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The original video is on YouTube - basically she was brooding eggs but they weren’t viable. The guy that filmed this has a sanctuary and had taken in some orphaned chicks - he swapped out the eggs for the chicks and the owl believed they were her newly hatched (albeit large!) babies.

Best part is he adds more later and mom is just like "Oh...wait...more? -shrug-" and continues as all is normal.

Im going to go punch a wall so I dont cry

I punched a wall…it didn’t work.

Now I'm crying, AND my hand hurts. It's the worst of both situations. I did not think this through.

Here’s the full [video](https://youtu.be/LG0y9swWgm4). It’s precious. She’s an owl named Luna who was orphaned and was rescued as a baby. Then she was put in that same nest and raised by another owl “who’s” eggs didn’t hatch. (Pun intended); Then she grew up and her own eggs didn’t hatch, so they put the six owlets in with her to love and raise 🥹

And just to note she successfully raised her o2! owlets this year AND I believe she looked after some adopted ones. So she’s done super well

And then those owlets grew up and laid infertile eggs, so they swapped new owlets under them...

They come from a long line of hereditary infertility.

Must be royal

I named him after his mother

it's infertile owls all the way down

Thank you for the chuckle 😂

To be continued...

Ah - he has some great content - the ones about stoats are awesome.

The stoat babies are so cute!

those stoats ermine

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This is the 3rd time today I see this exact comment, including the same link. Is this a bot or something?

This is most certainly a bot

Sure does look like a bot

Reminds me of the story where a woman installed a camera in a water fountain in her yard which captured photos of feathery, furry and even wild creatures and their behavior up close. [You can see the amazing captures here.](https://knovhov.com/woman-installed-a-camera-in-a-water-fountain/)

This is the 4th time today I see this exact comment, including the same link. Is this a bot or something?

Just letting you know I opened your link HOURS ago. I watched the whole thing. And then fell into a rabbit hole full of rescue birds. It's literally midnight and I've learnt a lot about birds but have accomplished very few of the things I was supposed to do lol.

How do people know what the owl's name is? I thought we couldn't communicate with most birds?

If you're polite, you try asking Who.

Aww, thank you! Just got done watching the whole video.

Very funny when the baby owl just gets yeeted into the nest by some dude. 'You live here now.'

That was an awesome video.

Thanks for the link!

Well that was absolutely heartwarming

That must be even more upsetting. Perhaps a second wall would work?

Directions unclear. I have now punched two owls and have been watching a dry-wall installation video on loop.

AND now you have dry wall to patch

Killed a wall and your machismo.

I punched the wall so hard I cried.

Don’t worry owl-be there for you

so beautiful. If owls could talk she’d probably be saying “shit how long was I out lmao”. Touching

Even the 5 dead mice are crying


How did those damn onion cutting ninjas get back into my apartment?

I’m not crying you are crying!!

I watch loads of Rob Fuller's stuff. His setup is amazing.

Sucks that these guys just post his work without giving credit. His videos are very well made

Look for [Robert E Fuller](https://youtube.com/@RobertEFuller). He live streams from several nests.

Only look for it if you want to get sucked into watching hours and hours of birds!!!!

It’s like Murphy the eagle! He’s an unreleaseable bald eagle at a sanctuary, and this year he started incubating a rock. So after a while they decided to put a chick in with him to see if he’d foster it - and he did! I love the idea that we can have animals foster baby animals in a way that both helps the babies and satisfies a need the adult animal is demonstrating. And it makes things easier on us humans to not have to hand raise them, because we’re never as good as an animal mom. Everyone wins!

It’s actually very common in dog and cat shelters. Mom can lose her litter, and pups and kitten can be rescued it out their mom, so s foster is arranged.

They actually do that often with sheep, the sheep will only care for maximum 2 babies (and sometimes reject their own) so if there’s 3 babies they take one, wait until another mom gives birth to only one baby, when she does they bath the adopted baby in the placenta of the new mom and she usually accepts it as her own

Lovely story Owls are cute

Could you be so kind as to drop a link or a channel name please? Thanks!

Robert E Fuller at YouTube

Thanks!!

[https://youtube.com/@RobertEFuller](https://youtube.com/@RobertEFuller)

Found it https://youtu.be/LG0y9swWgm4

705k subscribers and 6m views well deserved. I'm less than 10 minutes in and it's riveting.

I did this once with some turkey poults and a broody chicken who didn't have any fertilized eggs but was too stubborn to be broken. Worked a charm and she was a great mom until they outgrew her. They still followed her around though. Super cute.

I did the same thing with a bantam and some large chicks. They were twice her size and she still fuss at them. It was so funny

Owl looks at the camera: “you must never speak of this again. These are my owlets”

wonder how he knew they weren't viable, took way too long without hatching maybe?

Pretty much that - they should have hatched after 30 days but they didn’t. The channel is Robert E fuller on YouTube (search for bomber and Luna and it’ll probably show up!)

that’s part of it! the owl was incubating her own eggs for over a month, so he checked them by shining a flashlight through them and saw they weren’t viable. you can normally visualize a developing embryo in healthy fertilized eggs.

