raising a robin

i saved a baby robin from my cat and raised it for 6 weeks until it flew off to be a wild bird.

[@user-jy5ff3zo3u]

Basics of flight drawing should’ve been more than enough to get him into the air🤣🕊

[@ELITETRXX]

Lol

[@nmg6248]

And boy are my arms tired 🤦🏾😂

[@Jaybird-oj4rj]

I’m trying to catch my breath🤣

[@user-jy5ff3zo3u]

@@Jaybird-oj4rj 😊

[@tracybosworth1033]

❤️😂❤️

[@TheInsideVideo]

I lolled at ''going over the basics of flying...'' :-D

[@alexandrapetersen8582]

I’m raising a baby robin right now and all of her baby feathers are gone now! She’s been flying up to our tree in our backyard for hours at a time but still comes inside for bedtime 😂

[@dhsjwki8708]

I'm caring for one too. Cant tell if he's male or female yet. Still a fledgling.

[@susanleilani2408]

I don't dare let mine go (see above posting). Still are Cats around every day!!!

[@BlitzkriegStaffords]

a strong storm just came through and blew 3 babies out of their nests. i found this while searching for how to care for baby robins because this happens every spring here. thank you for sharing this, it was great!

[@dhsjwki8708]

I have one in my hand right now. He was drowning in my pool and Saved him. I was planning on releasing him when he can fly too.

[@ph2492]

How is your Robin doing?

[@WillyJoeFilms]

Cool!

[@karikl438]

Me too!! Just rescued one today.

[@WillyJoeFilms]

@@karikl438 aww cool! I love robins there so cute and beautiful!

[@sofiyaohloblya7758]

I just found one on our porch and he is trying to run away from me. And he also doesn't eat anything.

[@sutats]

This is an amazing home documentary.

[@Creeperboy099]

I wish I could hug these little guys but they’re so small and delicate

[@tryfall5183]

I found one in my front yard its a baby im taking care of it

[@auburnandgrey4457]

The flight theory was essential to her success 😂 Your kindness will come back to you some day.

[@juice0916]

Love it!!! We are doing the exact exact same thing!!!!except ours wont leave!!!! Takes baths twice a day in dog water bowl.....demands cheddar cheese dipped in water......plays with pitbull.....rides and sleeps on our shoulders....steals little things from table......we are so attached now we worry how long does a robin live?.....she has been here a year and half.... Kids named her dee dee cuz thats her sound.....

[@rgp1289]

That is one of the cutest things I have ever seen other than bearded dragons

[@cuttlefiish2411]

I found a young robin chick out while gardening. I’ve always owned birds so he’s bonded with all my parrots and even thinks he’s one of them. We set up a cage for him outside that he comes to hang out in at night. It’s an amazing experience to raise on of these guys from a tiny chick to a full grown adult

[@gyulasimigla739]

If you don't mind please watch my heart warming video about saving a blue tit. ​kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5uncp-Dhttoipo Thanks

[@vickyr2909]

I found an injured robin fledgling. I named it Pete and it is quite friendly. It can’t fly yet, but Pete likes soft dog food and small pieces of soft fruit/veggies. I leave Pete in a horse trailer in a pen with blankets in case it has any parasites and because I have an indoor cat. Taking care of the robin is a good to keep me busy during quarantine along with my other animals.

[@Hayfay2005]

How often do you feed, I found one yesterday and he has no feathers on one wing and not the other (my cat had him) I took him in and feed crushed up peaches and then some blackberries and some bugs today. I haven’t got worms ye but that’s my next step. I just don’t know how often to feed and how much to feed

[@nicholasschulz2188]

Beautiful! I’ve been watching a dad feed his 4 chicks in our backyard; amazing how fast they grow. Day by day, you see them start to eat on their own. Must feel proud to know you’re an official bird dad!

