English name of wenniao: JavaSparrow；;
Distribution: the origin of the wenbird is Java and Sumatra, and the general wenbird is a wild bird;
Species: There are three kinds of wenbirds: common wenbird, white wenbird and flower wenbird. Among them, the white bird was cultivated in Japan.
A kind of bird, the feathers on the head and back of chicks are gray, but when they grow into birds, their feathers will turn white;
Average life span: 7 years;
Morphology and Habit: Common wenbird-a wild bird at the entrance of its origin, with graceful posture, plump feathers and lively nature.
But not nesting;
Bai Niao, a Japanese bird. The back feathers are gray when the chicks are young, and the feathers are white when they are adults, and the mouth is white.
The feet are red and very beautiful;
Flower wenbird-the tone is very similar to that of ordinary wenbird, and its feathers are pitifully white in some places;
Breeding: hatch 14 days, and grow feathers after 28 days;
Sexism: male birds-adult birds have big mouths and deep red colors. When perched around, their feet will keep jumping and sing at the same time.
Must be male; Female bird-the young bird is a female bird when she is young, and the adult bird's mouth is reddish when she is young.
Female bird. (There are other top stickers. Let me introduce the specific methods of judging men and women first. ")
How to buy white birds:
Choose a bird with a mighty appearance and a lively temperament. You can try feeding it to see which one jumps highest and barks loudest. When your feeder moves, it will follow you. Don't choose a bird that is too thin or too light, because it may often be malnourished because it can't catch food. Also, don't buy sick birds, that is, young birds with smelly bird droppings, indigestion symptoms such as diarrhea, and quite weak vertical hair on their heads;
Feeding methods in Bai Niao:
Buy a baby bird born 15 to 20 days to practice. If you want to practice a wenbird that can be played upside down, you must let it leave the mother bird from the beginning of the baby bird and feed it by hand. However, if you rush to leave the mother bird too early, it will have adverse consequences of digestion and learning! Then the bird will become malnourished and will not grow up. However, if the oversized chicks are separated from the mother birds, because the chicks are used to the smell of the mother birds, they will not be interested in artificially fed feed! So it is best to let the chicks leave the mother bird fifteen to twenty days after hatching.
How to take care of young birds? Novices who love birds must watch it!
In a small paper box or box, spread the newspaper first, and then spread the toilet paper. Remember to spread more layers or tear the newspaper into strips. Remember to change it often. It's right to change it several times a day. Never use cloth strips, which will easily make the fibers of cloth strips wrap around your neck or feet, causing danger. Moreover, young birds should pay special attention to heat preservation because their feathers have not yet grown up, otherwise the feed they eat will be indigestion. I usually put a small light bulb on the carton to keep it warm, but don't put it too close, about ten centimeters, or put an electric pad, as long as it can keep the box at 25 to 30 degrees at any time.
Feeding method of young birds
Young wenniao birds eat feed with shelled millet and egg yolk, which is generally available in bird shops. Remember to soak the feed in hot water first when you buy it. Because this kind of feed tends to sour, it is best not to soak too much at a time. It's good to finish it once. As for feeding equipment, there are special straws to feed young birds. (I don't know, ask the owner of the bird shop) Young birds can be fed a little at a time. The feeding time is about four to five hours, and you can feed a little before going to bed.
Remember to smell it before feeding to see if the feed is sour. The bait should be kept up-to-date at least every morning and noon. Call its name while feeding it. If the baby can walk, your feeding method should be changed to call it over and feed it. The first time I asked him to come over for two steps, I gave him food. Then slowly strengthen the interval to familiarize him with his name.
preventive measure
Feed with nutritious bait-you can go out and buy special feed for young birds. The nutrients are relatively high. Don't let birds drink water when artificially feeding bait-if they drink too much water, let them get used to eating dry bait after feeding for about three to four weeks-otherwise your bird may never be able to stand on its own. Don't rush to let the young birds fly before their wings and feathers have grown up-if they are easily injured, don't feed them anything except feed.
Common diseases in Bai Niao
1. Trichomoniasis:
Young birds are particularly susceptible to this disease. At first, their throats will make a "poof-poof-poof" sound, and they will swallow saliva repeatedly. Gradually, the time to sleep with your neck down will increase and your appetite will be greatly reduced.
When the symptoms get worse, the neck is red and swollen, and a yellow cheese-like substance flows out of the mouth. If this goes on, the food won't go down, and it will die soon.
Reason:
Trichomonas is infected through the mouth. The disease is not contagious to humans, but birds can infect each other through their mouths.