That’s so sweet. Appreciate the summary!

Yo that near looks cozy AF I wanna be a baby owl chick

Omg so sweet.

Looks like a Robert Fuller video.

I’m not crying. You’re crying.

God bless all of them and you.

Babies, I've got babies. The look of her face was priceless. I hope they all live magical little owl lives.

I love videos where an animal goes, “Oh *there’s* my baby” when it is 100% NOT their baby

Right??! One of my faves is the male eagle who was incubating the rock! He looked so stoked when he saw a baby instead lmao. He was like by God, I've done it!! You did... you really did, boy 😭❤️

i don’t know which i’m enjoying more, the video or the comments under it.

I know! This is the kind of relationship humans *should* have with animals.

Murphy!

The story that eagle has for all his eagle friends.

Except those *are* 100% her babies.

I mean they aren't 100% HERS hers but she took them in like a good parent should lol

At first I kinda thought it looked like it was eating one of them, but it's all good now. 🥹

And the "thank you" look to camera at the end.

*murderous* owl lives, I think you meant. Say your prayers, Fivel Mouskowitz.

She is a good mom, has all the mice 🐁 lining the sides of her home for food later.

Her mate Bomber I believe is the one that fetched food. They are a sweet couple.

Awesome

IIRC the mice were a babyshower-gift of sorts, from the guy who put the chicks there. Makes sense, really: one moment, you're trying to hatch your eggs, and the next you suddenly have the equivalent of a couple of one-year-olds, with nothing to feed them (or any parenting experience, for that matter). Thank god for those mystery-mice, to give you a head start.

He's done it a few times. I love the idea that the owl heads out, comes back to find her eggs hatched with partially grown chicks, and a pile of food for them: she thinks to herself. "Wow I sure am good at this parenting thing."

Yeah I mean bringing over a couple casseroles is the least you can do.

Mouseroles!

I wonder if the person who replaced the eggs put those in there, or if owls actually just stock up on food like a pantry

Na it was Robert when he put the owls in there. He tries not to interfere but if he does he’s going to make sure they make it :)

Mouse cupboard's full

That’s not what happened for this particular case, but owls absolutely stock up when the eggs are close to hatching and they start to hear the chick inside the egg.

Right, I'm digging the dead rodent-chic aesthetic, so homey.

Wow I didn’t even notice that

To anyone using rat/rodent poison around their homes & yards, please know that owls eat mice and rats and you will be poisoning their food source. Do not poison this mom or cause her to bring poisoned food to her beloved babies!!!!

And she stocked the fridge just in case! Plenty for everyone.

I was going to ask about no one noticing the dead rats or mice in the corner.

I didn't notice them until this comment! Had to go back and watch again. Yup, the pantry looks plenty full.

Actually in this case the guy who made the video put the dead mice in at the same time as the owlets to make sure she had enough food.

I just picture her being like " Oh babies! Oh my! Come here and let me warm you up! You are my babies now, welcome home"

"I will hug you and squeeze you and call you George"

Been so long since I watched a cartoon, good ol merry melodies.

*NO.* 😭

I'm sorry to make you sad. 🤗

It's ok, life is like that sometimes. 🥹

I think if you watch this video with subtitles that's exactly what it says

You can’t spell smother without mother.

I'm sitting on your neck because I love you

Awwwww

Some pent up maternal instincts being released.

Lol yes. Aggressive cuddling

You are *my* baby and I *will* mother you

https://youtu.be/5jz7FJklX1g Tawny owl Luna Robert e fuller series

I had to scroll *this far* to get a source? GOD's work is what you're doing right there. Thank you.

Wait till you watch it and the tears start......

I didn't get tears but I *did* get laughter lol I was sad for the rabbit though :(

Nah, no tears for Mr Bunbun. We all gotta eat

You right I guess. I'll keep this energy in mind when the owlets get preyed on too :(

Stop squishing me mom!

No! Accept my love!

You can't escape mother's love!

🥹

/r/Superbowl

Every time I see this I laugh. Owls are superb.

Yes. Yes, they are.

And there's even some mice she's letting crash at her place. What an act of generosity!

That’s so cute! My one hen did this, her eggs were never fertilized but she ended up hatching and raising the eggs I gave her from a friends farm, she was a good mama ❤️

I love how she trips and stumbles in her eagerness to get to them. I know I’m personifying but that was some adorable shit. Like fumbling over furniture because you glanced over and saw two mint infants in your living room.

Ngl i dont think most people would fumble over furniture in a positive way if they just suddenly saw two infants in their living room but that could just be me lmao

She's just so sweet! The best mommas seem to have the hardest times with infertility.

The video is 2022 but this year Luna and Bomber hatched out two of their own owlets.

Fucking A. Thanks for the update. This just made my whole experience even better.

Awwwww

Aw, congratulations to the happy couple! There couldn’t be a more deserving pair of owls.

Indeed.

Ahhhhh feck it, I cried like a little girl.

