Hello all,
Hope you've had a wonderful summer with family and friends.We enjoyed time with loved ones. Summer is a great time to share favorite places, ice cream and smiles :) We also spend a bit of our summer days tending to our little guest (the hummingbirds)so it was sad to find a sick hummingbird today. Now,we don't know a lot about "Hummingbird First- Aid" so I needed to read up on it . This is what I found ...
The first(4) four to (24) twenty-four hours are critical to an injured hummingbird.
Always keep in mind that there are very stiff laws in North America about holding a hummingbird in captivity.
If you have a lot of hummingbirds around, eventually you will need a hummingbird first aid kit.
That being said,if you find a sick hummingbird,check and see if the hummingbird is still alive. This is difficult since a hummingbird can enter a sort of hibernation state call torpor . It may take as long as twenty to thirty minutes of watching (and keeping warm) to know for sure. Just be sure to keep the bird warm.
You can make a First-Aid Kit and here's what you will need:
1. The phone number of the closest local wildlife rehabilitator or veterinarian .
2. A small box with crumpled tissue paper inside and a lid with holes on top. Remember the size of a hummingbird and choose a box that is not too big, or too small
3. An eye dropper or syringe to give the hummingbird a little nectar.
Here is our hummingbird food recipe:
1 part cane sugar/4 parts water.Measure and add sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water.Let cool and store excess in refrigerator until ready to use.
We warmed her for about 20 mins and she recovered .
Hope you've had a wonderful summer with family and friends.We enjoyed time with loved ones. Summer is a great time to share favorite places, ice cream and smiles :) We also spend a bit of our summer days tending to our little guest (the hummingbirds)so it was sad to find a sick hummingbird today. Now,we don't know a lot about "Hummingbird First- Aid" so I needed to read up on it . This is what I found ...
The first(4) four to (24) twenty-four hours are critical to an injured hummingbird.
Always keep in mind that there are very stiff laws in North America about holding a hummingbird in captivity.
If you have a lot of hummingbirds around, eventually you will need a hummingbird first aid kit.
That being said,if you find a sick hummingbird,check and see if the hummingbird is still alive. This is difficult since a hummingbird can enter a sort of hibernation state call torpor . It may take as long as twenty to thirty minutes of watching (and keeping warm) to know for sure. Just be sure to keep the bird warm.
You can make a First-Aid Kit and here's what you will need:
1. The phone number of the closest local wildlife rehabilitator or veterinarian .
2. A small box with crumpled tissue paper inside and a lid with holes on top. Remember the size of a hummingbird and choose a box that is not too big, or too small
3. An eye dropper or syringe to give the hummingbird a little nectar.
Here is our hummingbird food recipe:
1 part cane sugar/4 parts water.Measure and add sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1 cup of water.Let cool and store excess in refrigerator until ready to use.
