How to Rehydrate and Feed a Starving Owl
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Thank you for saving us. Maybe humans aren't as bad as we thought.
GOD BLESS you for what you do!!! It was a wonderful help to me for getting a owl back to eating after it got hit on the road.again GOD BLESS!!!
I watched this video last night and rescued an injured barn owl from the side of the road this morning! How fortuitous was that! :o
Wow - what amazing timing! Hope the owl is doing ok - thanks for taking care of it. :)
@@BarnOwlTrust1 I have emailed you via the website re; the owl :)
@@middevonbatrescue4017 please I also I have a injured owl I don't know what to do
@@nuhbudishe is fine now 😎
Lucky...
*jealous noises*
Aww, Barn Owls are soo cute. I just love them. They are the cutest Owls.
I rescued a barn owl today... It was injured... Now, it's so cute and awesome...
Thank you for taking care of the owl, and very glad it's doing ok!
Here's some info about the best ways to release it back into the wild (Info applies to the UK - but the general principles should work anywhere):
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-release-methods/
Good luck!
Thank you so much for helping these beautiful birds.
Thank you for such an educational video. It is certainly useful to learn. :)
I agree! This comment should be pinned and liked!
yesterday i found an injured owl, he hasnt eaten anything and looked very weak. Thanks for your education, I checked and find out that his stomach is fully empty. I decided to force feed him with raw chicken and sugared water. Now we are strong and healing. Thank you very much for creating this video series
So glad that we could help! Here's hoping for a complete recovery, and that the owl will be able to return to the wild. :)
Writing a book and this is exactly what I needed to know for my fictional barn owl rescue - thank you so much for the resources!
Glad it was helpful!
Last night we found an exhausted or potentially injured barn owl in the middle of the road. Didn't even react as the cars were passing by 10 centimeters from it. We have no experience so we contacted local vets which suggested to put it in a box, get it home and leave some water with it. We picked it up with a towel and put it in the car, not wrapped but we let it lay there. It was about an hour's drive home, steadily it was laying lower and lower. By the time we reached home, it was barely breathing. Unfortunately, it drew its last breath moments before we left the car.
I was feeling pretty sad and let down from our lack of experience. Seeing your video made wish that I was more educated/prepared. Thanks to you, I will be in the future.
It's always sad when any rescued creature dies, but unfortunately it's just not possible to save each one. It sounds like you did the best you could in the circumstances - thanks for caring.
Also, for future reference, it is quite vital to keep these casualties warm - my daughter cradled our rescue against her body as we drive home - she could feel it’s body warmth come back as she held it.
Best to keep a sick or injured owl somewhere quiet and at room temperature or slightly warmer (unless the weather is very warm/hot - they can get overheated), lightly wrapped in something like a large towel. More detailed info here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/
Thank you
excellent presentation.
This video is amazing
Thank you for the instructions. We found a baby owlet yesterday and wanted to know how to take of it. All the sanctuaries in our area are closed due to "pandemic" and don't want to take it, so we're in the long haul.
Hi David, thank you for taking care of the owl. More information here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/find-young-barn-owl/ Good luck!
Thank you so much for your work! ❤️
Great set of videos
Your video is very helpful, thank you.
Thank you very much for a great video, very helpful indeed
This is really helpful.... thanks alot ❤️
Excellent video, I'm a vet and have a young bird brought in today after falling from the nest. The video and the information on your website is fantastic. Many thanks.
That's great to hear - Glad it helped!
Top 10 owl saviours number 1.
Thank you so much sir, I recently got 2 chicks of this beautiful creature and was really worried about their food. Thanx to you now I am ready😊
Glad that our video has been helpful.
Please take a look at our website for more information about feeding Barn Owls:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/
Wild Owls should always be released near to where they were found as soon as they're able to survive in the wild: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-release-methods/
And about captive bred owls: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/captive-barn-owls/
Ty very much it helped me out alot for a beginner
Thank you so much for the ed video, I rescued an owl tonight and wanted to save her.. I have pet parrots and i take care of them well..And i know nothing about owls. street dogs were attacking the owl and i somehow managed to save her from then. I am planning to take her to a vet in the morning and give some good care...😀
Thank you so much for taking care of the owl you found - very glad we could help! Hope she makes a full recovery and can be returned to the wild. :)
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awesome, thx a lot for this information, i can use it to provide local birds of pray in urgend need
Thank you very much sir appreciate the help 🤗 keep it up 🤗🤗
Bravo!
