There are two new pairs of ten sisters and flower pearls at home. Can you feed them with broken corn residue? The kind we usually cook porridge. 3X~~~~~~

Ten sisters are also called grain finches and fortune-telling birds. It belongs to passeriformes, ornithidae. Distributed in southern provinces of China, they are resident birds. The northern region can also engage in agriculture.

morphological character

The upper body, throat and chest of the wild ten sisters are chestnut brown with lighter feathers. The waist and abdomen are white, the tail is black and the top is wedge-shaped. Some of the artificially bred ten sisters' feathers are very similar to those in the wild, but they have also cultivated many colors, including white feathers and red mouths and feet, which are the most popular ones. There are also camel colors and colors. It is difficult for the ten sisters to tell the difference between male and female from their appearance, but their calls are slightly different. The male calls loudly, while the female calls low and hoarse. The tenth sister is easy to raise artificially, and the bird market is more common. Besides being used as an ornamental, it can also be used for other eggs to be hatched. So there is a bird called "nanny".

Living habits

The ten sisters' places of residence are widely distributed and can be seen almost everywhere. Because ten sisters like to live in groups or appear in groups, the number is more than a dozen, so they are called ten sisters. The ten sisters are semi-omnivores. They love to eat plant seeds, especially rice. During the breeding season, we also eat some insects and the last hot ears of grain and grass to supplement nutrition. Every summer, 4~7 eggs are laid. The bird's nest is located at the top of trees and bushes. Eggs are white and dull, and male and female parents take turns to hatch eggs. Chickens hatch after 14 days and after 22 days.

Feeding and management

The tenth sister is easy to raise, and her daily management is mainly to provide food and water. The temperature requirement is not high. As long as attention is paid to prevent sudden heat and quenching, birds will live and reproduce normally. The feed of the ten sisters is mainly grain, which can be matched with rice, millet, millet and barnyard grass according to the appropriate taste. Eggs, rice and vegetables can be added when laying eggs and brooding; Supplementing oyster shell powder and bone powder. Can be caged, made of bamboo or iron wire, and the size of a single cage is generally 60×40×50cm. The size of the Bird's Nest is 22x5x 13cm, and it has a wooden structure with a 4cm high partition in the middle, which divides the nest room into two small rooms, the inside and the outside. One end of the nest has a 5 cm circular air inlet and the other end has an air vent. In order to facilitate observation and cleaning, the upper panel and one side panel of the bird's nest should be made movable. In addition to installing a bird's nest at the back of the cage, it is also necessary to prepare a perch of 1, a water tank of 1 and a water tank of 1 in the cage. In the breeding cage, in addition to the necessary food, water tank and bath room, 1 perch must be installed near the cage door and nest box mouth.

Ten sisters like to take a bath. After 9 o'clock every day, they put clean bath water in the bath tray (small shallow basin), enlarge the cage and it will jump into the bathtub by itself. For people who don't like to take a bath, they can be suspected of having a disease.

raise

Male and female parents nest together; It takes 2~3 days to finish the work, the first egg is laid after 4~5 days, the second egg is laid on the sixth day, and the third egg is laid on the seventh day; Generally, 3~5 pieces are produced, with a maximum of 8 pieces. When the third egg arrives, the egg will hatch, and the chicken can hatch in about 14 days. During the incubation period, males hatch eggs while females are out. At other times, it is hatched by females. In order to improve the reproduction rate and reduce the physical consumption of breeding birds, eggs can be gently taken out 5~7 days after hatching for one week. Those with bloodshot eyes in the sun are fertilized successfully, and those with black and white eyes are unsuccessful and should be abandoned. Newborn chicks can't peck themselves and need to be fed by their parents. Therefore, parents should be fed eggs and millet, and fresh vegetables, oyster powder and cuttlefish bones should be added. After 22 days, the chicks can leave the nest and play outside. After about 30 days, the chicks will feed on their own. In the whole stage of hatching and brooding, cages should not be easily replaced and dismantled to avoid the phenomenon of not hatching and stopping feeding chicks.