[@kakazi7963]

My sister's friend found one with a fractured wing on her backyard, she knew we had experience raising parrots so she gave it to us since she wasn't able to take care of him, I am a second class rank scout with first aid badge, I have also given service to other hurt birds so I knew how to put the bandage around him the proper way after cleaning the wound with Hydrogen Peroxide, I had my mom and sister assist me for immobilizing the poor guy, it seemed he had been INTENTIONALLY hurt by someone who threw him something like a rock or some kind of hard object that hit his wing and fractured it. your video was much help to us as we didn't exactly know what to feed this little fella.

[@Harper544]

How can you tell an accidental injury versus intentional injury..?

[@kakazi7963]

@Harper544 bro you took 3 years to answer my comment I don't know now 💀

[@elisalay7579]

Thank you Barry for rescuing the little robin. You are very kind for doing that.

[@annecohen8927]

What an amazing recovery of this beautiful Robin, named Jean!

[@walksp1500]

I am seeing this just now but how sweet. The drawing of flying and saying your arms are tired, sir you are obviously a kind hearted gentleman. God bless you.

[@lissakaye610]

Thank you for doing “what your not supposed to do”…. You Rebel. 😂 ❤. We just found a fledgling a little older that this one, with a house of about 16 abandoned cats right across the street. Would have been cat food so fast it’s name would have been Wiskas

[@oh_k8]

So cute. Thank you for saving her.

[@towerofresonance4877]

Awwwww! I live in Maine! They wake me up timely every morning!

[@rexxdogg9360]

I didn't watch the whole video because I was commenting. But I replayed it. That picture of the bird flying has me dead! That's hilarious 🤣😂🤣😂. The bird looks like it was in class too and now ready to get to it! Great video man.

[@tamaraheadley4806]

So frigging cute. Dad of the year goes to this guy!!!

[@rexxdogg9360]

I just raised a Robin. Tweety, I call her tweets. Im guessing it was a her because it wasn't very bright colored. I took it in from the yard one day after me an my Buddy Rex (Collie-Lab Mix) got back from the store. He ran through the yard and stirred a bunch of birds up. I almost missed Tweets but noticed it wasn't on par with it's family. They hung around trying to protect her but eventually I caught her and tried to help her fly. I tossed her up onto the house a few times and with no luck it ended up back where it started. Then the last time it climbed to the very peak of the house and I knew it's destiny as it prepared to jump. "It's going to land in the back yard" I thought to myself. Sure enough, so I laid claim on helping it to safely and most assuredly become a high soaring bird to claim the air. I found it some bugs the first night and kept it in a hamster cage. Then my family bought some worms every other day and then my uncle bought some more, we had at one time 5 different tubs of earth worms. In all I believe it consumed about 14 different tubs of worms. I would take it outside and kept it used to the wild. It eventually got to flying. It would hop around and hobble I'd have to catch it and put it back in its cage because she just wasn't quite ready. After a week and a half I took it out and she would fly from branch to branch but I'd leave her be that night and let her adjust. She would return every night and day before then but that night she did not come back to the cage. I didn't think she would return. But the next morning she was chirping and waiting for her worms right there at the cage. For about another week and a half Evey morning and every night, all throughout the day we would feed her and see her hanging around. About 3-4 days ago though, she was not in the tree or around the cage. I believe I saw her one more time on the peak of the roof as I whistled front the backyard. Then I had no luck finding her about 5 minutes later. I hope she truly found her wings and didn't find an unfortunate fate. Did notice she has a growth on her right foot. Best I could guess as for why she had trouble finding the blue sky. She would often prep up on her left leg and hike up her right one. I am saddened that she's gone but that's why I took her in, so she could find her place. I hope she returns one day to say hi. If you see my Tweets, tell her that I'm thinking about her and hope she's doing well. Anyways that's my story. I didn't expect my plan to help her would actually favor being played out. I believe it has though. Either way I know she's where she belongs. As always, be kind and be safe. For Those Who Come After

[@AvidGamerGirl]

My love and I are currently raising 2 baby robins. We have documented this whole journey. There were 3, Meep. He had a bad leg. We made a cast for him, took good care of him. Unfortunately he didn't make it. Anyway, our two are about to be released (coming to that point) we've done so much research and they're super healthy, fat and just so lovely.

