Starling is a very intelligent bird. Its body length is about 23-28cm, its whole body is black, the color of its abdomen is slightly light, there are long and vertical feather clusters on its forehead, and there are colorful colors. It mainly inhabits in low mountains and hills below 2000m above sea level and secondary broad-leaved forest, bamboo forest and sparse forest at the edge of the mountain. It can also be used as a domestic pet. Generally, the elderly will prefer such a clever little devil. It’s pleasant to tease birds when they have nothing to do. But what food do you need to feed if you want to raise a Starling? How can such a clever bird be trained? Look down.
（1） Starling feeding
1. Within 7 days, the chicks are only fed with tofu within 7 days, 10% tofu within 8-20 days, eggs and millet, and a small amount of tender vegetables, insects and water. Feed 5% tofu and more insects and vegetables within 21-70 days.
2. After development and maturity, feed with cooked eggs, insects, pork and other meat containing protein. Feed 3-5 groups each time until the young bird’s stomach can be filled, then use a small container like a dropper to absorb some water, and then drop it into the bird’s mouth. The feeding frequency is 1-2 hours.
3. Adult starlings can feed eggs and rice as standing food. Every morning, they can feed a small bowl of meat, meat foam, cut into small pieces, small pieces of fruits and vegetables, and mixed soft food. The approximate amount of food can be eaten in 1-2 hours. The food for young birds should be as small as possible and can be adjusted into mud. Feed some digestible food 4 to 6 times a day. After the birds’ feathers grow up, add some soft food such as eggs and millet for feeding.
（2） Starling take-off exercise
1. Two or three hours before using the starvation method to release it, you can temporarily not feed anything, so that the starlings will listen to the master’s greeting more after coming out of the cage, and the starlings will pull less feces in the house.
2. Use the summoning method to exercise starlings with bread bugs or starlings’ favorite food. Summon the name of starlings before starting, so that when flying outdoors in the future, starlings can find your position in flight.
3. When using the induction method to stop the Starling from entering the cage for exercise, put the food in his hand into the Starling cage door for induction. After letting the Starling see the food in his hand put it into the food cup, let the Starling enter the cage for feeding, and call him “enter the cage” in a command tone. After repeated exercise, as soon as the master sends out the command of “enter the cage”, he will enter the cage by himself.
（3） Starling speaking exercise
1. The best time for exercise is in the early morning, because the singing of birds is the most lively in the early morning. At this time, the birds are not full, and the teaching effect is good. Exercise myna to speak. If it is a simple vocabulary, you can remember it in about five days.
2. Exercise environment: when starlings stop exercising, there should be no noise and voice, otherwise it is easy to distract the bird’s attention. The noise can easily hinder the memory of starlings’ words and make the bird learn the sounds that should not be learned. Therefore, it is best to train in a quieter room or hall.
3. The content of the speech should be simple at the beginning. Pay attention to the accurate, clear and slow pronunciation without dialect. It’s better to use standard Mandarin, and then teach the second sentence after a few days. Try to avoid difficult or noncommittal pronunciation.
4. The available props can record some words with mobile phones or some repeatable tape recorders, which can be repeated from time to time, so as to get the best effect.
Starling is very clever. It is naturally not too difficult to train. It sometimes learns its own language in life. It may pop up some funny words one day. As a pet, you will be surprised and funny. It’s wonderful to hear birds and insects chirping every morning~
