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[loosly]

I am raising six starlings. All is well, but I want them to be wild.'How do I do this?

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It will be easier with 6 than 1! Try to keep your contact with them to feeding and cleaning. They will need to be eating on their own and that takes time. Starlings, actually all birds, are very manipulative and will want you to feed them forever; at least it seems that way. To get them to eat on their own place the food you are feeding them in the cage and let them see where the food is coming from as you feed them. Once they get the idea you will need to acclimate them to outside temperatures. They should be in an enclosure large enough to fly. You might try a "soft" release where you leave food available to them after you let them go.
Hope this helps and please keep us updated on your and their progress!
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[Whisper]

Hi, I've rescued 3 starling chicks that are barely opening their eyes. I'm thinking over whether to release them back into the wild or imprint them to be pets. I'm leaning more towards keeping them. I do have a question though before I make the absolute decision... Are male starlings territorial? Will they fight if I keep them together past the stage of being a juvenile?

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Since Starlings are social birds there shouldn't be any problems but this something where I have no personal experience. Others who have had small flocks in aviaries have not reported having problems.