Very pleased you put this on as I'm currently, since last night,taking care of a young tawny owl and I've only managed to get a few pea sized peices of minced beef into it and I had no idea how to give fluids. Thanks very much. Al
Glad you found it helpful - hope it goes well. This info might also be useful: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/find-young-tawny-owl/
@@BarnOwlTrust1 thanks but I have since passed the owl to a owl rescue centre who did say that had I not researched how to get fluids into it then it would have possibly a slim to no chance of surviving as by then I'd had it for 2.5 days and who knows how long it had not eaten before I found it. So many thanks to you and your channel, I managed to feed and water using the exact method you showed me. Phone call today told me the owl is bouncing about eating everything they give it voluntarily which really pleases me. Good on you guys. Al
@@alanrobinson9215 That's very good to hear - well done!
Awesome vid 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thankyou for the video I was really struggling how to feed a baby owl my dad found him near the road if ur wondering
Glad we could help! Thank you for taking care of the owl - hope all goes well. :)
I have Barn Owls on my property….currently snow has blanketed are area and I’m worried for them. How many days can a Barn Owl survive without food. They stay huddled on top of a nesting box and I’m not seeing them fly. I’ve cleared a large area of snow under the next box and spread cracked corn in hopes of attracting varmint. If I don’t see them eat after day 2 I’ll have to try to find a way to rescue I assume. This video is most helpful.
You're right to be concerned - but there are ways you can help. Please see our guidelines for feeding wild Barn Owls during periods of food shortage, here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/#Strategies
Please note that our advice is for Barn Owls in the UK, and food sources may differ in other parts of the world. Good luck!
This is great just found an owl in Chiang mai Thailand , hoping he recovers
Good luck!
i have nathing to say other then thank you very much .
Owl in a towel
Wow
Thank you sir. I am a french Buddhist monk in Thailand and i keep on finding these (all size and types) baby owls. Cant always get them back up in those 50+ meters trees.
Never really bothered to look into properly taking care of them. Stupidly did it the same way i take care of the plethora of baby pigeons i get too.
Lets see if this time he can survive.
Blessings
It's not easy to take care of baby birds - thanks for trying!
Our advice should be ok for most baby owls for a few days, but if you can get local expert advice for the type of owlet you've found in Thailand, it'll have a much better chance of survival.
Blessings to you too - and the owls!
Helping me rn literally rn I found a baby owl rn and I was really unsure how to help him and idk where his mom is
Glad the video helped - there's more info on our website: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/
Thank you so much, very useful..
How I do for a snowy owl?
Glad you liked the video Garouh - but all our info is only for UK owls.
The basic principals are the same. The quantities will need to be increased about x4 and you should have a helper to hold the bird rather than rely on towel wrapping. Wear leather gloves and be careful.
i have a baby owl but not a unused paintbrush or tiny seringe
at least he is no longer stuck in the chimney
update : i tried and failed to give him sugar water with 1ml seringe - and i let him off outside he flew away and in to the bushes so i caught quickly after so my cat doesn't and put him in a cardboard box..
Will get beef or chicken later to feed him.. For now i tgink he needs rest..
As i write i hear more flapping coming from chimney maybe its a whole nest ...
Thanks for caring.
If it's a young Barn Owl and if there is a nest with parents around, it's really important to put the owlet back in the nest if at all possible. Then the parents will take care of it.
If that won't work, beef or chicken is ok for a couple of days, but if it's any longer, please read the info here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Good luck!
@@BarnOwlTrust1 The owlet could fly quite well, so I let him out last night (he hid in the barn opposite the house) and a couple of hours later the parents were on the roof making a lot of noise, so hopefully they found each other.
