The most important mistake when taking care of the babyfeeding him bread. The fact is that only adult individuals can digest bread crumbs, the starling chicks are not able to do this yet. You can soak a soft loaf in the milk and give the baby, but do not often do this. In addition, kids should not eat salty foods, because salt is toxic to them. In fact, the diet should be as close as possible to what birds would have in nature: small insects, worms, larvae, caterpillars, and sometimes meat (both raw and cooked). Starlings eat fish with appetite, as long as it is not salty. It should be remembered that you will still have to get natural food, because the cubs will not grow well on one meat or fish. Remember that in your hands a baby who feeds and grains. Therefore, you need to add to the diet a variety of cereals. However, it is not worth to abuse such food, because it is too hard, the body of the calf will not be able to cope with a large portion.
Once you have decided what to feedstarling chick, it is worth understanding the dosage. Since the bird in question is rather large, it should have enough food. The total weight of the food, which the starling chicks should eat within two hours, should be equal to half the mass of the baby. If a cub eats everything that you have prepared for it at one time, then you are lucky - you are dealing with a fairly adult individual, which increases the chick's chances of survival. If he does not eat everything at once, then you need to feed the bird in several approaches.
Plus, we should not forget thatstarling chicks should quench their thirst, otherwise they will die of dehydration. As a rule, babies do not immediately begin to eat and drink from the hands of a person. In order to prove to them your good intentions, you need to gently press on the sides of the beak, opening it, then the sleeper will feel that he quenches hunger and thirst, and subsequently will not resist feeding. Water babies usually with a pipette.
If you are interested to know exactly which breedYour starling chick belongs, the photo will help you. The fact is that it is possible to determine the species of this bird at a young age. Nestlings differ significantly from each other. In addition, information from books can help you determine the sex and age of the young. In any case, if you find a chick who is not able to feed himself, help him, because you have all the possibilities for this!
