How to arrange the nanny birds in the incubation period?

It is risky to hatch eggs with a nanny bird that is not in estrus, because the use of nanny birds is a game of "civet cats for princes". Nanny birds have no estrus, mating and nesting. How do you operate it? Forcibly putting eggs into the nanny's nest where no birds are hatching in estrus is risky and for reference only.

Answer: If you are talking about ten sister birds, you can try one or two fertilized eggs.

Answer: You're welcome. I feel like we haven't talked it through yet. Generally speaking, we can't use finches as nannies for parrots and birds.

Ten sisters, also known as white-waisted birds, are often used to hatch the eggs of other kinds of birds because of their excellent maternity, so we also call them nanny birds. We have introduced the basic situation of nanny birds to you earlier. Today, let's talk about how we use nanny birds to breed and hatch.

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1, seed selection

When choosing birds, choose ones with complete feathers, no flaws and strong bodies. Fat females are not recommended. Overweight female birds are easy to get stuck in eggs, and even fertilization is difficult, resulting in a decline in egg production. Don't choose birds with loose feathers and slow movements. Most of these birds are old or sick. It is recommended to choose birds over 5 months old. Males are better than females, so don't choose close relatives as breeding birds. Otherwise, it will not develop normally after hatching, and most of them will die.

2. Identification of men and women

It is difficult for ten sisters to tell whether they are male or female at a glance. Even some experienced people are not completely sure. Some people look at the body shape, while others look at the cloaca, which is even more difficult for those little whites than taking the exam at school. So let's put it this way, a simple way is that the males can sing together, just like singing, with strong coherence. And the mother bird can't even crow, only monosyllables. The male bird jumps and barks when courting, much like an artist. This method is suitable for birds over 3 months old. Birds that are too small, whether male or female, are monosyllabic and will not call together.

Step 3: Feed.

Usually you can feed grains or millet with green materials, such as fresh vegetables: rape, cabbage and celery. During the breeding period, if possible, add some eggs, rice, eggshells or cuttlefish bones to supplement enough nutrition. Egg rice can be fed during mating, but it can be removed during incubation, and egg rice needs to be added after the bird breaks its shell during incubation. Some friends don't feed eggs and rice, but it's healthy to feed only millet and vegetables. Of course, this is ok for the time being. But it is harmful to the bird's body, which will accelerate the aging of the bird's body and reduce its reproductive ability.

4. Breeding cages

The breeding cage does not need to be too big, and an artificial nest can be hung in the cage that is usually kept. It is best to have a shelter, and don't hang a bowl-shaped breeding nest like a bluebird. You can hang a square box or a round jar. You can put some fine hay in the cage and let it build its own nest.

5. Laying eggs and replacing eggs

In general, ten sisters lay 4-6 eggs, one a day, and the third one begins to hatch when laying eggs. It should be noted here that if there are too many eggs, it is not easy for parents to hold them, which in turn will lead to the failure of heat preservation and reduce the rate of hatched birds. Therefore, it is not recommended to hatch more than five eggs at a time. If there are too many eggs, you can pick out the eggs with big bubbles. Most of these eggs can't hatch.

If we want to breed ten sisters, we can let them hatch normally. If we want to hatch the eggs of other birds, such as colorful birds, priests, parrots and so on. We can change the eggs we want to hatch about a week after the parent birds hatch. In the meantime, the parent bird has firmly supported its nest and will not abandon it because of your interference. It doesn't matter if you change it after a week. At most, it is difficult for birds to lie down for a few more days.

Some friends say that mine can hatch without laying eggs in the nest during the breeding period, and some people say that mine can hatch stably without waiting for a week and will not abandon the nest. What I'm talking about here is the best week. Of course, the stability of hatching and the motherhood of birds are also closely related to the intimacy of people. Birds familiar to humans are highly stable. Those who run away when they see people, let alone hatch, are difficult to hatch and reproduce. Of course, this generally does not happen.

6. Birds hatch

Generally, no matter what birds are hatched, the incubation period is almost half a month. Birds can't keep warm without feathers after hatching, so we must pay attention to the change of temperature. You can observe the activities of parent birds without disturbing them. If the parent bird leaves the nest for a long time, or does not brood the next day, it is necessary to raise the chicks artificially. On the first day, birds that come out of their shells will starve to death if they don't eat, which will consume some nutrients in their bodies. Under normal circumstances, they don't stay outside for a long time. One will take care of the birds in the nest and keep them warm. With the chicks getting bigger and more feathers, the time for parents to leave the nest will also increase.

7. The growth of chickens

Birds will enter the feather tube stage after breaking their shells and grow feather tubes. After a week, I gradually opened my eyes and 15-20 days began to be full of feathers. The period from one week to half a month is also the most suitable for artificial breeding. 1 week, the birds have just gradually opened their eyes, and they have strong feeding ability and are easy to feed, but their bodies are weak. Because the chicks at the age of nearly two weeks have completely opened their eyes, when you start feeding, they may be a little scared and need to be hungry before opening their mouths to ask for food. But at this time, they are more resistant and easier to survive. After 25 days, I began to leave the nest to exercise my ability to find food. A month later, I can make my own nest with my parents.

The above are basically some skills of the ten sisters in breeding and brooding, hoping to help my friends. If you have any better experiences and methods, you can share them with us.