Things You'll Need
- Popsicle stick or a similar instrument
- Avian vitamins
- Calcium tablet
- Pet food
Instructions
Add water to pet food and mash it up to make it easier for the baby starling to digest. You can mash in such other items as hard boiled eggs, applesauce and baby food, if you wish to vary the taste.
Mix a spoonful of avian vitamins--available from a pet store--and a ground-up calcium tablet into your bird feed. This will ensure that the baby starling's nutritional requirements are met.
Feed the baby starling with a long, blunt instrument, such as a Popsicle stick, chopstick or a straw with its end cut. As the bird grows older, the handle of a spoon serves as a good feeding device. Do not use such sharp items as Q-Tips.
Feed the baby starling every 20 to 30 minutes and continue to feed it until the bird stops "begging" for food. A baby starling requires continuous feeding for about 12 hours a day. The typical "begging" action involves the baby starling opening its beak as wide as it can and tilting its head backward. When the baby starling grows older, it need only be fed every hour.