Is myna easy to raise?

Breeding method of myna: Generally speaking, the chicks in the first nest (4 ~ 6) are hatched by healthy male and female adults, and the earliest chicks in the first nest have the best quality. Therefore, experienced bird people bought the chicks as soon as he entered the market, or put them into the myna's nest at this time. Because young birds are stronger than young birds, they are easy to raise artificially and have a high survival rate. Relatively speaking, the chicks in the second nest are worse than those in the first nest, and the success rate of pitch training is lower than that in the first nest. Selection of chicks with ideal coat color characteristics: According to ancestral experience, high-quality chicks should have the characteristics of "five whites": the white feather spots on the wings are obviously "one white", the white feather spots on the tail feathers are increasingly "two white", the belly feathers between legs are gray, and the gray feather spots between legs extend to the chest are "four white". But this "five-white" chick is often very rare. Especially on both sides of the eyes, pale gray feather spots are rarely seen.

After long-term observation, it is found that the above "five whites" are more obvious in men; However, the white feather spots on the wings and tail of female chicks are few and inconspicuous, and the crotch and abdomen are almost black. In addition, there are many artificial birds, and all-white claws are also a sign of good quality. People call all white claws "jade feet and jade claws". It is characteristic of compact and meticulous birds. This kind of bird is smart, lively, quick-thinking and easy to train successfully. On the contrary, those with black feet and claws (commonly known as "iron feet and claws") are the characteristics of loose and rough birds. This kind of bird is clumsy and slow by nature, and it is not easy to be successfully trained.

Selection of high-quality nest chicks: As we all know, there are two kinds of nest sites for myna: one is a tree nest (or a magpie's lair); But caves, such as caves, tree holes, old eaves and so on. The quality of chicks hatched from these two nests is different. Generally, adult birds that choose to nest in trees are mostly strong and high-quality adult birds, which are characterized by strong nesting ability and vigorous energy. Lively and energetic, their songs are high and changeable, and they have strong resistance. Sometimes they all compete with magpies for the nest. Their nests in the tall trees are fine, and the quality of the hatched chickens is good, but it is difficult to catch them. However, adult birds nesting in caves, tree holes and other places have poor nesting ability, less energy and singing than those nesting in trees, and poor resistance. The quality of their nests is poor, and the quality of their hatched chickens is also poor, but it is easier to catch chickens.

Sex selection of chicks: whether to choose male chicks or female chicks, there are different opinions. There are many sayings that male chicks are superior to female chicks. Generally speaking, male chicks are lively, diligent in singing and imitating human language during the breeding season, and their songs are loud, and the frequency of singing and imitating human language is higher than that of female chicks. In appearance, the male bird has a large body, a large and slightly flat head and a thick and long neck. Badminton is light black, and its "five whites" feature is obvious. Female chicks, on the other hand, are quiet, learn human language and have a low voice. They learn human language in fewer ways than male chicks, and they are less likely to imitate the calls of other birds and animals. People call it "no clever mouth". From the appearance, the female bird has a big round head and a thin and short mouth; Black and white badminton spots are not obvious.

One. The staple food of adult birds

The staple food of adult birds is egg yolk rice, which has two kinds:

1) Egg yolk rice

Ingredients: 250g of rice and 2 egg yolks.

Production: put the washed and dried rice into a pot with a few drops of cooking oil in advance, stir-fry with slow fire, add egg yolk and stir-fry constantly. When the water vapor gradually dissipates and the egg yolk adheres to the surface of the rice grains evenly, when the rice grains are dry, loose, fragrant and not sticky, the fire can be stopped and the egg yolk rice can be fried.

Egg yolk rice is nutritious, because myna can eat it by herself, so it can be used as a staple food.

2) Egg yolk millet

Ingredients: 300 grams of millet and 2 egg yolks.

Production: The production of egg yolk millet is basically the same as that of egg yolk rice.

The above two kinds of dark yellow rice should be eaten for 7 ~ 10 days at a time. Especially in rainy season, the climate is humid, and the storage time should not be too long to avoid mildew.

Two. Chicken's staple food and complementary food

1) steamed bread paste or bread paste: steamed bread paste or bread paste is a common staple food for chicks. Its processing method is: soak steamed bread or bread in warm water until it becomes soft, and then feed it. The advantage is easy to digest. However, because its nutrition is mainly carbohydrates, simply feeding chicks can not meet the needs of their rapid growth, and it must be combined with other feeds.

2) Wet mixture: When there are many young birds, bird people often takes wet mixture as its staple food for convenience.

