How to raise yellowbird
Breeding method and seed selection of yellowbird 1
Yellowbird is a caged bird in the north, especially in Beijing, and has a lot of breeding. Because it is easy to tame and save trouble, I sing all day except molting, and I can sing for up to 8 months every year. It is generally believed that narrow mouth, long waist and long tail are suitable for singing. Some also choose according to the color of the lower body feathers, including cyan, white and yellow. Others like red feet (commonly known as? Red claw. ) or the head, neck and chest are all dyed red. In fact, these colors are all related to food. In general, yellowbirds in nature are all black-footed, and become flesh-colored after being artificially raised for a period of time. The yellowbird feathers that have been active in spring are often red, but they disappear as soon as they molt. The reason is not clear.
It is easy to distinguish the male from the female of an adult yellowbird. Male birds are strong and yellow-green, rarely have dry feathers, and have black spots on their heads or chin. However, it is difficult to distinguish male chicks from female adults who have just left the nest. What is the common name of this little yellowbird? Horse bird? , is bird people's most cherished. The price is 2% higher than that of male adult birds? Three times. On the one hand, the young bird is easy to train, on the other hand, it has just left the nest and has not learned the singing of the old bird, that is, it can't? Noguchi? .
2, the characteristics of cage
When the yellow bird migrates in spring and autumn, it crosses northern China twice a year. Often caught, it is easy to raise and tame. There are many kinds of yellowbird cages, but the lacquer bamboo round cage is the most exquisite one. The bottom should be closed and covered with a thin cloth pad, because it has less staple food powder or dry powder feces, which is not easy to pollute the bottom of the cage. There should also be a higher bottom ring to prevent granular shells from flying around and birds from spoiling food. Teach skills, or do it? Xunzi? Some people keep the female yellowbird on a shelf, most of which are straight.
3, feed and feeding methods
Yellowbird mainly eats conifer seeds in the wild, so it likes to eat seeds of oil crops such as perilla, peanuts, walnuts and sunflower seeds at home. The yellowbird just caught can be lured by perilla, but it can't be fed for a long time, otherwise it will be overweight. Generally, millet, millet, barnyard grass and a small amount of perilla are mixed. When the yellowbird eats, it often picks perilla to eat, and all other seeds are picked out, resulting in waste. It is best to feed mixed powder. Corn, peanuts and perilla (3: 1: 1) can be ground into powder, and a small amount of sand is added, which is often given to leafy vegetables (Chinese cabbage, spinach, rape and purslane). In addition, eggs and millet are also fed, but some seeds of oil crops need to be fed in winter.
4. Management and training
Among caged birds, it is most convenient to raise yellowbird. Management only needs to ensure that the water quantity is sufficient and fresh, and it is cleaned every week 1. Two cages will do. The yellowbird is often basked in autumn, winter and spring, and the cage is hung in a cool place in summer. Give leafy vegetables and add perilla when molting. The yellowbird's feathers change quickly. Open call? In the morning, the feathers shine with silver-gray light and look very beautiful.
Beijing has strict requirements on the singing of yellowbird. Is it particular? Three big mouths? , that is, magpies and oil gourd. If it is mixed with the songs of other birds, it is often considered as? In particular, noisy, peaceful birds, goldfinches and finches are taboo. So cultivate a real one? Three big mouths? Yellowbird is very difficult, except to get? Horse bird? And strictly isolated, you must often get up early and sneak into the cage to take a walk in the Woods where the gray magpie lives. Hide in the schoolbag on the way, take it out when you hear the gray magpie, and open the cage. It takes two weeks or more to learn. Let them learn to call you gourd mouth. Generally, you keep oil gourd at home. In the evening, the oil gourd likes to sing, so he puts the yellowbird under the lamp to listen.
As for the yellowbird's skill, it is nothing more than? Is it far by phone? 、? Ring the bell? 、? Draw lots? Simple actions such as (used for fortune telling) are all simple conditioned reflex induced by perilla. The breeding problem of yellow birds in artificial breeding should attract wide attention of bird lovers. Can artificial reproduction be satisfactory? Horse bird? You don't have to go to the wild to catch it, which is also conducive to protecting natural populations. If it has been successfully bred in China, it is necessary to raise several pairs in a big cage first. After careful observation, it is found that there is intimate pairing. If you put it in a breeding cage and put it in a grass nest, you may lay eggs.
The key point of breeding yellowbird is morphological characteristics. The yellowbird is about 12 cm long. The body is yellow-green, with brown-black feathers and bright yellow spots on its wings. Most males have black heads, black chins and throats; The female bird's head is gray-green, and there are no gray patches in her throat.
Living habits and breeding in spring and autumn, this kind of bird can be seen in Shan Ye and the plain. Most of them stop in willows, elms and pine forests, and often move in groups, and twenty or thirty birds migrate together.
Yellowbird mainly eats the seeds and buds of alder, birch, elm, pine and other trees, and also eats the seeds of grains and weeds. Build a nest in a tree. The nest is deep cup-shaped and made of grass stems, roots, feathers, fibers and other things. Each nest lays 4 ~ 6 eggs, which are light blue with light brown and purple spots. The female guards the nest and the male feeds the female. The incubation period is about 13 days. Breeding is done by both parents, but the female is the main one.
Breeding and management yellowbird is easy to raise and tame, likes singing, can imitate the songs of other birds and learn some skills, so it is very popular among beginners. Family breeders have their own advantages: generally, male birds with narrow beak, long waist and long tail are selected for breeding. As for the feather color, yellowbird's lower body color is blue, white, yellow and other colors, which can be selected according to personal preference. Some people like birds with red heads, necks and chests, but as soon as they grow new feathers, the red disappears.
There is a specially refined yellowbird cage for raising male yellowbirds. To raise a female yellowbird, if you want to learn skills, tie the neck lock with a straight frame or a curved frame; If it is an artificial feeding experiment, it can be raised in a small cage. Yellowbird likes to eat the seeds of conifers. In the case of artificial feeding, perilla, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds and other foods can be fed, but not too much, so as not to affect the singing and reproduction of birds. Usually you can feed millet, millet, barnyard grass and a small amount of perilla. Experiments show that it is better for yellowbird to feed mixed powder. Generally, corn, peanuts and perilla are mixed and ground into powder according to the ratio of 3: 1: 1, and vegetables (Chinese cabbage, rape, purslane, etc. ) and a small amount of sand are often fed.
Yellowbird should get more sunshine in spring, autumn and winter, and should not be exposed in summer. It is best to put it in an outdoor ventilated place, with plenty of food and water.
Is the chirping of yellowbird unique to Beijing? Three mouths? That is, the songs of magpies, red tits (swamp tits) and oil gourd (insect names), are there any more? Miscellaneous, taboo, finches, goldfinches and other birds. Training yellowbird? Three mouths? It's quite difficult. It's necessary to hide the young bird, and then open the cage when the grey magpie crows, so that the yellowbird can listen quietly. In this way, after about 20 days of listening and learning, they can gradually learn to crow; To learn from the red chick, you can put the red chick next to the yellowbird and let it listen and learn; Learning to call the mouth of the oil gourd is to use the habit of the oil gourd to bark at night and put the yellowbird under the lamp to listen and learn.
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