[@elliefoust]

Aww I have an injured little too! She is doing great, but can never go back to the wild. She has one wing! I’d love to see your journey ♥️♥️

[@AvidGamerGirl]

@@elliefoust Awe, she has one wing? That is so sad! But I'm so happy to read that she has someone to care for her. I'm glad she is doing great. You're a kind person ❤️ Our two little birds were to be released a few weeks ago but as we were training them to find sanctuary in their cage, we decided to leave their cage outside one night. The next morning we brought their cages in and we assume something scared one during the night so it pulled out or snagged it's last few feathers on both wings. (Flying feathers) So we had to wait longer until they grew back before releasing. They're very independent. We were so afraid of them imprinting and not wanting to leave. We still are documenting and will have plenty of footage ^•^ we are just waiting until they're ready to be released. Thank you for wanting to see that!! But I have to tell you I actually plan to upload it onto my other channel (not my gaming one, I should've left that comment from my other channel) it's name is: TarayeandOmar

[@elliefoust]

@@AvidGamerGirl I will totally come check it out! I would have assumed she got chomped on by our cat, but our cat doesn’t let you leave alive. It was definitely an injury and not extremely fresh. It scared me to death one day because I was letting her splash in the tub and the tip of wing that was still there fell off!!! Well it was really clear to see it was already detached and healed over and just chilling being held together by feathers 😑🤦🏼‍♀️ she’s something else. I’m pretty sure she will just never get her big girl feathers. She’s… uniquely beautiful 🤣🤣

[@AvidGamerGirl]

@@elliefoust oh my gosh!! Your poor birdy, lol thankfully she's alive though and handled the injury. Uniquely beautiful 😂 omg, trust me I understand that because one of the birds we are taking care of won't grow feathers on her stomach for some reason. She's either plucking them off or they just won't grow. She did fly into her brothers cage and he pecked her head too so she has a bald spot. We keep them in separate, big cages, but left their little doors open to know they can enter and leave when they please once we release them (we will leave their cages outside in case they come back for refuge) but she must've flown into his cage that night. Thankfully she didn't lose an eye but...bless her heart, poor thing looks like she was thrown in a washer. 😂 We call her our special child. She's a little derp bird and makes weird noises. Lol.

[@CMA1967]

Thx bud you’re a good dude don’t let anyone tell you different

[@joeschmoe2663]

You have a good heart to raise a robin👍

[@MillionaireAsthetic_1]

I am currently taking care of a baby robin and yes I also fed him/her worms:) I named him Albert.

[@dhsjwki8708]

I named mine Robby.

[@layanniecintron1367]

i named mine jared :-)

[@MillionaireAsthetic_1]

@@layanniecintron1367 I love how we all assume it’s a male 😂

[@suesuecoocoo9967]

I've been taking care of baby Robin for almost week. I'd love to leave him out side, but my 90 pound dog and cat ,he wouldn't stand a chance on the ground. I named him Joe Dirt 😁. Since I couldn't train him outside to sit of limbs, I cut small tree and put it in my house so he can learn to hop around in tree and learn sleep in them. Just a little tree put in a bucket. First found him, he was bad shape, but Joe Dirt is a little pig, and doing so well. But ill be thankful when he can be safe outside in the tree's.

[@gabym255]

I named my Ray

[@RS54321]

Thank you for helping this little robin. They are such lovely birds.

[@laurieeno2118]

This restored some of my faith in humanity. ❤

[@bible3961]

😂😂😂 the drawing made me laugh..thank u for the vid. Showing him the flying basics.

[@barryritter345]

Not that I know. I would love for one to land on my shoulder one day.

[@chermainebigby5238]

Me too man.So 😎 sweet lil baby 🐦

[@elliefoust]

Maybe she will come back and visit you ♥️ 🐦

[@mokrn]

What a delightful video! It has made my day. You’re a good person, Barry.

[@ivanafrydryskova208]

Adorable little baby and so kind bird daddy, you both had a great time! Hope he/she stayed with you after that for months

[@robinleath119]

Barry, I enjoyed this very much! You did a great job as a bird mamma and a great job on the video! Thank you! Made my day. Another Robin 😊

[@ItsMeHello555]

You sweet man.. and the best bird daddy. Thank you..

