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We were taking down one of our blue tit boxes yesterday to clean it out and to our amazement a chick popped its head out of the hole. It didn't have any feathers so obviously very young. We have many adults around so fingers crossed it will survive. Didn't know they would have babies in October. Needless to say we have left it well alone and pray it makes it through.
awhhh, how lovely, keep us posted on progress. paul
Hi June
certainly late lets hope hey
Ray
a good laugh is better than a tonic
What a shock June. Have you seen the parents taking food into the box? I do so hope it survives.
Sorry, meant to post.............Lay in a stock of mealworms?
Thank you for your reply Brenda - haven't seen parents feeding it but have heard it chirping though we are trying not to go too close - will not now clean this box just put up new ones in a few weeks time when hopefully it will have fledged. Will keep you posted.
June
Will keep you posted.
Hi June,
I was just wondering about the plight of the Blue-tit chick ? Some time ago my son brought one home which had been left in a nesting box. It was the smallest thing I had ever seen and not a feather on it. When I explained to my son that there was nothing I could do to help this little soul he burst into tears and my wife and I could not console him. I felt terrible particularly when my wife told me that he had said to her that Dad can fix anything !
Feeling guilty I placed the Blue tit chick in a cotton baby sock and then went to bed. I went down stairs early next morning expecting to find a cold and dead chick, but amazingly it was still alive. With the aid of a matchstick which I dipped into some warm milk, I gently brushed across its tiny beak until it opened and grabbed the end of the matchstick ! Well, that was the start of a mission for me even though friends had warned me that it would end in tears. I dont want to bore you too much suffice to say that a little research in a little amount of time had me searching for the right sort of food and the chick survived. There was no cage just the little cotton sock and the first flight was direct onto my wifes head where it would remain while she sat watching the tv. A test flight in the garden followed and then amazingly a small group of Blue-Tits came along all making a noise and `Our` chick flew directly to them. So that was that .
Regards,
John Scott
Savour each moment.
hi scott, a happy ending to a wonderful story, thanks for sharing. paul.