Ingredients: 3 portions of corn flour, 0 portion of 65438+ rice flour and 0 portion of mung bean flour. 5 portions, egg yolk 1. Five copies.

Production: cook the egg yolk, take out the egg yolk, add cold boiled water to make paste, then mix the above powders in proportion, add them into the egg yolk paste to make soft dough, and knead them into small strips.

3) Tofu: an auxiliary food for chicks. Its advantages are soft texture, high content of protein, high content of lysine in protein, easy to digest and absorb, and can be fed with steamed bread paste and bread paste.

4) Monopterus albus surimi: Monopterus albus surimi is an ideal animal food supplement for chicks. Production method: Choose live Monopterus albus, cut it into small pieces with a knife, and then chop it into minced meat. When feeding, you should control your food intake. At first, the amount should be small, and then gradually increase with the growth of chicks.

5) Egg yolk paste: animal protein supplement. Cook the eggs, take out the yolk, make them into paste with warm water, put them into some steamed bread paste or bread paste, and feed them together. The effect is good. The feeding amount should be controlled at first, and then gradually increased.

6) Insects: animal food supplements. Insects mainly include breadworms, mole crickets, oil gourd, earthworms and so on. Feeding from less to more.

Mixed complementary food

The mixed complementary food is made of cereal powder (such as rice flour, flour and corn flour), bean powder (such as soybean powder and mung bean powder), animal powder (such as meat powder, fish powder, egg yolk powder and skim milk powder) and mineral powder (such as calcium carbonate, bone powder, eggshell powder and shell powder). Rich in nutrition, mainly for adult myna.

Ingredients: 2 portions of cereal flour, 0 portion of soybean flour/kloc-0, 0 portion of animal flour/kloc-0. 5 parts and 0 parts of mineral powder. Five copies. Preparation: Mix the above powders in proportion, add water to make a paste, but not too thin, and put it into a supplementary food jar for myna to peck freely.

Granulated feed

Granular feed has comprehensive nutrition and low water content. As long as it is kept dry, it is generally not easy to get moldy and lasts for a long time. There are some bird breeders on display, and the breeding effect is better. Breeding of myna at different growth stages

Hairy chicken

1) Keep warm: fluffy chicks that have just hatched and have not hatched are tender, with thin fluff and weak cold resistance. In addition, the weather is warm and cold in late May every year, so special attention should be paid to keep warm. Warm keeping method: according to the number of chicks, make a warm nest with cloth and cotton and feed the whole nest. In the case of sudden cold weather, when the temperature of chicks can't reach its required temperature, hot water bottles can be added to the nest to supplement a certain amount of heat to ensure the required temperature of chicks. You can also cover the bird's nest with a cloth, but you should pay attention to ventilation and not overheat to avoid suffocation and heat death.

2) Feeding: The digestive organs of fluffy chicks are relatively immature, and their digestion and absorption ability is weak. Feed some digestible foods, such as steamed bread paste, bread paste, wet powder, tofu, etc. With the growth of chicks' age, their bodies grow up gradually, their digestive ability increases day by day, and their food intake begins to increase. At this time, it can be added as animal feed, such as minced eel and bread worm. Because the chicks' bodies and feathers grow faster, they should be fed enough food, but not too much at a time. After feeding, let them have a full rest and don't disturb them often. The feeding interval should be about 2 hours.

3) talk about hygiene:

(1) Food hygiene: All food should be prepared and fed locally. If it is kept for a few days, be careful not to deteriorate. Animal feed must be fresh and insects must be alive.

(2) Hygiene of bird's nest: keep bird's nest clean and dry, change fillers every day and remove feces.

All-wool chick

Full-feathered chicks are fed by their parents until their feathers are full. They have strong bodies, good appetites, low temperature requirements and certain mobility. The feed points are as follows:

There should be a gradual transition from artificial feeding to self-feeding: young birds who have just grown badminton will not eat freely at first and need artificial feeding for a period of time. The feed is basically the same as that of fluffy chicks, and it can be mainly wet powder. In order to let it learn to eat freely, some wet powder can be added to the cage food jar to lure it to peck. With the increase of age, some egg yolk rice and water can be added to the cage feeding trough to artificially guide them to eat and drink, that is, from artificial feeding to feeding and drinking by the young birds themselves, and when the young birds can eat and drink by themselves, the artificial feeding is stopped. At this time, the feeding method of young birds with full hair is basically the same as that of adult birds.

Water bath training: Starting from the hairy young birds, you can choose small rectangular cages, each with a bird. In hot summer, you can start training its water bath.