Treatment:
Bird cages and utensils must be cleaned and disinfected with high-temperature hot water. If other disinfectants are used for disinfection, the appliance must be washed with clean water to avoid the disinfectant remaining on the appliance.
Treatment-A mixture of sulfanilamide and francine is the most effective. If you don't know, you'd better see a vet.
2. Bronchitis:
A recreational wenbird, when resting on its shoulder, often makes a "poof, poof" cry in your ear, and sometimes it can be heard by the birdcage. At first, it was just "poof, poof" in my throat. The frequency of my mouth and feet was quite good, and there was no difference between my appetite and my physical strength. Gradually, the mouth began to open and close, and it screamed and jumped wildly. When the symptoms are severe, the lips turn purple. At this time, the whole body swells and moves slowly. Sometimes it stops on the perch and the liver and abdomen swell up.
Reason:
Dirty environment, air pollution, combined with single or mixed infection of bacterial and viral pathogens, in addition, the dominant infection of trichomonas can also cause disease.
Treatment:
The first thing, of course, is to clean the environment around the birdcage.
Treatment-There is a special drug with universality called tetracycline. 1~ 1。 Dissolve 2 grams in water, and the sick bird will recover after taking it for two weeks. If you don't know, you'd better see a vet.
3. Gallbladder swelling:
From the appearance, the belly seems a little swollen, blowing feathers to the abdomen together, with internal bleeding in the abdomen and a blue lump on the right side. It doesn't hurt to press the bird with your hand, just like pouring blue ink, and some of them swell slightly. Gradually, the blue lump expands, and then the bird starts to move slowly, occasionally pecking its stomach.
Feces turn white and thick, and there are feed particles in them, but sometimes these things don't happen. Judging from the blue lump, it will die in about six months to one year.
Reason:
Up to now, the unknown reason may be that the gallbladder and duodenal outlet fester, which blocks the bile outlet and accumulates bile in the gallbladder.
Treatment:
Treatment-There is no effective treatment at present.
Bird-loving rule
Don't apply ointment to birds casually;
When the bird is slightly injured, it is impossible for the owner to apply ointment to it. If you apply too much ointment, the feathers will stick and lose their heat preservation function. Birds will feel uncomfortable and peck with their mouths, leading to bleeding or depilation.
Don't bathe the bird with warm water;
Ordinary bird lovers are afraid of catching a cold in winter, so they bathe it with hot water. In this way, the fat in feathers is dissolved in water, which causes water to penetrate into the skin and cause a cold. Therefore, whether it is winter or summer, you should use cold water for bathing.
Don't feed the birds with delicious food;
Some birds like delicious food very much, but it is very bad for them. As long as birds learn to eat delicious things, people will like to eat anything in the future, but it will affect their health.
Don't let it out of your sight:
Let the birds play for a few hours after school, and lock them up immediately after they don't play, which is more secure for the birds, because generally speaking, the life span of the birds is often accidental or sick, so be careful for their own good.
Don't trim the wings of birds;
This kind of owner doesn't know what his mentality is, and he is always afraid that the bird will fly away, so he cuts off his wings, causing the bird to fly unsteadily and fall to the ground during the flight, resulting in chest or foot injuries and bleeding.
Types and habits
The wenbird is a kind of bird that everyone is very familiar with. Because of its strong body, it is very suitable for beginners and is an entry-level bird species. Wenniao, also known as Java sparrow, once harmed local crops in its origin and was regarded as a pest. Now, after bird people's breeding, in addition to the original species, it has successfully propagated into white and red. There are new varieties at present. The blue-silvered albatross lays about 5 to 8 eggs each time, the incubation rate is 85%, and the incubation period is 14 days. Both the male and the female are here. Young birds will stay in the nest for a long time and leave their parents once they are independent.
How to use it as a hand to play with birds?
You can buy birds in the bird shop! You can choose lively young birds that are well-developed and often ask you for food after birth 15 days! Never choose to hide from everyone, or the baby who has been sleeping there, which is very inactive. Because that kind of bird is more alert and not suitable for playing with hands!
