Francine.

Wonderful information Arty.
Francine, how did you come about razing those sweet little birds?
I just loved the video.

It looked like they were listening to her too!

The greatest worry is attachment, Francine's love for them and there love for her, after all she is there mother.
Then running a very close second place, the worry if released.
When will I see them again?
Are they surviving?
Finding yourself looking to the tree's all the time!
I noticed in the film there was very little human contact, this is very important.
These birds thrive on insects, teaching them to forage has to be the hardest part about helping a baby to grow, then spread there wings and be free.
If I rehab a adult bird, I release "hard", take the bird into a park area and turn him/her loose.
Baby "hand fed" birds are released "soft", I do my best to locate others of there kind and set them free.
One of our other members here on Parrot Chatter was raising some baby Wrens not long ago, done a excellent job also, one day she opened the cage to feed them and away they went.
Francine has done such a wonderful job, these birds would have surely perished if not for her kind caring ways, I am so very pleased by all of this.
So many would have just walked on by.
So many of Parrot Chatter members reach out to animals everyday, there kindness shows hope.
Francine, I work at 2847 here in Blaine, Mn.
This is a new store built last year, it really doesn't matter the kind of suet, I know the Home Depot carries many different kinds.
Your little ones will be ready for release soon, prepare yourself.
I forgot to ask there age????
They appear 4-5 weeks old.
As long as you are showing them creepy crawling things to eat, this is all you can do, hopefully there are others nearby and they will help them to learn about survival on there own.
Arty

Hey Arty, here is when I first got the Starlings, see how small they were. I got the Triplets at, where else, Home Depot. The stockers dropped a pallet of product to pack out and they were in there, they put them in a box and put them out back to die GRRRRRRR! No way was i going to let that happen! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww3yjEy4ks8

YouTube - Feeding Starlings

Here it is again, the link didn't process right or something.

how cute.
We find nests often in the pallets, thank the lord the babies are already gone.
Some of the Depots up here place there seed outside, then they wonder why they have bird problems.
I worked Re-Sets for all the store garden departments up here, I was shocked at how many stores place there bird seed outside.
I am currently watching a momma Duck and her eggs on top a pallet.
Well, its time to go to work.
Talk soon.

Great video, you are doing great with these 3 I adore the Starlings I have raised and released many, I do still have one of my baby's ,He was one that just would not forge ,and was just to attached to me,even with little contact.
He has been with me almost 2 years now,well I should say she, as she is a female I named her speckles. she flies all around my house and will follow me where ever I go, she has a real good vocabulary ,says many words and makes all different sounds, even barks and meows
We decided after trying to get her to forge with no luck that she would not make it released, so here she has a home forever with us.
She is a very happy girl.
I have to say my favorite moment with her is a few months ago when I had a detective over , he was sitting at my table when out of no where he comes Speckles , lands on the table right in front of the detective walks up to him says hi and tried to peck his watch, It scared the you know what out of this poor guy, and all I could do was laugh.

I didn't realize Starlings could talk.
Thought their vocal cords were made that way.

Nice to meet you! That is the sweetest thing I've ever seen! You are the perfect bird mom!