How to train larks to sing?

The content of training larks mainly includes two parts: stage and singing, and it is best to start with young birds. There is a traditional "Thirteen Episodes" theory about the singing of larks, that is, larks can imitate the singing of 13 kinds of birds or animals in one breath, and usually such larks are the top grade. Each singing method is a set, and the specific contents of the "Thirteen Sets" are different in China. Common ones are as follows:

(1) Sparrows are noisy in the forest, magpies are welcoming the spring, domestic swallows are whispering, hens are reporting eggs, cats are barking, dogs are barking, yellowbirds are barking, small axles are barking, eagles are barking, gourds are calling, water hyacinths are calling, and babies are calling red.

(2) Sparrows are making trouble in the forest, domestic swallows are sending spring, and the good news is three yuan. The red room is full of music, whistling, the mountain magpie is singing, the bridge is singing, the hen is reporting eggs, the cat is barking, the eagle is calling, the thrush is calling, the slug is calling, and the yellowbird is calling.

(3) Sparrows are noisy in the forest, hens report eggs, cats crow, swallows sing, dogs bark, magpies sing branches, Hong Haier sings, oil hyacinth calls, eagles sing, cornets ring, reeds sing, Shrike persuades farmers.

It is best to use "bird teacher" to train singing, and then record the calls of various birds or other animals with a tape recorder, and then play them to the young birds repeatedly. The song of the tape recorder can come from an adult bird who is good at singing, or it can be recorded in the wild, and then processed, edited and synthesized. When recording, you should pay attention to leave an interval of 3 ~ 5 seconds between the two songs, so that the birds can have a rest and memory time when singing along. In addition, you can take birds to the wild every day to learn different birdsong and animal song directly, but it is more troublesome and it is difficult to learn the official name of "Thirteen Episodes".

It is advisable to train larks to sing once every morning and evening, especially at night, because birds have the best memory and are easy to teach. The training environment needs to be quiet, especially in the first year of training. Bailing is a bird with strong imitation ability, so when learning to imitate, it sometimes makes a cry that bird trainers don't want, commonly known as "dirty mouth". At this time, it is necessary to find out the sound source of "dirty mouth" first, and then don't let it touch these sound sources in the future, and then insist on long-term correct training to get rid of the "dirty mouth".

When a bird learns to sing, it should be taken to a place where other larks participate in the "singing fight", which can train the bird's courage and ability to sing loudly. However, it should be noted that the distance between cages should not be too close, otherwise the birds will be easily frightened. In general, the cage distance should be more than 1.5 meters. In addition, it should be noted that the singing time should not be too long, and it should not exceed three rounds at a time. After three rounds of singing, the bird must be covered and rested, otherwise it may lead to the lark singing hoarse and even unable to sing.

The trained lark can not only sing, but also dance on stage and even sing and dance. According to different dances, larks can be divided into several types: some larks spread their wings when singing, flying like butterflies, commonly known as "butterflies open"; Some sing with their tails upturned, which is called "Yuanbaokai"; Others are called "Phoenix spreads its wings" or "fly" while singing, and "fly" is the most precious. If you can sing and perform according to people's hints or certain signals, you will be the best among larks.

There are two ways to train larks to go on stage: one is to set up perches in cages from young birds, and the height of perches will gradually increase from low to high. During training, put a live bug on the perch, so that the birds can get into the habit of eating bugs when they go on stage. If the bird doesn't know how to get on the stage at first, you can poke the bird's foot with a dung clip or a small stick, force the bird to get on the stage, and feed the bird with worms immediately. After getting used to it, the bird can go on stage by itself. Then gradually raise the platform. It should be noted that birds should feed live insects immediately after each stage, which is conducive to the development of strong conditioned reflex. If the bird becomes unwilling to go on stage after raising the perch, it should immediately lower the perch height and don't rush in. The second is to put a small wooden block with a suitable height next to the trough, so that birds can get into the habit of standing on the wooden block to eat, and then gradually increase the height of the trough and the wooden block after the birds get used to it. When the birds get used to it, change the blocks into perches. We should also follow the principle of gradual progress. While training on the stage, you can also train lark dance. The method is to tease the chicken with a bug in a clip when it just opens its eyes. On the one hand, it can be trained to be close to people, on the other hand, it can be taught to nod, shake its head and turn around. When taming a bird to nod, you can first clamp the bug and put it on the bird's head. When the bird looked up and saw the bug and was ready to peck, it immediately moved to the bottom and urged it to peck at the bug. Repeat it many times and then teach it to nod. In the same way, move the bug to the left and right of the bird's head and you can teach the bird to swing its head. In a similar way, birds can be taught to circle and other actions.