[@lory69]

You are a wonderful person for taking care of little Robin❤️

[@jimsfryd]

cool screen name

[@ajthegamer2573]

Aww, look at the cutie! Hes so cute!

[@ELITETRXX]

Such a heartwarming story! ❤

[@redcar6253]

Thank you for doing this. You are an angel.

[@karikl438]

This is beautiful. Thank you so much for helping that baby and also helping me...i just rescued on a little smaller than yours was. ♡

[@karikl438]

One* (sorry i dont know how to edit)

[@zacharywood9416]

@@karikl438 if you click the three vertical dots to the bottom of your comment, it’ll give you the option to edit 🙂 hope your little buddy pulled through! I’ve got one of my own to look after too... the cycle repeats itself lol

[@patriciavanstory9441]

Thank you for this sweet video, and for raising this robin.

[@gnarmarmilla]

That’s really neat man. I love how it hopped over to the table when you told it to. I always thought Robbins had inferior intelligence to other birds but they actually seem pretty smart. I just had a Robbin nest on my back porch and I saw a black rat snake eat one of them so I drove off the snake but I didn’t take the other three inside and I am kind of regretting that now, because I came home tonight and the nest was knocked over and the three new born chicks were gone. But Robbins eat worms, snakes eat Robbins, eagles and hawks eat snakes, it’s what our God has done. I’m not sure I would have had time to feed those three chicks with my 12 hour work schedule so it’s alright...

[@barryritter345]

gnarmarmilla you did the right thing; it is Gods plan. I’m retired so I have the time, otherwise I couldn’t have done it. We can’t save all the little critters but I am glad I saved this one.

[@jbb729]

They are very smart. The nest our little robin visitors built is remarkable they tied strings around it and all! When I approached the nest the mother and father swooped down on me. I enjoyed watching the parents work together and train the babies. This is beautiful. I wish they would trust humans more so we can spoil them with food and goodies. That’s how the animal and human relationship should be. We take care of them and them us. I hope this will be restored someday.

[@elliefoust]

Robins are incredibly intelligent and social birds. Even not finding one and brining her in your can train them to come hang out and eat from your hand just outside in the yard!

[@Developer-online]

@@elliefoust go out and find one

[@elliefoust]

@@Developer-online dude I have one. I rescued her early fledgling age. She was quite hurt and in my yard. About a year later she is a happy, durpy, one winged, many bald spots gal 🤣 yeah one wing was the injury. She mad it though! I’ll tell ya she is no 💩 trained better than the dog. Hell better than my kids lmao. Wish you could put a picture in the comments. If robins were able to learn to speak she absolutely would. Shame they aren’t the right type of bird lol She is… a unique beauty 😐🤣

[@judd442009]

Great job saving and raising the baby robin.

[@charliedallachie3539]

Beautiful fledgling

[@ianmoone4331]

Very good video. I just happened upon an orphaned robin nestling while doing some tree work and will be doing the same. He/she was so weak when I brought it home, I didn't expect it to survive the night. Now, 24 hours later, it's eaten it's weight in food and screaming for more.

[@barryritter345]

Ian Moone good luck! They eat a variety of food. At first I was able to dig earth worms and then the heat drove the worms deep. They like fruit!

[@ianmoone4331]

@@barryritter345 Thank you! To be honest, I'm not 100% sure that it's a robin. It just looks more like a young Robin nestling than any other bird I could compare it to (it's very young with only a thin covering of pin feathers on its wings). We tried a variety of things to feed it because it wouldn't gape its mouth for the first night, but it seems to love beef cat food. We have several different kinds of berries which it wouldn't eat at first, but perhaps it will now that it has a healthy appetite. We plan on getting mealworms soon to crush for it.

[@SuperElliemusic]

Great video! You are a great bird dad!

[@bethconner8547]

this was such fun to watch!!! thank you

[@DianaTBlack]

Kind man... thank you...best wishes...