Young bird feed and its preservation method
Feed for birds can be bought in bird shops. It is suggested that the feed used for feeding young birds should be special packaging feed for young birds. For example, special feed for young birds such as Meijian. Because this kind of feed is specially made for the nutrition of young birds, it can make young birds get enough nutrition during their development and help them develop faster and healthier. You can also use the general bulk bird feed, but the nutrition is not as good as the special feed for young birds, so it is not recommended for everyone to use it. Before feeding the feed, just prepare the amount of a meal, and there is no need to prepare too much. If you don't use it up, it will go bad. Put the feed into a container, add hot water, cover the feed with water until it becomes soft, and then feed it. The soaking time is about 2 ~ 3 minutes. You can knead the soaked feed with your nails, if you can crush it. You should also pay attention to the temperature of the feed. Put your thumb on the feed and find out the temperature. Not too hot, as long as it is warm, if it is cold, the birds will not eat it! If there is not much left after feeding, I suggest not to save that money. Throw it away! For the health of chickens, it is best to eat the strangest food at every meal.
Feeding method of chicks
Generally speaking, young birds are fed every 2 to 3 hours. This refers to the larger chicken. If the chicken is still very young, it must be fed at any time when it is hungry. About 5 to 6 times a day is the most appropriate way. Dip a little feed into the chicken's mouth with the tip of a bamboo piece. At first, the chicken may not open its mouth automatically, so it must grasp the bamboo piece to force it to open its mouth.
Appreciation method of playing with birds by hand
When the chicks are developed enough to peck the feed on the ground by themselves, they can be fed with ordinary feed. Wenniao in this period is a good time to practice. Hit it 2 ~ 3 times a day, or put the feed in your hand to attract it. Let chickens like to play in their hands. Then touch it often and talk to it, so that birds will like you more!
Feeding method of young birds
1. Go to the bird shop to buy a feeder first, and then buy a pack of nutritious egg yolk chestnuts. The two-week-old penguin is still a little small, and
It is not suitable to take it out of the mother nest. If you can't wait to feed it, you'd better grind it with a mortar.
Yes, warm water is adjusted to make it easy for chickens to digest. Remember, just adjust a small amount of feed at a time, and it is best not to use it every other meal!
2, feed about 5 times a day, it is best to let the food in the bird's neck capsule digest a little, and feed it again.
Point. Young birds are easy to feed when they are hungry;
3. Heat preservation is the key to the smooth growth of birds. You can take an observation box, put a towel in it and spread wool on it.
Cover with a towel (leaving a gap), which can keep warm and breathe;
4, 2 weeks old chicks grow more feathers, then the feed can be directly added with warm water; (The chickens sold in the bird shop are probably all.
It's a three-or four-week-old chick, so you can catch it and feed it at this time.
5, the birds have grown up, they will tidy their feathers from time to time, and then they can establish feelings with them!
6. Five-week-old chicks can learn to drink water and eat feed. (of course, small books are different. If you are stupid, you won't eat by yourself.
Learn to jump up and down, so that you can move them into birdcages and let them learn freely.
Xi, but you still have to feed them regularly until they are completely independent! Don't forget to put a big bird made of straw.
Nest. They will go in by themselves;
7. Six-week-old chicks are very similar to adult penguins in appearance. At this time, they will also learn to jump into the basin to take a bath, and
Learning to fly, emotionally, still depends on the master. Watch out! Don't let the birds drown, use long feed.
The plastic box has a suitable height;
8. congratulations You have bred a nest of lovely white birds. The next point is to observe the male and female separately.
Which bird begins to learn to sing and looks overbearing and lively, it is the male and the female is quiet and kind.
She can only scream and can't sing.
birdseed
Most birds have diversified diets, so a new birdman must know what kind of food his favorite birds like and provide them with enough nutrition.
Most birders feed their birds with seed food. Grain seeds are the main food of finches, with high carbohydrate content and low protein and fat content. Other seeds are usually fat-based, and the content of protein is also higher than that of grain seeds. For some birds, you can buy some mixed seeds to feed. The two most common bird foods are canaries and millet. You can often buy all kinds of millet in pet shops, some of which are only suitable for certain kinds of birds. Generally, there are pine nuts and sunflower seeds, among which white sunflower seeds are richer and less fat than striped sunflower seeds protein.
Many birds feed on fruits and need to be fed every day. The choice of fruit can be determined by the region and season where you live. Don't suddenly switch to another kind of fruit to feed, otherwise it will cause indigestion, and gradually change the proportion of various fruits in a specific period.
Vegetables are mainly provided for parrots, but for some soft-billed birds, especially banana cuckoo, you can eat green food. The choice of vegetables depends on the region and season where they live. Almost all over the world, spinach suitable for all seasons is more convenient to feed, and it is an important source of calcium, iron, vitamins A and B. Some seasonal fruits can be frozen, and mature fruits can be selected and refrigerated according to the daily intake of birds. When the fruit is dissolved, rinse it slightly with tap water, dry it, and then pour it into the trough. Vegetables can also be refrigerated, but they usually have to be blanched with boiling water first.