That's great news! Hope he'll be ok now. :)
Love this!!!!
Just this afternoon we had a neighbour bring in a baby owl 🦉-- it’d lost it’s mother and was covered in dirt and had ants all over it’s face-
We took it in, wiped its face with a soft cloth and some water and fed it like you’ve mentioned in this video-
It’s adorable-
question: at this stage how should we go about feeding it solid food and how must we set it free when it’s time??
P.s. This video’s really helpful
Thank you 🙏🏽
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Hi - thanks for looking after the baby owl! If it seems healthy, then ideally it would be best to find the nest and return the baby to its parents to rear. If that's not possible, we offer lots of detailed info on our website about looking after rescued owls: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/
Hope that helps - good luck!
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Wow thank you !
I appreciate your response-
And you’re welcome 🙏🏽
It’s been a pleasure - we’re unable to find its nest- been a while
I’ll definitely have a look at the link you’ve sent !
Thanks again 😇♥️
I found an injured owl today
I really hope he/she recovers
Hope our info is useful - good luck. :)
Found a small injured Owl yesterday, it seems ok, but just to be sure, how do you know wrether the owl is dehydrated or not? I give the owl some water and pieces of chicken meat.
Sorry for the slow reply - we are a very small charity and are not able to monitor our social media channels 24/7. Hope your rescued owl was ok. Details of how to check an owl's condition and what to do are available on our website: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Oh what happened to the poor angel? I do hope he/she gets better,it looks so sad.😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓
This owl was found starving - as many are in winter. With a little care and specialist knowledge it'll be fine - thanks for caring :)
how is it to feed a long eared, short eared and little?
This is short term care which should be ok for most small to medium-sized owls - more info here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Thank you! I have an injured Frogmouth we hope to save
Glad to help - hope that worked out ok.
I live in Papua and he had been left out in the sun all day, it’s so hot. I didn’t get him until the late afternoon. He did drink the sugar water mixture and seemed to rally a bit but he unfortunately died.
So thankful for your videos. The Papuan Frogmouth seems to get into this situation a lot so I will know what to do next time and hopefully get to it sooner. 🙏
It's always sad when an owl dies, but it does happen, even with the best of care. Thanks for caring.
I found one yesterday that had been hit by a car and was on the road in 45 degree Celsius heat. Put it in a box with food and water and as you said it wouldn't drink or eat. No animal rescue or vet for hundreds of kilometers around where I live. Information from this video saved it's life, is there anything that can be done for broken wings? I'd pay to have the owl transported to a vet if that would help it.
Hi - thanks for caring, we're so glad that the video helped.
A vet who's experienced with birds might be able to help with the broken wings, but it's impossible to say for sure. You could try phoning them and asking - a vet who cares about wildlife may be able to offer more specific advice, but the owl probably will need expert help if it's ever going to fly again.
Good luck - if you have any questions not answered on our website, please contact us here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/about-the-barn-owl-trust/contact-us/
Thank you@@BarnOwlTrust1
Glad to help. Good luck!
I rescue baby potoo. Fell from a tree. I did place back the bird. But the mum did not show up.. .. I wondered about the water. Can it be just water?
Hi - thanks for caring.
The advice in the video about giving the bird some water with a little bit of sugar or glucose should be ok for a day or two, but please get local expert help as soon as possible. Search for a bird vet, or a wildlife rescue centre in your country.
Just water is better than nothing - but if the bird is very thin it will need food - we can't advise you as we don't know much about Potoos, or what they eat - meat may not be suitable. (Our information is for owls in Europe.)
Sorry to not be able to help you more - good luck.
What type of Glucose Did you use?
One teaspoon of any type of plain glucose powder should be dissolved in half a cup of boiling water, then left to cool until it reaches blood temperature or slightly higher (38-40 °C).
More here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
I got an owl from the kids, trained to play how can I take good care of it?
Our advice about how to care for Barn Owls in captivity is based on UK information, but you might find it useful:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/captive-barn-owls/
Hello, please help if you can. We have a barn owlet that fell out a nest. Unable to return it, we have been caring for it. We think about 3 weeks old. He seems to be health and was taking food well. Today though he has not been as keen and a few times we have found him lying on one side. Is there any normal explanation for this?
