Two not so young chicks fell down chimney

euser1984

There are still alive. What should I do with them - thanks.

:eek:

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

I assume they are Jackdaws ?? There is little you can do, to be honest, if they are very young. If they have any feathers just place them somewhere safe outside and the parents may still tend to them.

dodderangler

Don't know if parents will take them back if you handled them.


Mod Edit: What Srameen said in the comment below this is correct - handling itself will do no harm (though shouldn't be encouraged unless where absolutely necessary). For that reason I've deleted your second line here Dodderangler.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Handling them in itself will do no harm. This is a myth. Chicks in nests are handled all the time when we ring them and the adults do not abandon them. The question is can they at this stage survive outside the nest and will the parents find them.

euser1984

Chicks were dead this morning anyway...RIP

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

A shame but these things happen regularly. They would have had to be put outside immediately if they were to have had any chance. But nature allows for these losses.

swifts need our help!

why should the chicks be dead by morning?

I've reared starlings and corvids using high protein puppy pellets that have been soaked for a few hours in water

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

swifts need our help! wrote: »

why should the chicks be dead by morning?

I've reared starlings and corvids using high protein puppy pellets that have been soaked for a few hours in water

Perhaps because they were not fed properly???? It was noon yesterday when the query was raised.