‘Conjoined’ Baby Birds Separated, ‘Grew’ Together
- Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:33pm by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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A pair of young robins joined at the wing have been separated after they were found flapping on the ground in a family’s backyard, seemingly fused together.
Priscilla Todd took the birds in, hoping a veterinarian would separate them and give them a chance at survival, Salt Lake City’s Deseret News reported.
A local veterinarian stepped in, but found that instead of being conjoined, a small plastic thread had lodged between the two birds soon after they hatched, and their skin and feathers grew over it.
One of the two birds underwent a partial wing amputation as part of the procedure and is in critical condition. The stronger bird will be released back into the wild.
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Comments (57)
marthasusan40
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 9:23amGod created all things big and small. thanks to the family who cared enough to take the birds to the Vet and thanks to the Vet who helped. Last week in my neighborhood a female Mallard Duck lost 7 of her 8 babies..People walking by started looking, a man even climbed into a storm drain. We did not find them but I am happy to live in a neighborhood where people care about small creatures, God’s creatures.
Report Post »DisgustedWithSociety
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 1:26pmMartha — I agree with your comment .. no matter the animal — all deserve a fate better than there misery. In this story of the birds being conjoined, RATHER a plastic thread had lodged between the two birds soon after they hatched is another example of humans hurting our environment. As a RiverKeeper, I see too much garbage produced by humans trapped in our tibutaries and cause ill to the wildlife. Every creature has a purpose in aiding our Earth. I am not a fanatic .. but know 1st hand that our polution will get us in the end.
Report Post »stop2think
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 8:24amGood heavens. Is it really necessary to do this for wild birds? Really?
Report Post »Aidan MacAnBhaird
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 1:25amParaphrase…”what you do to the least of these, you do unto me.” Yep, for wild birds. Its called compassion & respect for the preciousness of life. It is not the most financially productive act. The birds will not be the future salvation of our nation. Falls in line with the concept of random acts of kindness & senseless acts of beauty. It is the difference between a human & a machine. Give it a try sometime. That warm tingley feeling really is a waste of potentially productive time & energy, too. But so much better than words can describe. Its just; well, better.
Report Post »crabbyoldman
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 4:31amYes!
Report Post »patrolbabe
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 8:47amI agree with you Aidan, how we treat helpless creatures around us says alot about who we are. Especially is nobody sees what we do!
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 4:17amSorry SICKBOY, that comment was meant for MOONPEACE. She was the one who didn’t know what “inserperateable” meant. (but you’re still a troll)
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 4:13am@SICKBOY the troll. The word “inserperateable” means “being unable to be inserperated”. Whats the matter? Can’t find a dictionelery?
Report Post »SusanKoble
Posted on July 13, 2011 at 6:48pmI like you Burnteye86, and your response.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 2:09amMeanwhile the baby robins, grackles(commom), finches, cardinals, etc, are haveing a blast in my back yard. They are taking care of their noisey babies, sharing the feeder with bluejays, chipmunks, squirrels and the occasional “other critters”. I am reminded every day that God’s world is beautifull, and the world is still in His hands. We still need to take time and smell the roses and remember why we want this world to be joyfull. In this case, it is for the children, and all of us too. He says he sees a sparrow fall and how much greater His care of us.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:54pmMeanwhile our Country is about to go bankrupt, our military men are fighting in 6 wars simultaneously, and NASA was just shut down in so Russia and China have space dominance of planet Earth. Call me insensitive, but who cares.
Report Post »wheeler44
Posted on July 12, 2011 at 4:33pmOk, you’re insensitive. Guess in your busy, important life, you got no room to care about the smaller things of nature. Ever stopped to take a turtle out of the road? Some of us find the time.
Report Post »GadsdenPatriot
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 7:50pmWe were given dominion over the animals; we can choose to save them, hunt them, utilize them for farming and the like, or keep them as companions. It’s beautiful.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 6:47pmWhat an awsome story. Poor little birds.
Report Post »Bernard
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:45pmThird comment:
Report Post »Since times are so hard and usually it is our pets that get the brunt of our failing economy, this Christmas I am going to make a “care package” for that clinic. Simple things like a package of surgical gloves for the staff, package of cat and dog food, prescription bottles, and other items that I can afford.