After the squid shell is bought from the market, it should be washed, boiled in boiling water for ten minutes, and then dried before it can be eaten by birds, otherwise it will be moldy and fishy. Hanging on a cage by wire, a treated squid shell can be used for a long time, and birds like it.
If you think it is too much trouble to deal with squid shells, there is also a kind of nutritional powder, sweet and colorful like candy, which birds love to eat. They are sold in pharmacies. Tell the boss it's for children, and he will know that a bottle of 400 yuan can last a long time.
It is also very useful to give eggs shells to birds, but because raw eggs seem to have salmonella easily, so will egg shells. They can be washed and baked in the oven, and the eggshells will be fragrant and crisp!
And the most fundamental red soil! Don't forget!
Two minerals, calcium and phosphorus, are particularly important for birds.
Cuttlefish bones and "squid scabbard" are not only good leisure activities for birds; At the same time, it helps birds to file off the excessively sharp parts of their beaks.
A small amount of sand, like sand in bird sandbags, helps to grind seeds and promote digestion. But it is not only the gravel in shape that can satisfy this function. River sand or sea sand has no sharp edges and will not harm birds. This is the best gravel. Commonly known as "shell sand", it contains a high content of "chalk", which is harmful to birds if it is dissolved in a large amount in their stomachs. Some gravel contains a small amount of carbon, which has therapeutic effect on diarrhea or other digestive disorders.
Vitamin A: Birds cannot synthesize it by themselves. All kinds of cod liver oil balls can be broken for birds to eat.
Vitamin D: It can be synthesized by itself, but enough sunshine is enough. Vitamin D will be lacking (not without it), so use additives to supplement it. So sunbathing is very important! There is a powdery multivitamin on the market, which is specially for poultry. It can be contained in water, but remember that it is better to eat more vitamins, but it will be poisoned!
There was once a book that said you can eat anything in Cruciferae, such as Chinese cabbage, chrysanthemum, cabbage and spinach. But pay attention to farmers' washing, it is best to soak for a period of time. You can buy a vegetable plug or make one yourself from a small bottle, so that the food inside will not wither quickly!
You can also plant some simple bean seedlings, such as mung beans and millet, which are also very popular with birds!
Mung bean: As long as it takes a week, green leaves will grow. Fill a small container with soil, sprinkle a layer of mung beans and cover it with thin soil. As long as you can't see mung beans, don't be too thick, otherwise it will reduce the germination rate. Spray water every day to moisturize, but don't accumulate water! Put it in a well-lit place, you can put it in a cage for a week, and let the birds enjoy a master's love!
Cereals: clean the feed, feathers and feces falling from the bottom of the cage and pour them into flowerpots. On the one hand, they can be used as fertilizers. On the other hand, the germinated young leaves can be fed to birds, and the rest will bear grains when they grow up and mature (about a month). The bird likes eating them very much. Rice ripens first and looks like an ear of rice. Xiaomi's ears are like fox tails, a string of long, full looks; Canary cubs mature at the latest, and they only have a bunch of flowers.
Ba: Almost only birds like to eat, and the nutrition is very balanced, especially canary and tenth sister.
Sue: Like 10th Sister and Wenniao, it is enough to feed them with millet. Compared with corn, millet is not easy to digest, but as estrus feed and nutritional feed for chicks, wheat millet is commonly peeled or millet eggs sprinkled with yolk. If you raise birds that love to eat, it is more appropriate to distribute less millet;
Corn: protein is rich in nutrients, but most birds don't like it. Deployment doesn't take much time, just 10%.
Baiwenniao feed DIY
Make your own egg yolk and millet:
1, half a catty of canary seeds and millet, and mix well;
2. Take a third (or a quarter) and add egg yolk; (No egg whites)
3. Knead by hand until the feed is not so sticky;
4. Lay the feed stall flat on clean paper and let it dry overnight;
5. Put it in a bag and give some to the birds every day;
6, be careful not to do too much at a time, so as not to spoil the feed.
Feed Bai Niao's equipment.
The following items are all necessary for raising birds! Before you want to raise birds, buy all these necessities before you start to plan to raise birds.
Bird cage:
Birds live in cages, just like people live in houses. Narrow cages often make birds sick easily, and the feeding situation of chicks is not very good. Just like people, a narrow space will make people feel less exercise and more and more nervous, so in any case, please be sure to choose a birdcage with large space for your bird!