Training method: in the shade, put the birdcage in the basin. At first, the water level should not be too high. Because at first, some young birds in Mao Qi were called timid and refused to take a bath in the water. They should wait patiently and don't rush into the water. They should get used to it. After about 10 minutes, the cage will be hoisted out. If this is repeated several times, the amount of water can be gradually increased. After several attempts, it can basically learn to take a bath.

Adult bird

At that time, young birds with fur grew up in autumn, put on new feathers and grew crested feathers, and some began to imitate human language, so the trouble was to become adults. Raising adult birds well is the ultimate goal of bird people, so raising and nursing should be different with the change of seasons.

Molting and cage changing: The time and speed of molting of adult birds is a sign to test the physical condition and feeding quality of adult birds. Generally speaking, adult birds begin to molt partially in July, completely in August and end in September. If the adult bird is weak in physique and poor in nutritional status, the molting time will be delayed, the molting speed will be slow, and even the molting will be incomplete, resulting in the original old hair mixed with new hair and looking fluffy and messy. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the feeding management of adult birds during molting. Adult birds grow up with their bodies, and the original small birdcage is no longer suitable for their lives, so they should be kept in adult birdcages instead.

Feeding in different seasons

(1) Spring: Myna needs sufficient nutrition when it enters the breeding season, and some beef, lean meat, breadworms and shell powder can be added appropriately.

(2) Summer: When the weather is hot, it is necessary to reduce complementary foods with high energy, high fat and high protein (such as minced eel, egg yolk paste, breadworms, earthworms, flour, corn flour, etc.). ), and increase the amount of fruits and vegetables, as well as wet mung bean powder. , in order to reduce fire and dispel summer heat.

(3) Autumn: Myna has just finished molting. Strengthening nutrition can supplement beef, shrimp and bread worms to make them gain weight and prepare for winter.

(4) Winter: You can supplement some fat-containing complementary foods, such as skinworms and lean pork, which are high in protein, to maintain body fat.

When was the first time you stuck out your tongue?

At that time, chickens in Mao Qi lived an independent life in cages. After eating and drinking enough, they stood on the perch, opened their mouths, quietly changed their tones and began to sing "Ji, Ji" (commonly known as "small call"). At first, their voices were very light. When they were satisfied, they gradually raised their voices and sang various tunes leisurely. At this time, it shows that the young birds with neat hair have begun to learn pronunciation and come into contact with the initial small calls. This signal also tells bird breeders that it is time to train human language. Generally, the middle of July is a good time to twist your tongue for the first time. At this time, because the horny dura of the young bird is still tender and soft, and the attachment to the tongue is not very reliable, it is easier to separate and remove the horny dura when turning the tongue. In addition, after twisting the tongue, the tongue is flexible, and the tone of the baby bird's small call changes more melodiously.

After the first tongue twisting, how often do you do the second tongue twisting? Because the tongue is often in a state of friction during exercise and eating, new horny dura begins to form and grow slowly, and the tip of the tongue gradually changes from dull to sharp. This process takes one month to one and a half months. At this time, the tongue will be spit out for the second time.

After about a month and a half, you can twist your tongue for the third time, but it depends on the specific situation.

Myna can be put in a special cage with a sand stick on its perch. Young birds can also feed tofu with millet mixed with eggs and appropriate amount of water every day, steam it and knead it into small fine materials. Duck eggs are available in summer. Feed the stork with powder twice a day, and give it to grasshoppers, earthworms, lean meat, bananas, vegetables and so on the next day.

Chickens are fed only tofu for 7 days, 10% tofu for 8-20 days, eggs and millet for the rest, and a small amount of tender vegetables, worms and water. 21—— Feed 5% tofu, the rest eggs and millet within 70 days, and then feed a small amount of tender vegetables, worms and water. Egg millet changed from yolk millet 3: 1 to 1: 1, and the proportion of egg yolk decreased further after 70 days.

You can take a water bath every day or every other day in summer. Cages should be cleaned frequently. Pay attention to cold protection in winter, get more sunshine, and cover it with cage cloth after sun exposure.

Myna cages include round domes, round flat-topped cages and square domes (both about 40cm in diameter and height). There is a jumping stick, a vegetable bowl and a water bowl in the cage. The bottom of the cage is equipped with dung boards and bamboo boards for holding meat. Put on a prison uniform outside.

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(2) Feeding management

After the chickens bought are completely edible, they are fed with boiled eggs, steamed bread, rice, tofu, insects, eels, frogs, beef or lean pork. Live eels and frogs can be chopped into paste. Feed 3-5 groups at a time until the chicks are full of crops. After feeding, use the dropper to absorb water and feed a little water into its mouth, every 1-2 hours/time. Fluffy chicks can be put in paper boxes with some rags in the middle, fed and placed in nests, and the nests are placed in the dark. It's best to feed the fluffy chicks together in a nest so that they can huddle together to keep warm.

