What can help budgerigar chicks grow and develop better?

1, young bird food and related knowledge

Parrots are late-maturing birds, which are different from chickens, ducks and geese. After intense incubation, parrots cannot stand and eat independently. Because the digestive system in the parrot has not yet developed, parents need to feed liquid to continue their development. A country in the Zhou dynasty

In nature, parrot parents go out to eat all kinds of nuts, seeds, plant buds, honey, berries and so on. After the initial decomposition of the oral cavity, they enter the parrot's stomach (bursa of fabricius) for fermentation and are cut into paste-like substances, which is what we call liquid. Then the parents go back to the nest, then aim at a child's mouth and judge to use the contraction of the bursa of fabricius to reflux the food in the bursa of fabricius to the young. Remember that the temperature of the cool parrot is 4 1-43 degrees, so the temperature of the food ruminated by the parent parrot is also this temperature, so we should also pay great attention to this problem when imitating the parent parrot to feed the young bird. delete

The food for feeding young birds can be diversified. Just like nature, it can be a mixture of various foods after decomposition and fermentation. Although providing a variety of foods is beneficial to parrots, the process of making stools will be complicated and time-consuming. Therefore, for ordinary families, this method is not practical, but the above is not nonsense, but reminds parrot owners to know and gather. Ferocious

2. Introduction to food classification of young birds

Generally, the foods that we artificially feed parrots in China mainly include:

First, parrot milk powder

The so-called milk powder does not contain milk ingredients. At first it was just parrot milk powder, just like human milk powder. Diluted with warm water, it will become paste, so it is generally called parrot milk powder by parrot friends. In fact, parrot milk powder does not contain milk. Some friends will feed the parrot with milk, but this is actually wrong. Milk Cockatoos can't break down lactose effectively. Once lactose cannot be broken down, parrots will have diarrhea. Severe diarrhea can lead to dehydration of parrots. So don't think that milk is good nutrition. Of course, some parrot books say that milk can be used as a part of liquid food, but this is based on the feeding of experienced breeders, and freezing is not suitable for everyone. Because some parrots eat less milk, they don't have diarrhea, but if inexperienced people breastfeed indiscriminately, the life of parrots can be said to be very dangerous. knife

Parrot milk powder is generally imported from abroad. The manufacture of cut milk powder is based on the analysis and reference of parrot food by foreign parrot scientists. Kay buys and collects these foods, decomposes these raw materials in proportion, and makes parrot milk powder after processing. Therefore, the nutrition of general parrot milk powder is sufficient. But different brands of parrot milk powder have different food ingredients. I won't do research and analysis on the specific blade, but I won't do it. Let's discuss it ourselves. The following are several brands of milk powder I have used for your reference: kaytee, perrtybird, roudybush and harrison's are all good brands of parrot milk powder. Harrison's is recommended by veterinarians in the United States and New Zealand, but I have no money to buy this brand of milk powder because it is extremely expensive. First of all, ...

If you think the price of parrot milk powder is too high, you can make your own parrot baby food. cut down on

B, homemade parrot chick food

As mentioned above, the raw materials can be diversified, which can be a mixture of various vegetables or fruits, or a mixture of other seeds pressed into powder, but for the convenience of everyone, according to my own experience, I usually use grain+glucose+corn flour or Heinz carrot rice flour, and the ratio is about 6: 65. Oatmeal and corn flour must be sugar-free and salt-free. Liu needs cooked raw oatmeal. You can't buy milk ingredients, potato chips or sugar and salt. Yau

The preparation method is as follows: firstly, a proper amount of grain and corn flour are heated in water, and then boiled with a knife for 1-2 minutes; After the cereal and corn flour are boiled, they are cooled at room temperature. When the temperature is close to 40 degrees, appropriate amount of glucose is added, and the mixture is evenly stirred and then fed to parrots. Don't feed the parrot overheated food on the stool, which will burn the parrot's capsule. If the food is too cold, the parrot will not be interested, and Kay will even refuse to eat. pincers

C, pay special attention to

Here, I want to remind you carefully that not everything that people eat can be given to parrots. Parrots can't eat many things, and some things are even poisonous. Here are some examples of foods that parrots can't eat:

Coffee, alcohol, chocolate, bitter gourd, avocado and foods containing oil and salt, as well as bitter plants. fodder

3. Feeding utensils and their hygiene

A: There are two main feeding devices for parrots. 1 is a feeder, also known as a syringe, and 2 is a spoon.