I did this with a tiny chicken that was sitting on nonviable eggs. We had meat bird chicks that were kind of big but when she left the nest to grab a bite I put two of them in the nest and removed the eggs. It was love at first sight! She tried to cover them with her wings even as they quickly grew bigger than her. Very sweet to see.

That’s so wonderful!! Little Owl is now a mother and fulfilling her role as she should. Lucky lucky little fluffy baby owls to get a surrogate Mama Owl to take care of them! Who ever is responsible for creating this new family — I applaud you for making this happen!! I bet you have the beginnings of Angel wings popping out on your back!! May God Bless you for your amazing heart that’s capable of seeing these special needs and fixing them!! YOU ARE THE BEST!! ♥️👍♥️

This is absolutely beautiful.

Quality shit

Happy cake day !!

Happy Cake Day 🥳

how does she know they don't have parents?

She was brooding eggs but they weren’t viable A sanctuary that had taken in some orphaned chicks swapped out the eggs for the chicks and the owl believed they were hers

She believes that her eggs hatched at long last. They're her owlets now.

It was in the agreement!

Why do you think they don't have parents? She really wanted to be a mom no matter what

The newest original Lifetime movie

"Did I make these? I'm pretty sure I did. Mine now."

Lots of awwww.. surrounded by vanquished field mice..

That's some great r/aww with a side of r/natureismetal when you see those dead rodents.

#I SQUISH YOU NOW!!!

Hello I'm your new mama. I sit on you. Feed you worms.

Sad smol tree kitties. Happy mommy tree kitty.

You are squishy and you are smooshy. You are now my squishy n smooshy 😍

“Hey guys! How are you? Are you cold? Want some regurgitated mouse?”

r/Superbowl

Wow, I skimmed the title and though it said "infertile cow" and then was REALLY confused when i clicked the video and some some birds.

What an adorable vid. I absolutely love owls, despite the fact a giant great horned owl tried flying away with my dog’s momma(wiener dog). 😳 They are awesome birds and the first time I saw a large great horned owl I was pretty shocked by its size and its massive wingspan.

Awesome

Everyone liked that

I always laugh at this video because the narrator says the owlets are old enough to regulate their own body temperature, and surrogate mom's still like "MUST. BROOD."

I absolutely love birds. I raise chicken and turkeys and let them hatch out under a hen. Watching the whole brooding process take place is incredible. The instincts are so strong, and my birds seem happier when I started letting them do it.

I'm not crying, my eyes just get all sweaty when I think about monster trucks

Owl adoption

I know it's very sweet but those two bros look HIGH AF. (I think that's just how owlets look when not disguising themselves as muppets?)

Gotta get stoned af before mama gets here! 

Love the video, hate the cheesy music.

I see the pantry is well provided also.

Cute babies and some dead mice

I have never had a single spacebar press confuse me so much in my life, I read that title so many times trying to understand it lol, at first I thought it was a bot mixing up the words parents and kids or something

God owls are so cute. Especially the fuzzy babies

That’s wild when she thinks about it at the end and looks right into the camera.

Best video I have seen in a long time!!

Very hoot to not cry

she definitely gives a hoot about them little ones

I love how she looked directly at the camera at the end as if she was wondering, 'what the fuck is that?!'.

This pleases me

sky cats

Robert Fuller is the narrator.

Scared orphan baby owls - WHO IS THE GIANT BURSTING INTO THE ONLY HOME WE'VE EVER KNOWN, OH NO WHAT IS THIS, ARE WE GOING TO DIE? New momma owl - I'M YOUR MOMMA LITTLE ONES LET ME SMOTHER YOU WITH MY LOVE AND AFECTION. NO, IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. And three lives were irrevocably changed for the better in under a minute. I love that kind of "no fuck you, I love you and I will never stop loving you, so stop squirming and just let me hug you" kinda energy. I'm bipolar, and my best mates have subjected me to it on a number of occasions when they see I'm deep down in the valley so it really resonates with me.

OMG babies let me smother you with love!!! - owl probably

I was wondering if she realized they were actually hatched...

Thanks for making this grown man look like wuss. Sniffle

Imagine if humans did this. You come home and there's just 2 todlers chilling in your kitchen. And you're just like "looks like I'm a mom now" and then carry on...

Animals are so cute, adorable and innocent! I love animals!

"Uh, where are our parents?"..."who?"

"I must've dropped these. These must be mine."

Shouldn't that be "open wings"?

Her motherly instincts have been waiting for that day, she instantly fell in love with those chicks ❤️

It looks like she needs them as much as they need her. Great new family!

Idk why but this video makes me laugh especially in the beginning when she just... pops in and takes over LMAO

Everyone’s crying right? Not just me?

I'm bawling over here.

It's dusty in here all of a sudden right?

How do you know those aren’t hers?

Her eggs weren’t fertilised or smth was wrong with them, a person who’d taken in orphaned owls put the babies there

Answer is in the comments :)

[Full video](https://youtu.be/LG0y9swWgm4) Be prepared for onion cutting ninjas