Try it and see how good you feel for even noticing these pets who give so much and ask so little.
Paula
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:41pmAhhh, the nasty, acerbic comments. And we wonder what’s wrong with the world now?
Report Post »Bernard
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:34pmIf not for the part that one of those birdlings maybe in critical condition this story and the video is just so lovable. These Robins just tug at one’s heart. Hopefully God will spare both. It is such uplifting stories like this that makes life worth living. God bless that lady for her loving care.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:56pmHow very nice of the Vet to be caring enough to do this and the woman for taking them in. Nice to hear good news occasionally.
It simply amazes me to read the different comments to “feel good” or fluff pieces.Some people can be so hateful , uncaring , off topic and Argona thought the same as I did reading this.
Report Post »KeithOlberdink
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 4:31pmBan all plastic threads and set up a new government agency to make sure this never happens again.
Yes, I’ll be running for office as the next democratic senator from loony ville USA.
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:06pmMSNBC…BREAKING NEWS!!!!: …” Today a two-headed bird was discovered…Clearly a sign of global warming…..and warning to any GOP politician who thinks about voting against cap and tax”.
“Bottom line….GOP in favor two-headed birds”
Report Post »aragona
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:00pmI am always amused by the response to these feel good animal stories.
You get the abortion response
You get the child abuse/neglect response
You get the political response
You get the economic response
You get the response that makes absolutely no sense at all
You get the why do we care about this when the world is falling apart response, and
You get the on-topic response appreciating the story.
The story isn’t meant to be life-changing or profound. It is a simple story about two birds.
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:21pmYou know what? I think you hit that nail square on the head.
Report Post »lmy6545
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:56pmare those baby robins? cute as all get-up
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:34pmI think more and more incidents of mutations and disease are going to become more apparent the longer corporations are allowed to dump their toxic waste in our food and water and claim it’s for our health benefit…
Bisphenol A.
Fluoride.
Uranium.
Aspartame.
The list is astounding.
RESIST NEW WORLD ORDER and their CODEX ALIMENTARIUS!
Report Post »Amica
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:37pmAn interesting point, but this case was neither.
Report Post »joan k
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:32pmCould it be from the radiation from Yukoshima??? Who knows?
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 11:08pmIT WAS A THREAD!!! FROM THE NESTING MATERIALS!! morons……….
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:31pmNow if we can figure out how to separate Uncle Sam from my wallet…I’d be happy.
I got in trouble at work the other day. Two teenage ****** wannabes came in the store at 2am, bought a pregnancy test kit and used our restroom to take the test. A few minutes later, the skank (who was not pregnant) came out towing the other by the hand and shouted “We’re gonna have a baby!”
I asked “Should we wait for the formality of Welfare kicking in…or should I just give you my wallet now?”
They were not pleased.
Report Post »kris843
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:13pmYou should have been disciplined by your employer or possibly fired. If you had been a customer and made that remark, everyone could have looked at you as the simplistic fool you are. But your inappropriate remark reflected on your employer as much as you. Don’t look for a promotion any time soon.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 8:11pm@kris843
Report Post »It is called a “humorus story displaying and venting my frustration” …it did not actually happen. I think I have an extra pair of extra large titanium BBQ tongs around here somewhere…maybe you can use them to get that corncob out of your tush.
oldwhiteguy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:29pmNow if Congress could take this example of two birds and apply it to our Nation. It is financially flopping around on the ground and 50% must be sacrificed in order for survival……….but I guess that is too simple for us Homer Simpson’s to understand. Just glad Priscilla didn’t take the birds to Giethner.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:22pmBeautiful story. Great work by the vet. God is watching…….how we treat the innocent, human or otherwise!
Report Post »lemmings4obama
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 5:48pmYes, He is! Great comment!
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:53pmSupposedly, all the starving going on in this nation (despite how FAT kids have become) and we’re separating fowl?
My goodness – times must not be too tough in the old US of A.
