe ASSISTED and MOTIVATED are better words
but i taught them to fly
from the time of them flapping their wings wildly and not being actually able to control elevation relative to wing speed
to them having more controlled flight
re Mirrors
You either close the door to the room
or
You put a towel over the mirror so it doesn't see it as an option to fly through
as for Windows
DO YOU NOT HAVE BLINDS ?
if the answer is NO
Kinda silly don't you think
would it kill you to put up some blinds if you don't have them ?
Cutting their wings is just a bullshit excuse
also... these birds came from NATURE to begin with
it's not like they were raised in captivity
so.. NO MATE,
that's not an excuse
if i didn't have to do it , Neither did you
most people don't know as they don't know the true facts of bird rearing and caring.
Thanks so much for sharing. We live in Thornlie WA & a few weeks back our English Staffy found a baby Lorikeet outside (which had obviously fallen from it’s nest) which she stood by, barked & carried on like a pork chop until my husband went out to see what the fuss was about. She was very proud of herself😊….so much for their fearsome reputation😂 She’s very gentle & protective of it. My husband & son have been raising it (I didn’t want to get attached, but alas that hasn’t lasted! Can’t help falling for it🙄😉) Your video & comment are very informative. Much appreciated, Cheers👍🏻
I recently moved into a new rental house. One day on the back verandah a Lorikeet started hassling me. Following me around, landing on me, coming inside. I decided to start feeding him. His name is Cheeky. His mate then started turning up, friendly enough but not as confident. She is missing a foot. Her name is Peg. Cheeky will come and find me where-ever I am when they want food and they have me well trained. I'm looking forward to them bringing their babies to visit in the coming months.
The food is white bread mixed with sugar and water. I tried making it healthy with fruit and vegetables but Cheeky gets cranky, you know that cranky noise they make, and he doesn't eat it. I have been able to hide stewed apple in the mix that they will eat.
Now the back verandah is quite a circus with Noisy Miners, Butcher Birds, Magpies, Kookaburra and Lorikeets.
/face palm... what have I started ?
The bread and sugar is not good for them at all. Leave a dry mix like Passwells with plenty of water.
I just recently found a 30 day old baby! And it’s already stole my heart! Never would’ve thought!! Love my kitten also! Base camped them for five days and they seem to be excited about the other! Hope all goes well 🙏
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Cuuuute !!!
What beautiful birds. Well done.
Many thanks
So so beautiful Thank you
thanks for your kind comment :)
Awesome video, you can actually see their crop filling as you feed them
Amazing, so beautifully captured each moments. No video will explain the feeding and handling info. like this. I was looking for this kind video for rescued baby lorileets. Thank you for this video.
Awesome video
thank you :)
Very nice video
Great video, Now I know that its worth it all in the end !!
It sure is!
i love this 🥰
thank you :)
beautiful video, update the latest video's please, lovely birds and great owner.
I can maybe find some more vids but since they were wild born nearby I eventually let them have their freedom
i have the same situation, my brother found two in a park on the ground, the nest was much to high to put them back, im into day one of raising them.i would say they are about 20 days old judging from your video, they are cute and one is really friendly walking all over me. they are messy eaters though!
yes they are very messy eaters :)
hi !! just wanted to ask a question, i just rescued a 6-7 week old baby lorikeet and i was wondering how often and how many mls of formula i should be feeding him
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Awesome video, loved it all. Do you still have them? They make great pets and I have several myself. :)
Lovely video, thanks. If you want a slightly different take on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, I highly recommend Max Richter’s reimagining of the music.
thanks, I will check that out :)
Thanks for the lovely video .
I got 2 lorikeets :
Red lorikeet and Black lorikeet
After owning different birds for 30 years i can tell you Lorikeets are the best .
Hopefully next time you upload a video use a relaxing music like J.S.Bach air on g rather than vivaldi stormy winter 😁👍🏼🌸🌸🌸
Nice. Don't they poo around the house when the are mid way growing in the house? Please let me know because I am interested to raise one if one baby comes knocking at my door.
Yes the do poo everywhere and its a runny squirting poo too
@@Friendlybirds How do toilet train them or what do you do if they had to squirt???
Did you have to do anything in particular to keep them warm while you weren’t feeding them?
yes, I had a thermal heating pad under the breeding box that kept it at a nice constant temperature :)
How often do u have to feed them and when can they start eating on there own?