Poultry house:
Aviary allows many different kinds of birds to live together, and birds can fly freely in it. The bigger the better: just like birdcages and courthouses. The higher the ceiling, the better, but the higher the width, the better the height. Also consider the width of the courtyard, and the space should be at least 1 m3. This kind of poultry house is most suitable ~ the height of one side must be longer so that birds can fly! The sliding door must have two floors: the door of the poultry house does not need to be too big, but it must have two floors. Can prevent birds from flying away when entering and leaving! Habitat is indispensable: it takes about 2 ~ 3 perches to make birds fly around. But don't put too much so as not to interfere with birds, prevent rats and snakes: this is the most important point in poultry houses. In order to avoid the tragedy of all birds dying overnight, it is necessary to install protective plates and barbed wire to prevent it! Facing south: Try to avoid the henhouse facing north or west. A poultry house facing south is good for bird health!
Habitat:
The perch is just a stick, but it seems to be the lifeline of a bird. Therefore, the perches should also be carefully selected.
Straight line: Perch must be straight. Some people think that the natural shape is better and choose curved branches, but this may hinder the flight of birds, and it may be inconvenient to mate and lay eggs without sperm, so it is not suitable!
Appropriate thickness: With the growth of birds, the size of perch should be adjusted appropriately. The general standard is that when a bird holds a perch, the thickness between the front toe and the back toe can be slightly expanded.
Material: Elderberry was commonly used for perch in the past, but because lice are easy to grow and will harm birds, most of them sell dried Liuan or synthetic resin in the market. This material can prevent the generation of lice and make it easier for birds to catch lice.
Installation position: If only one perch is erected, the most suitable position is in the center of the stadium box or birdcage. If there are two, the perch in front should be slightly lower and the one near the inside should be higher, so that the birds can fully move.
Feed box:
Feed box should be equipped with staple food feed box and supplementary feed box. The former is a mixed protein feed for corn, millet, millet and other staple foods, while the latter is an estrus feed for shell powder and laying eggs.
Drinking water tank:
Because the bird's water bath and drinking water are in the same container, it needs new water every day!
Bird nest:
Birds have their own nests according to their species. Here are some bird's nests:
Nest: a pot-shaped nest made of straw must be prepared, with narrow entrance and wide middle, such as ten sisters and wenniao;
Pan nest: a nest shaped like a plate, mainly used by canaries. However, canaries may not lay eggs even if they build nests;
Box nest: mainly used for parrots. Divided into three types: large, medium and small. You can choose according to the size of the parrot. When installing the bird's nest, try not to set the entrance of the bird's nest where people can see it. Because people look at the nest like this, birds will be very upset, which will make them unable to concentrate on hatching eggs. Pay attention to this!
Discrimination between men and women
In the period from chick to chick, it is almost impossible to distinguish between male and female by appearance. Even an adult bird has no obvious characteristics, so it is often confusing.
Particularly noteworthy are the mouth and eyes as shown in the picture. The male bird's mouth bulges violently and the color is deep red. On the contrary, the female bird's mouth is slightly thinner and the convex arc is not as clear as that of the male bird. And the red on the mouth is also faint. In addition, the male bird has sharp eyes and a serious expression, but the female bird has kind and amiable eyes.
From the attitude, the male will take the initiative to approach the female, while jumping over, singing loudly in the tone of "ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄐㄧㄡ, ㄆㄧ-".If there are multiple males in the same cage at this time, the courtship struggle will begin, then
Copy method:
1, the first is to select a pair of young and excellent male and female birds;
It is carried out in mild weather, so it is best to let them have a rest in cold winter and hot summer. The feed for estrus is dried yolk, which is called egg rice;
After everything is ready, you can let them eat estrus feed, so that in a week or so, the male will woo the female by chasing. On the other hand, females also start to build nests;
It takes about four to five days to complete the nesting work and then lay eggs. The female lays one egg every day, and there are always about five eggs. From the next day, she will hatch the eggs. Unlike the ten sisters, the wenbird is extremely neurotic. Even if you are slightly disturbed, you will leave the nest immediately, so be more careful. If all goes well, the eggs will hatch on the 17th to 19th day after hatching. If the first generation sees the female bird coming out of the nest to peck, it will know that the hatching work has been completed.
The chicken will come out of the nest in about twenty days. If they fall out of the nest and can't go back and forth, they can be caught back in the nest. Sometimes some chicks will accidentally fall into the basin and drown, so pay special attention during this period. After about forty days, the chicks can be independent, so it doesn't hurt to separate them from their parents.