[@markrancourt381]

I Love this 🐦

[@Gloriaglatt]

Thank u for sharing this. My cat spotted one flopping around. I have her now. About as big as yours was to begin with. Eating like a pig. Your video is very helpful. I am clueless. (But I’ve kept her alive 3 days. And feeling more confident she’ll make it)

[@cynthianiles-pelcher7194]

I love it

[@dovergerald1579]

Super cool video! Thanks for sharing

[@rexxdogg9360]

That's just my Tweets! Awesome video. I decided not to video tweets. Some memories I like to be my own. I have some good pictures of that beautiful bird though. Thanks for sharing. I'm kinda sad today and missing her.

[@amertimagic3645]

I found a baby robin and I took care of it

[@kittylove1296]

I have a baby robin in the back yard! It's mother was going crazy, but it is hurt from to close calls from my kitty. I'm going to try what you did! Also it's the same age and size as this one!😄

[@catlou9]

Bless your dear heart!! :)

[@allnoyz7895]

This video was great!

[@matt1117]

The baby robin is so cute

[@willow_wolfe3949]

Thank you for posting this video.

[@jlavigne22]

Lovely thing you did here. :-)

[@elliefoust]

Oh boy. Old video but my little has one wing and has been with me since she was about 2 weeks old. She can’t go back to being a bird, never would survive with only one wing. A lovely companion, trained like a dog lmao. I’m pretty sure she is better trained than my children.

[@barryritter345]

I would have loved it if mine had stayed but she flew away and never looked back. Hope you enjoy you little one.

[@elliefoust]

@@barryritter345 I just got a comment reply up above! She is doing great, nearly a year old now! One winged durpy wonder 🤣

[@elliefoust]

@@barryritter345 😝🤪 I was rewatching your video and Toad (she looks like an angry toad it’s fitting haha) launched - still thinks she will fly poor in denial birb - herself off her “playground” to see what that birdie racket was!! So cute.

[@not_a_furry8320]

There was a robin fledgling outside but there were also a lot of big birds flying around near him. We released him when they went away but during that time of taking care of him,we named him Barry. Coincidence your name is Barry too

[@user-nh5ul4gl2g]

You did a good job! Not sure mine will make it.

[@paulduck1188]

love it!!!!!

[@dufocar566]

Obviously, you're a gooooooood man

[@lory69]

Did you ever see her again? I have just one robin in my yard that follows me around… I have 6 feeders and always leave seeds out for him. He loves the solar fountain.

[@johnbarney5787]

We're raising one now too. My daughter found it after it had fallen out of the nest. Already covered in fly eggs. She picked them all off with tweezers and gave it a and and blowdried it. It to the same stage as yours. Did it leave? Did it ever come back?

[@brookestephen]

very sweet what you did.

[@angeladaniels3855]

And you are correct they are a lot of work then if you don't have the type of job or at home that you can take them with you it is a lot but it is so worth it me and my family have fell in love with her we're going to miss her when she decides to take off

[@Snufflle]

You are a god among men. I don’t even know you and I love you!

[@cindybybee8431]

I have a robin I raised. Her and her siblings jumped from their nest because of mite infestation. The other 3 died before I saw them, but she has made it. I took her and cleaned her with dawn dish soap which killed the mites. Mom and dad abandoned nest also and never returned. She flies and eats. I raised her outdoors. She still keeps coming home for snacks.

[@MERIMIXGAMING]

I was weeding and weedwacking someones yard and almost hit batman lol that's his name 🤣 but I'm nursing him back to health

[@ButterFly-tn9dk]

lol...Good job!

[@moonrain85]

Can I ask if he still came around after you released him? I am getting one to this stage and I am kind of hopeful he'll come around once in awhile.

[@beltwayservicesinc5187]

Outstanding, id sacrifice 6 billion humans to save 1 robin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nauidiver4649]

I did the same thing just recently. I had to release him to wild earlier than I probably should've.

[@frankparsons1629]

More like a Starling or Grackle. British Robins (Robin Redbreast) are less than half the size with both males and females having a bright red chest. Very tame and like hedgerows and gardens, and shortbread biscuits!