Hi - please check our website (link below) for details of how to care for a rescued owlet - scroll down for feeding advice.
If possible, please get an experienced vet to check it over. If you're in the UK, you can find more advice and contact details for local wildlife vets on our website. Thanks for caring - and best of luck!
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/find-young-barn-owl/
How often we should feed them in daily basis?I want to know about small spotted owl.
It'd be best to get local advice on feeding a spotted owl, as we don't have those in the UK.
Once a day should be fine. As a rough guide, an adult Barn Owl weighs up to 360g & may eat 2 dead day-old chicks every night. Spotted Owls weigh up to 600g, so presumably will need more. Captive Owls can be fed at any time of day except during periods of extreme heat or cold, when the food could either deteriorate or freeze. Increase or reduce the food supply according to the amount the owl is taking.
Hope this helps.
Why are they unable to eat voluntarily if food is given to them like you have?
Wild Barn Owls that are starving or injured, almost never eat voluntarily straight away, and will need to be hydrated and force fed, at least for a while. Owls that have been bred in captivity are much more likely to feed themselves. More info here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
We've recently rescued a grass owl, I assume these techniques can work all the same? I'm just asking to be extra sure :)
We don't have any direct experience of grass owls, as we're based in the UK - so ideally we'd recommend getting local expert advice. Having said that, in an emergency, these instructions should be fine for any small to medium size owl. Hope that helps.
More info here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
My buffy owl don’t want to eat.. what should i do?
Please get expert help from a vet as soon as possible - your owl may be sick. You might find our website useful: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/captive-barn-owls/#Veterinary
Please help 🙏.Sir mere pas ek ownded owl ha. Mene use chicken ki postik nali khilaya ha lekin wo badme use ulti kar de raha ha . Mene use pani pilaya ha . Keya pani pilana sehi ha ??
aapake sandesh ko samajhane kee koshish karane ke lie googlai anuvaad ka upayog karane ke lie krpaya hamen kshama karen.
aasha karata hoon kee ye kaam karega.
Found an injuried little owl and I force feed it with raw beef and chicken for 2 days. It is not regurgitaring pellets and someone say this is a must and if i dont have day old chicken iei mice now i should give it cat or dog hair as roughage. Is it true?
Yes - fur or feathers is needed as roughage - more detailed info here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/ - or contact us for specific advice.
Hope it all goes well and you're able to release the owl back into the wild soon :)
@@BarnOwlTrust1 so you can use cat hair and chicken meat? When can I realise it? And can it survive on chicken meat alone.
Thx for such a good video sir you did a great job. I just got a 1 year old barn owl. I have a question if u dont mind. For how long should I force feed my owl and why isn’t she eating at all? Thx again.
Thanks Abdul - if your owl is not eating by herself at all, there may be something wrong. Please consult an experienced local vet for advice. Meanwhile here's some more info about feeding: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/ (Please note that our advice is mainly for the UK)
I just had a load of hay delivered and there was a fledgling barn owl in it. We eventually caught him and he is in a crate with hay for warmth. I will try to find a rescue tomorrow, but if the rescues are closed due to covid. . . is chicken ok to feed him? We were able to handle him safely. He has flight feathers, but can't fly well and doesn't know how to hunt. Any information will be so appreciated!
Hi Judi - chicken meat (no bones) is ok for a day or 2, but not for long term. Please take a look at our website for more detailed information: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/ If you need more advice, please email info@barnowltrust.org.uk - but please be aware that most of our conservation team are not currently working, so there may be a delay before getting back to you. Hope this turns out ok - good luck!
@@BarnOwlTrust1 Thank you so much for your reply!! He wasn't starving, so I left him alone for the night and found a wildlife hospital to bring him to in the morning. He was a lovely bird. Just not old enough to be out on his own. Hopefully he is returned to the wild!
