I need some advice...

[luckies4me]

Ok here is what i found out....I called your local wildlife center and they can be kept as pets but NEVER released back into the wild because they are an introduced species, which would make it illegal to let one go back into the wild after it has been in captivity.


So there you go. A&M: What do you feed your birds? Starlings have very high protein needs, so just make sure you feed them a good brand of food like Science Diet.


You could call a vet and they could help you place them...I am sure someome will take them because they are awesome singers!

[wolfsoul]

Originally posted by luckies4me
There are TONS of rehab centers in Canada!

not in kelowna...

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Ok here is what i found out....I called your local wildlife center and they can be kept as pets but NEVER released back into the wild because they are an introduced species, which would make it illegal to let one go back into the wild after it has been in captivity.


So there you go. A&M: What do you feed your birds? Starlings have very high protein needs, so just make sure you feed them a good brand of food like Science Diet.


You could call a vet and they could help you place them...I am sure someome will take them because they are awesome singers!

Aww thank you!! ::hugs:: I called a local rehabilatator last year and he said he wont eccept them and nether will any one else so I should just give up adn feed them to a cat and emagine this guy is raising baby animals seesh. Well, I have been trying the raise them one baby bird formula but when that didn't work I came to pet talk and they told me to go to starling talk and they have a wonderful recepe to feed the birdies!

I've tried putting them back, many times. I hate raising them, there a pain in my butt, lol. Feeding every 2 hours or so, gettign them out so they can fly, what do I look like a momma bird . Ok so I love it, I have nothing else to do with my summers and they are such a joy. I really am hopeing I can pull some threw this summer and raise them to be adults. I have no idea what happened last year with 2 I raised to almost adulthood, they just died . I am hopeing that I can raise these ones but I was just thinking what will I do with 6 baby birds each year??? I mean we are planning on buying some type of "bird" cage to keep them in while they are here and I doubt I will be able to help all 6 become adults but if 4 make it out of the 6 every summer after 3 summers that is 12 birds, now I love birds, but thats alot of birds. LOL

Ash

[Jessica12345]

I called a local rehabilatator last year and he said he wont eccept them and nether will any one else so I should just give up adn feed them to a cat and emagine this guy is raising baby animals seesh.


some people are so mean

[luckies4me]

They don't exccept them because they are considered pests, not native to the state, they are an introduced species which is why once they are in captivity you can't let them go again. I mean you could.....just don't get caught. LOL

[popcornbird]

From what I hear, other animals abandon their offspring if they smell human scent on them, but not birds.

[Aspen and Misty]

Originally posted by luckies4me
They don't exccept them because they are considered pests, not native to the state, they are an introduced species which is why once they are in captivity you can't let them go again. I mean you could.....just don't get caught. LOL

hey now! hee hee, actaully. I told my dad I posted this thread and he is quite antiouse to see what you guys said. I called him when I woke up so he could read it and whe nI opened it up I was like Shoot there haveing an argumetn about things I have done, but they dont' know I've done, or things I'm now doign that they don't know I'm not doing, Lol. He knows who you are Cass cause well I talk about you to much Well anyway, he said We will have to raise the birds and try to find them a home. He is going to see if there is a bird rescue out there or some other rescue ::HINT HINT:: that we can see the adoption form or maybe ever have one so we can use it, modifie it.

Ash