For the chicks who have already eaten, add egg yolk rice and drinking water to the cage every day, and the amount should not be too full to prevent the chicks from being picky eaters. Hang the birdcage in the window and outdoors every morning to breathe fresh air 1- 1. After 5 hours, take it back to your room to rest and drink water. At noon, put the birdcage into the basin, the water should not be too deep, and the water surface is about 5cm away from the bottom of the cage, so that it can take a bath. Remove the manure board at the bottom of the cage before bathing, and then hang the manure board at the bottom of the cage on the window or outdoor open cage 1- 1. Take it back to your room to rest in five hours. In addition to feeding eggs, rice and drinking water, chicks should also supplement some bait such as egg yolk, lean meat and insects. Don't leave without eating or drinking. When taking birds out in cold winter, cover them with cage clothes.

Myna had better breed from young birds, which is easier to obey. Tame. Generally, it is caged with myna in a big water tank. A food can and a soft can. Young birds should be fed with small pellet feed sold by ordinary bird shops. Before feeding, add warm water and stir it into paste, and then feed the young birds with straws. This feed goes bad easily, so you'd better eat it all at once. It is best to make a new feed before feeding. Developing chicks should add a quarter of cooked egg yolk to their feed every day.

As myna is an omnivorous bird, besides general feed, it also needs to feed insects (such as breadworms). Locusts) and fruits (such as apples). Bananas. Orange), and myna loves to take a bath, so be sure to prepare a basin to bathe it. Besides bathing, there is sunbathing. If your birdcage is placed out of the sun, you should move it to a place where the sun shines every day. For two hours, remember not to bask in the sun directly, or the bird will be sunburned to death. The birdcage should be cleaned at least two or three times a week. Before use, it should be disinfected with hot water and thoroughly dried. The newspaper at the bottom of the cage should be changed every day, otherwise its feces will be moldy and sick.

Myna is an animal with a keen nerve line. It is best not to touch anything around its cage, otherwise it will think that the enemy is burying clothes and refuse to go back to the cage. It is very observant, and probably no one will notice your new hairstyle today. The first thing to find is the bird you love. It will scream first, and then run to peck your hair. It's even more curious. It wants to bite everything in its mouth, and then when you rush to stop it, it is eager to swallow it, but because it has a crop, it is not like a pin. Nails. Most things like thread will spit themselves out after a while, so don't let it eat anything it shouldn't.

Qian Zi said: "The special personality mentioned above is the special personality of melon, which is raised by the stationmaster, but it is a problem for myna and Jiuguanbird to eat indiscriminately." So if you see your myna and Jiuguanbird repeatedly craning their necks to vomit, it means they must have eaten something they shouldn't have eaten. If it is small and round, you can spit it out yourself, but if you swallow a nail or something, you may have to. "

flight training

When it starts to walk, it should start training. Of course, the time is when it is hungry and drives the birds with a feeder. Two steps away, if it wants to eat, it must come by itself. Of course, there will be quite lazy birds who refuse to move their feet when they die. At this time, it is related to your eyesight when you go to the bird shop to choose birds. Be sure to choose a bird whose fur is not even long &; The most lively thing is that if you choose a bird that is too light and sick, it probably won't live long …

To train a bird to fly, you must wait until the bird has almost all its feathers before training it to fly. Usually when feeding, be sure to call its name. At first, you called it by its name with feed. Some birds don't need to train themselves at all. Be sure to pay attention to safety when training to fly, and don't let it break down if it doesn't fly.

otherwise

It is best to train the bird to recognize its cage, so that it will go back when it is tired of playing, and turn off the lights when it refuses to go back, so if your bird is not good at calling it back, it is best to let it out at night. If you don't go back, turn off the light and turn it on again in a few seconds. If it still doesn't go back, catch it when it turns off the light. Although this may make the more sensitive bird fly away when you reach out to touch it in the future, it is an effective method. My melon nerve line is sensitive, so as long as something around the cage moves a little, I won't go back. At this time, it is difficult for me to think about whether the book is crooked or something is missing, so I put it back.

Qianzi said, "Do you want your bird to live longer? Then let the bird go out to play for two to three hours after school every day, and then let it go back to sleep. Remember not to let it leave your sight after release, like an aquarium, pay attention because it is too curious. When you see it listless and fluffy, you should pay more attention to whether it is sick. "

I hope I can solve your problem.