I was feeding them every 2 hours... they started eating by themselves after about 2 months
Please update how much exactly u supposed to feed everyday with syringe
it depends on the birds size but basically you watch the crop expand and stop when it is full. then you wait until that crop has gone down before feeding again. you get a feel for it with practice. especially when you have a few at a time. I keep a record of each feeding and weigh each bird before and after each feeding, this helps to know if they are on track or not.
what did she feed them
they were fed on a baby lorrikeet formula which you can purchase at pet stores.
Are Lorikeets easy to take care of?
they are they are not difficult, you need wet food and the dry powder, lots of fruit and veg, like apple, pair, broccoli, chilli, corn etc and they need a lot of entertaining toys but most importantly they do not do well by themselves if they are left alone in the cage by themselves they can get depressed
Yes but they do require a lot of time and attention
I have a green naped lorikeet and 2 sun conures and 1 pineapple conure
wait arent these pest species in WA
maybe to some people , but as I tell my kids, Always show kindness to ALL animals and be compassionate if they need your help.
Why did you clip their wings ?
I have 2 rainbow Lori's
NEVER CLIPPED THEIR WINGS
Nothing wrong with it
Why the need to clip the wings
I have addressed this several times in the past but the reason is so that they didn't break their necks smashing into the windows while they were still dependant on me for food and first started to fly as they would hit the windows and also to stop them flying out the door and over the fence where predators would get them and they would find their was back and were still dependant.
Baby Birds trimmed feathers DO grow back. (and they did)
it was a temporary necessity.
@@Friendlybirds
ok... and i want to be clear on something
1. I understand it may be frustrating for you to keep addressing the same point
2. I've own birds since i was like 8 or something, i'm 47
3. I HAVE READ what you previously stated and still hold to my point
4. it was not a necessity , I've owned enough birds to know that it wasn't .
in saying that, i do understand why you did what you did, However it is wrong and does stump their development and confidence at times when they need it
5. I had the same issues, Young lori's flying into windows, into the TV, Whatever ...
I never cut their wings, they never broke their neck and they are fine.
What you do is , you show them the window, you tap on it , you let them touch it with their beak
in some cases, you can put blue tape or red tape on the window and show them what you are doing and when they fly they won't fly into it , they will vere away from it
also i taught my lori how to fly , i gave him encouragement and confidence.
i hot him to stand on the entertainment unit then i would be close and i got him to fly into my palm (more like Hop) then i pulled back about 10cm and got him to do it again until a hop because a jump then until a jump because a flap of the wings
then 2 flaps then 3 and so on until i was on the other side of the room.
Now.. in reality , AT FIRST he wasn't flying to my hand, it was more like ... He was flying in my general direction and i was catching him as you would a tennis ball
but as a result he gained confidence
now you see... cutting the wings kills that
I understand what you did and why you did it
it's still not right mate but , it doesn't matter now does it because they are past tht period and hopefully their wings have grown back now
ما شاء الله
ماهو السيريلاك الذي كنت تطعمهم
can you still pet them?
they were extremely friendly and loving. but eventually both left home as I never intended to keep them, just help them survive and let them be free..
Why you cut that 3 to catch the baby 😔😔
A neighbour removed the tree for construction, sad, but at least they saved the babies and brought them to me.
I have one rainbow lorikeet its a handraised baby lorikeet
they are amazing birds, very boisterous
You lost me at wing clipping, they are juvenile birds that haven't even developed completely and never will now.
they developed fine and were eventually released... referr to my pinned comment.
@@Friendlybirds Don't worry about idiots with no idea. You did a great job saving the pair.
You don't know what your talking about junior.
You can’t change my mind, lorikeets a sloppy, feathery, scraping DEMONS-
I’m a lorikeet owner lol
yes they are lol,
but they are also cute, curious and funny clowns too
It is so cruel to clip birds wings. You should have released them. Just imagine if you had to get a limb amputated, its the same thing 😢😢😢😢😢😢
limbs dont grow back
@Joshua Edwards but they can't fly. God gave them wings to fly and be free! Just imagine if one of your lovely limbs was amputated, you will certainly live but not be able to do things naturally like other able bodied humans.
@@rds7353 Another village idiot.
@@rds7353 You don't have a clue about birds do you? If you can't offer anything constructive, shut up
@@Friendlybirds its feathers, not limbs.
Why did you cut their wing feathers? You don' t love birds. Shame on you .👎👎👎👎👎
You like to see birds fly into a window and break their neck? So shut up
for their own protection, its fine, read the comment I made about it ;)