Thank you for taking care of him - returning him to the wild would definitely be the best outcome!
very nice but id also advise using stripped food initially ,a low condition bird is better not using energy to cast ,in diurnal birds it can lead to a condition called sour crop if they cant generate the cast
Hello. As owls do not have crop I don't think the condition you mentioned would be an issue. The pellets produced by birds being fed dead poultry chicks are very small and easily cast. However, using food without roughage for the first few days (only) is also acceptable.
read it again i said in diurnal birds ( those that fly in the daytime as opposed to nocturnal ) or crepescular like the barn owl
What should I feed an owl??
Healthy owls eat 2 poultry chicks or 4 mice a day, they get all the fluid they need from their food and do not need water.
If your owl is sick and has not eaten anything for a few days, then you can try following the instructions on our website in an emergency - but please get advice from a local vet as soon as possible.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Hi i need help actually a owl with one of its whole left wing dislocated couldn't fly I don't know how much of starved he is but now his heart is beating but he has not even a bit of energy like he can't stand at all and his head is dropping when i tried to give it water through the syringe as shown then too that is unable to receive and all water is just tripping out of his mouth please help please
Sorry for the slow reply - our social media is not monitored full time. Please see our website for owl care information and contact details if you still need help.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
actually nothing more can be done I took it to my local vets but they too were not able to save it
So sad to hear that - you did the best thing - thanks for caring.
I saved a little owl from the crows. It was eating well the past 3 days but since morning he wouldn't keep the food down, he is bringing it back up in about a second or two. He looks weak too. Someone Please help.
Thanks for taking care of the owl. Please get some expert help from a local vet or wildlife hospital.
Meanwhile there's more information here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Hope this helps.
Please help me, I found a small baby owl grey colored being attacked by crow. I went and brought it home, its in midddle of city theres no sign of nest and its raining. But it seems little healthy. It can fly little distances and fall. It wont eat, I gave it some cooked eggs and and pieces of raw chicken it, but it wont eat. But it seems active but scared. It doesnt open mouth to try what you have been doing
It's normal for a rescued owl not to eat voluntarily. Virtually all injured owls require a period of force-feeding before moving on to hand feeding or eating voluntarily.
Please read this page (link below) for detailed instructions on how to force feed the owl and what to feed it - or take it to an experienced vet or wildlife expert.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Hope this helps.
@@BarnOwlTrust1 thanks, it ate and got in health, and I let it fly today. I don't know why but itt was quite for these days but as soon as it got free, it sat on the top of near by building and made sound for at least good 10, 15 min and went.
That's great news - really glad it turned out ok!
Man I had an owel the first barn owl and the 2nd bird of prey in my life the first were 2 Egyptian small hawks and they were easier to feed they almost had eaten everything and anything they were offered
But I have lost tracks on the water thing with barn owls some info says they don't drink water at all and some info says they might do drink every now and then and some says they must drink water at least once or twice a month
So I wanted to know how often would they need to drink water??
And my barn owl loves cow kidneys and refuses to eat anything else now
Is that OK or what??
A Barn owl that is eating normally will not usually drink and will gain all the fluid it needs from its food. Unfortunately a diet of only cow kidneys is not healthy for a Barn Owl - more info here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/
Hope this helps.
(Please note that our advice mainly refers to UK owls)
Hello there, I was wondering if there are vets in ireland that specialise in the care for them?
Hi David, I'm from Hobart, Tasmania (Australia). Its late at night and I just picked up a small BooBook Owl by the side of the road. Although it turned it's head to look at me, it wouldn't move the lower part of its body at all, even when I rubbed its chest softly with a stick. I wonder if it fell out of the very tall eucalypt tree next to it and got shocked. There was a lot of runny birdpoo next to it. I've taken the owl home with me. It's fast asleep now on my desk. It's beak is so pointy and sharp. I don't want to lose a finger. Any advice? Tomorrow I'll call the Wildlife rescue people to collect it.
I think the owl has eaten a poisoned rodent because it regurgitated two large pellets and the sugary water I fed it. It's not becoming alert, it's fading in and out. I've contacted the wildlife rescue.
Hi Tuli, thanks for taking care of the owl.