[@rickyf884]

Good bless you sir

[@genevievew1479]

your lucky that he already had a lot of feathers, my kitty brought me a 4 day old nestling and i havent goten a good night sleep for a while because i need to make sure the poor thing is warm

[@barryritter345]

You’re right, it’s much harder with one that young. When it’s ready to fly away you will be proud of the job you did as a parent.

[@genevievew1479]

@@barryritter345 yes< we just released her yesterday

[@NeutralityIsGreat]

I found a robin in my shed. XD I have canary’s we thought they were ready for eggs. But they weren’t so I feed them watermelons once in a while.!!!

[@kieranschmidt5389]

My mom's friend found a baby robin in her yard. Her siblings and parents were all eaten by wild animals and he/she is the only one left. They named him/her Silver and is letting us watch Silver for a while they're busy!

[@user-jy5ff3zo3u]

🙏🏼🕊☺️

[@CazzaandKids]

Such beautiful birds! Me and the kids were recently in the woods singing and dancing and a Robin came soo close. I vlogged it if anybody wants to look at the vlog on my channel 😁

[@Nestta5252]

Found one mostly dead 2 days ago.Got kicked out of the nest by the bigger siblings. I couldn't leave the little guy in the cold dirt to die. He is eating like there is no tomorrow! I hope he makes it.

[@lt2339]

Lol found one and now like a regular baby takes up 95 percent of my day till nitefall and then some. Only 3 weeks but takes a tole. Finally got walmart worms which should easemy foraging back.

[@sincerely-b]

Watching this video as I've just found a baby robin that must've got blown out of his nest last night with the heavy winds. I've looked for the best but could not find it... Looks like I'll be taking care of him too. He also still has pin feathers. My parrot doesn't seem to mind him.

[@angeladaniels3855]

Awesome I have one about that size watching you with her is like watching mine she's really rotten spoiled rotten

[@suejackson5841]

Barry why would he leave?you goa buddy there

[@barryritter345]

Not really, I’m glad it was able to fly away.

[@avictoria9277]

We found a Robin that size today. Don’t know what to do with it. Can it be fed without choking at that age?

[@healthbyginger]

How long did it take until he left

[@Fiona-sg9wh]

Lol love the flying lessons. I just found a nestling. maybe just born. Still had after birth from shell attached. He was upside down in the weeds and ice cold. I got him warm and he is now eating and pooping. So I guess that's good. His eyes are still closed and he is totally bald. not a feather or fuzz anywhere. Hope he makes it. Anyone have feeding advice as to how much and how often? Do I feed him through the night?

[@barryritter345]

If you put food (worms) to its mouth and it eats, keep feeding until it stops opening its mouth. No need to feed at night but several times throughout the day. Once you commit to this, it will take lots of attention and time. Good luck! I found it to be a very rewarding experience.

[@kyleymiller2195]

I found a baby robin and have been caring for it but it’s to small to eat worms so we just feed it (this might sound silly) but meat flavored baby food and we add a little water to it and give him/her it through a syringe

[@jiashanuhai3222]

@@barryritter345 ice been wondering if you feed baby birds at night and I guess you answered it thanks I guess

[@swift3602]

Did you rehab him at all? Like teach him to build nests and hunt for food. Did you ever see him again?

[@barryritter345]

Swift360 He or she was ready to be on his/her own. I never saw him again but the whole purpose was to make him independent so he could live a normal Robin life. I found it to be very satisfying.

[@milagrospayne7298]

Are you still on line? Where did you keep the fledging? Thanks

[@veedhaprakashreddykota6754]

waaaw

[@gcxred4kat9]

You'll be interested to know l can fly now after seeing your drawing!

[@barryritter345]

🤪🤪

[@Preppy_gurls-12]

I found an egg in my yarn, no whare need any5hing that could hav3 a nest. So I took it in and made an incubator by hand, prayers it works

[@butterflysquaregarden]

Have a robin fledge. This is mucho mucho important info thx.

[@jpn_119]

I have one now about that size, im gonna release him too after he fly

[@taza4805]

It’s time for him to fly. He’s a flight line goes outside says fly