The so-called feeder is basically the same as our needle cylinder, but the difference is the needle part. The needle mouth of the feeder is plastic, about 5cm long and 0.2-0.4cm in diameter. It is not a pointed stainless steel needle for human use. cool

Keywatch is a common household key watch, which can be made of porcelain, plastic and stainless steel. profit

Advantages and disadvantages of two feeding utensils

Feeding with a syringe is more convenient and quick. As long as you master the method, you can feed the food in the syringe into the parrot's mouth. However, using syringes is relatively dangerous. Because it is possible to pour food into the parrot's trachea, you should pay attention to raising the parrot's head when feeding. See the detailed explanation below for the specific operation. Suffer from hell

Feeding with a spoon is just the opposite of a needle cylinder. If the knife is slower, the food will be easily thrown all over the floor by parrots, so feeding is safer. fade

B, before and after each feeding, the feeding utensils must be cleaned, even if they can be disinfected, so as to achieve hygienic effect. The hygiene of feeding utensils is very important. If it is unsanitary, it is likely to cause cystitis in parrots, which can be fatal. incision

The young bird's food intake is listed as the main person. When cooking liquid food for young birds, we should pay attention to the amount of food, neither too much nor too little. Take Alexandria as an example, the feeding amount of a young bird is about 25ml at a time. If you cook too much food, I will. Don't think it is safe to put food in the refrigerator. That's also wrong. Judge that the bacteria in the refrigerator will not decrease due to low temperature, so don't put parrot food in the refrigerator next time. Try to do it once, arrange it once, and it is best not to highlight more or less. All right.

4, feeding stage and liquid matters needing attention:

Parrot chicks of different ages have different feeding times every day, and the consistency of food will be different. Here are some specific matters:

Take Alexandria as an example. When young birds are on the market, young birds sold in the market are generally 30-80 days old. All right.

Young birds of 30 -40 days are characterized by less feathers in 30 days and have not yet grown out. I can only see that they have many capillaries, but they haven't grown feathers yet. Feathers have begun to grow in 30 days, but there are still many capillaries in their necks, chests and heads. For these young birds, it is essential to feed them 5-6 times a day, once every 4-5 hours, and 25-30ml of liquid each time. The liquid consistency of leaves is similar to that of milk, so young birds should not be too silky. Once the food is too thick for young birds to digest, it is safer to feed more if they are in trouble. Suffer from hell

A, a 40-60-day-old chick, Park Jung Su, exactly the same. The feathers on the net have begun to grow. By about 60 days, the feathers on the body have basically covered the whole body, and the feathers on the chest and neck are not fully developed. For the young birds at this stage, the feeding frequency is 3-4 times a day, the knife is fed every 5-6 hours, and 23-28ml of liquid is fed each time. The consistency of other foods can be a little better than that of 30 days, but it must not be semi-solid, that is to say, it should be scooped with porcelain, without any inclination. According to the weather and indoor temperature, young birds cut to 60 days old can be raised in cages, branches can be added to the cages to make the parrots stand, and soft solid food can be provided to the young birds in cages or incubators to make them learn to eat. Soft solid foods include cooked rice, cooked sweet potatoes, sprouted beans, fresh corn and vegetables. clean

B, 60-90-day-old chicks, don't treat them as 70-80-day-old chicks, their feathers have basically grown out, and some chicks have basically grown out except the hair on the bursa of fabricius. At this stage, the chicks should provide them with branches that can stand, keep the temperature cool, and transfer them from the incubator to the cage. At this stage, the feeding frequency of young birds can be reduced to twice a day instead of 20-25ml of liquid each time, and the consistency of food can be slightly silky. From the beginning of providing soft solids, the owner must observe the situation of young birds biting soft solids every day. When young birds bite and play with food, they gradually begin to swallow food, and even have a certain amount of food, which shows that young birds can start to enter the weaning stage after eating well. All right.

5. Feeding methods: As mentioned above, there are two feeding methods, and there are probably two feeding methods at the beginning.

A, let's talk about feeding with a spoon. When feeding, first take the baby bird out of the incubator, put it on the thigh or table, and hit the baby bird to make it stand still. Then lift the baby bird's head, let the baby bird open its mouth, and gently fix the baby bird's head with one hand (because the baby bird will twitch when eating). After feeding the knife, wipe the liquid stuck to its mouth with a wet cloth to prevent the liquid from drying and sticking to its feathers. Yau

B, syringe feeding, in fact, syringe feeding can be divided into two ways.