Report Post »TRILO
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:38pmWhat does this story have to do with starving or fat children? Why are you so negative? With all the mean people in the world it is nice to hear a story about someone doing something from the goodness of their heart and not for the enrichment of their pocket. Would you have rather read a story about a fat kid stepping on the baby birds because they could not fly. Is it so bad for someone to do something nice?
Report Post »randy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:52pmBet if it was human babies in the womb, this same woman would not hesitate to abort them.
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:25pmI bet you’re an ignoramus
Report Post »Skaddiction
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:30pmI don’t think that would be an issue since they were combined by a small plastic thread.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:51pmEven separated by Seas, Obama & Chavez are inserperateable.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:15pmPlease tell me, what the hell does inserperateable mean?
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:21pmit means, they can’t be taken apart. What you need a dictionary or something? Some people….
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:47pmPardon moi, I have absolutely no idea what inserperateable means. There’s something mysteriously happens when typing with thumbs at Blaze speed. The point I was attempting to display was that those two are inseparable.
Please excuse my ignorance to proof read prior to submit. I ask for your forgiveness.
Report Post »TRUK62
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:18pmSicboy, for such an editorial hero you seem to have missed the point that inserperaterable isn’t a word….. that was the point of the question.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:49pmWhat a shame. But – thanks to the good work of the vet and staff – to try and work it out.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 1:40pmI saw them on TV and wondered how in the heck you got conjoined birds (didn’t seem like there would be room in one egg for two to grow and hatch). This explains it … sounds like something that the parent birds built the nest with actually caused this to happen. Nice of the vet to take care of them. Thank you to the Vet and staff.
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 2:56pmMove along, nothing to see here. Hey editor, slow news day? Next thing you know there will be an articale about a chinese baby born with two heads. Can we stay with important stuff like, the coming world depression, the American workers losing their jobs to mexico and china then theses companies send the the crap back here and bank huge cash.
Report Post »canis lupus
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:17pmHey SIC(K)BOY,
And while they’re at it, get rid of all human-interest stories, the classifieds, the evil corporate advertisements, the comics, and the entertainment section. yeah, that’s the ticket, let’s just have 24/7 death, destruction, blood, gore, hyper-partisan political rhetoric, and non-stop obama worship.
Don’t you have a union conga-line to go march in somewhere???
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 3:31pm@Sicboy -
It’s called “human interest” (despite that the story is about two birds). There are stories of considered to me “human interest” in every major newspaper in America! Not all news must be weighty and depressing to be of interest. If you didn’t think it was newsworthy, WHY did YOU click on it, read it, and then take the time to compose a comment about it? Why didn’t you just ignore it? Could there be more of an agenda — like trolling and belittling, perhaps? I just wondered!
Report Post »qpwillie
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:01pmIt could happen. Sometimes, birds lay eggs with two yolks (double yolked eggs) which hatch twins.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 8:10pm@QPWILLIE
While you can have double yolks .. I have NEVER heard of two chicks hatching .. friends have chickens never heard of it.
Report Post »Sicboy
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:12pmYES, YES I admit it, I’m a troll. Its been a slow day and I couldn’t pass up the chance to let an obvious mistake go unpunished. I understood completely, I missed no point. I just wanted to see how many dupes would pile on. Human interest stories are good for human interest web sites, not a web site called the BLAZE. It’s a serious name for serious people. And serious people like me don’t conga, and I don’t care much for unions. So, find your own bridge to hide under this one is mine.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 9:56pmIf this were chicken I would BBQ their litle hide and Eat them.
Report Post »Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 8:07am@banjarmon
Report Post »“If this were chicken I would BBQ their litle hide and Eat them.”
Maybe if you tried Robin they might “taste just like chicken”? Who knows?
lemmings4obama
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 5:44pmLove the story Blaze, don’t mind the readers that only want headlines pertaining to the moral decline of society or the horrific stories that seem always to grab the spotlight or front page. This conservative loves his animals! And not on my plate, but breathing and playing and enjoying God’s creation just as I do everyday. Even the smallest Robin was created by God, and nothing God creates is unworthy to be treated with dignity.
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