Please take a look at our website for how to check for injuries and short term owl care. Our advice is aimed at owls in the uk , but it should be useful for any small to medium size owl. Hope all goes well.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/how-to-check-barn-owls-for-injuries/
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
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Can you help me out
I rescued a owl today and i am trying to rehydrate him but he is not swallowing the water and food which I offer her
Hi Rambha - the info on our website may be useful, but do try to get local expert advice if you can.
First, check the owl for injuries, then carefully follow the instructions here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Hope this helps - good luck!
@@BarnOwlTrust1 yes ,now he is eating properly and drinking water too
But in how much days he would be fine . It has been 3 days
He didn't have any injury but still he is unable to stand and fly
He is not folding his legs too
@@BarnOwlTrust1 and one more, thing can i feed him fish?
That's very good news. It's difficult to say how long his recovery will take, without seeing him or knowing exactly what's wrong, but wait until the owl appears to be fit enough to stand normally, and to fly and hunt.
If he's a fully grown owl, he should be released within 200 metres of where he was found (further away if the bird was found on a busy road).
More info here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-release-methods/
No - don't feed him fish. If possible, feed him natural food that he would eat in the wild such as small rodents or buy dead poultry chicks.
The info on our website (link below) is about Barn Owls in the UK - if possible, please get advice from a local vet or expert.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/
my owl stopped eating out of nowhere and i am panicking :(
If you are worried, please get in touch with a local vet.
If you are in the UK, you can find contact details here:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-contact-directory/
This video is so so old but I desperately expect a reply. He’s just not swallowing it push it back but he’s not swallowing at all
Hi - we try to reply most week days. You could try leaving it a few hours (up to 8 hours) - and then try again. If at all possible, please get local expert help, such as vet experienced with birds.
There's more information & our contact details on our website:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Thanks for caring and good luck.
I found a baby owl ..and I fees cow milk water and boiled potato...now I'm waiting for him to flay..if he starts flying once I'll leave him in woods
Hi Manju, thanks for taking care of the owl - but owls eat small animals, such as mice, so milk and potato is not the right sort of food.
Please get expert help, such as a vet or a local wildlife group.
In the meantime, our webpage gives advice which may help for a short period, if you follow the instructions carefully.
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
Please note that our advice is for medium size owls in the UK - the type of prey owls eat may be different where you live.
hello, why not lamb meat?
We recommend replicating wild prey as much as possible, and lamb can be quite fatty as opposed to small mammals, which are very lean.
More here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/
People should also be aware to stop using rat poison killing the food of these beautiful owls and even killing the owls too.
Very true! Ideas for safer rat control here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/hazards-solutions/rodenticides/safer-rat-control/
Isn't that food too big a piece? Looks like the Barn Owl could choke on that.
David is feeding the owl small pieces of day old chick, which are very soft and include feathers - roughly the size of a thumbnail. As you can see in the film, the owl easily swallows them.
The advice we offer is based on more than 30 years experience.
More here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/short-term-care-wild-barn-owl/
@@BarnOwlTrust1 Thanks, I feel better knowing that. I knew David wouldn't hurt the owl but it looked so large ! Love the Owl Boxes too!
I get a barn owl but I don't know how to let her be pet and happy
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Info about keeping a captive Barn Owl in the UK - hope this might help. www.barnowltrust.org.uk/captive-barn-owls/
Reality is it will eat ur fingers trust me😫
You do have to be careful! Here's how to safely pick up an injured or sick owl: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/
Destroy 20 baby birds to save 1 bird. Mmmm. Why not use rodents instead?
Dead small mammals such as mice and young rats are ideal food, but are expensive to buy. The staple diet of most owls in captivity is dead day-old cockerels which are a by-product of the poultry industry - they are destroyed anyway - not specifically to feed owls.
More info here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/picking-up-a-live-owl/feeding-barn-owls/#Obtainingfood
Great video
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Please note that our advice applies to Barn Owls in the UK, and that a wild owl's diet may vary from country to country.
Our contact details are on our website: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/about-the-barn-owl-trust/contact-us/