B 1 adopts a long-nosed syringe with a length of about 6cm, and the nozzle of the syringe is covered with a plastic hose with a length of about 5cm (a hose for intravenous drip in a hospital or a hose for oxygen delivery in an aquarium can also be used). This method is to insert the needle directly into the parrot's throat to reach the bursa of fabricius, and Kay sends the liquid directly into the bursa of fabricius of young birds. Its advantages are convenience and quickness, and basically no waste of food. The disadvantage is that every parrot is willing to put a knife in his throat, especially the feathered young bird he bought. It is not necessarily willing to accept this kind of feeding, and it is a bit difficult to open its mouth and put it in its throat. In addition, feeding in this way will reduce the process of swallowing food for young birds, which will have a certain impact on young birds' learning to swallow food. Phoenix is easier to wean. When feeding, grab the baby bird out of the incubator, put the stool on the thigh or table, gently lift the baby bird's head, open its mouth (note that the tongue sometimes pushes out its long mouth), carefully bypass the tongue, slowly insert the long mouth of the syringe into the throat, gently fix the head with one hand to prevent the parrot from shaking, and loosen the long mouth of the syringe. Wipe your mouth with a damp cloth. triumphant

B2。 Feed with a short syringe. The cutting method is similar to a long nozzle, and the needle cylinder is equipped with a blade but no hose. Cutting is just a hard mouth that is usually 3cm long. In this way, the advantages are that it is faster to cut than porcelain, the knife is easy to control feeding, and young birds can swallow food. The disadvantage is that food can easily fall into the trachea. Pay great attention to the position of the trachea behind the tongue when cutting. When feeding, take the baby bird out of the incubator, put it on the thigh or table top, and gently lift the baby bird's head. Create this method to make the baby bird's mouth lift up as much as possible, so that the liquid can flow into the throat faster, so that the ling can not easily flow into the trachea. Open the mouth, fix the head with hands, and then cut the needle to prevent the head from shaking. Also pay attention to carefully control the flow, don't worry. Wipe your mouth after cutting. cut down on

6. Problems in the process of feeding:

The feeding process of most young birds will not be smooth sailing, and they will encounter many troubles. The biggest problem is that they refuse to eat. There are several reasons for refusing to eat:

A, the food temperature is wrong, most of them are too cold, and the food temperature is too low, which will reduce the appetite of Liu chicks, especially those under 40 days old. Of course, the improvement method is to heat the food. cool

B, the taste, consistency and taste of the food are wrong, which will also happen when the new bird comes home. Liu, because the food fed by parents or bird vendors in nature is different from that fed by their owners, some young birds will refuse to eat. Kay: In addition, during the development of young birds, it is sometimes found that young birds refuse to eat for no reason. At this time, you should check whether your food is too silky, too bad and spoiled. Of course, some young birds are strange. Feng doesn't like the liquid of a certain food after eating for a few days. At this time, we can consider changing the composition of the liquid. According to past experience, if some young birds do change the liquid into other flavors, their appetite will return to normal after deletion. punish

C, the feeding method is wrong. Some bird friends don't understand the breeding situation. When they feed, they will make their young stand in the wrong position or feed them in the wrong way. If the young birds feel hard and even resist, they will refuse to eat at this time. Dealing with this situation is of course to change their incorrect feeding methods and let the young birds eat comfortably and naturally. All right.

D, too afraid of people, refused to eat. Some young birds are born timid. This usually happens when the new bird comes home. You should be the master of the planning at this time. You should first touch the chick 15 minutes or half an hour to calm it down. I didn't know you were harmless. If the situation is so bad that you still refuse to eat after a few hours, you can only fix the young bird, just open your mouth and forcibly feed it to maintain your strength, and then slowly improve your fear of people. However, these situations are rare. If necessary, forced irrigation is not recommended, which is very dangerous, especially for beginners. Hey.

E. refusing to eat during weaning. After feeding some young birds for a while, Liu suddenly refused to eat during weaning. All the feeding methods mentioned above have been improved, but Xian still refuses to eat. It is very troublesome to face this problem. On the one hand, it is not ideal for young birds in Xi 'an to eat soft solids or solids; on the other hand, Xi 'an refuses to eat liquids. Faced with this problem, we have no choice but to force irrigation. It is safer to flush forcibly with a long nose syringe, but it is not easy to cut the hose down the throat, which requires the patience, patience and skill of the owner. Hmm.

F. If the sick bird refuses to eat, it can be observed that the young bird is in abnormal physical condition, and only if the digestive condition is abnormal can it be judged as sick. Sick birds should keep warm in time and seek the help of experienced bird friends. Friends in developed areas abroad can seek the help of registered veterinarians. Xi'an

G. other cases of refusing to eat. In fact, there are all kinds of cases of refusing to eat. The points mentioned above are only common and frequent. For other cases of refusing to eat, Ling, as the owner, should patiently observe the problems of young birds and make corresponding solutions.