Excuse me, how to raise sparrows

I have kept sparrows for almost ten years, and I basically caught them myself (including brooding). What is mentioned in the article is my personal experience of sparrows. Please correct me if there is anything wrong.

Sparrows belong to the family Wenniaceae and are resident birds.

Not much to say about the stocking of sparrows, as long as they are young, have a good relationship with birds and often train. . You can do it. Here are some ways to appreciate sparrows singing.

The sparrow's cry should be familiar to everyone, because it lives around us and can be heard at any time every morning and evening with a little attention. It's not pleasant to hear, and it has no sense of rhythm, but it's very lively. Sparrow itself has no gorgeous coat, so it is neither a good songbird nor an ornamental caged bird. But in recent years, in Nanjing, Shanghai and other places, there are relatively fixed groups that specialize in raising sparrows. Most of these people keep sparrows as songbirds. The origin of the special breeding of sparrows is impossible to verify, but what I know is that many people start to raise sparrows in order to mortgage their mouths to larks. In the process of breeding, they found that sparrows can actually learn to call their mouths, or call out their own tricks (especially those raised by young birds, which can call out many clever tricks through a period of training). In addition, there is another advantage of keeping sparrows-abundant resources and low price, so many people began to try. . . . . . Now in Nanjing Bird Market, in addition to keeping embroidered eyes, there are many sparrows in cages, which are already very big. Nanjing also has cages for sparrows.

Personally, I think sparrows have great reproductive value. Of course, perhaps because of personal preference, it must be very lively to keep a good sparrow at home. It doesn't have a dormant period like most songbirds, and the molting period when it comes home is called. Sparrows are not afraid of cold, and can sing for a long time in cold winter, especially for those friends who keep birds for rest in winter. In spring, if you raise it properly, you can enjoy the dance of your sparrow. Its tail and head are tilted in a U-shape, and its tail feathers unfold and then close like a fan, with its wings dragging below, which is very imposing. You can sing in the aviary without spinning. I think dancing is no less than lark.

There are two common types: tits and tree finches. Here we mainly introduce tits, except that the coat color is similar to it.

First, the characteristics.

Tits:

With a body length of about 14 cm and gorgeous feathers, it is the most beautiful one in the sparrow family. Men and women are different colors. The male's crown and upper body are bright yellow-brown or burgundy, with pure black longitudinal stripes on his upper back, black throat and dirty white cheeks. The female bird is grayish brown, dark, with wide dark eye lines, long cream eyebrows and gray abdomen. Distribution: Himalayas, eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China, and central, southern and eastern China. Now I have visited a vast area mainly distributed in the south of the Yellow River. Tits are more skillful and have a quieter voice than tree sparrows. If you want to start training from young birds, you'd better choose tits.

Sparrow:

Sparrows with a body length of about 15 cm are slightly larger than tits. The crown and nape of the neck are brown and hermaphrodite. Adult birds have brown upper body, yellow-gray lower body skin, and a complete gray-white collar behind the neck. The difference from domestic sparrows and tits is that there are obvious black spots on the cheeks and less black throat. Young birds look like adults, but they are darker and have yellow mouths. Distribution: Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and East Asia, Himalayas and Southeast Asia. It is the most common bird in many cities in the east that I have been to.

Second, habits.

Tits like to live in groups in open forests, woodlands or bushes near cultivated land. Habitat in towns and villages where domestic sparrows and (tree sparrows) do not often appear. It is a typical gregarious bird, and always goes out in groups to feed in the morning. In some threshing floors near the mountains, you can often see many tits resting on the wires. Crops and grass seeds are staple foods and prey on insects during the breeding season. I like to build the bird's nest on the top of fir and pine trees and in the vertical telephone pole hole. The egg course is gray with brown spots and usually produces four or five eggs. When this bird nests, it is territorial. Usually, two pairs of birds don't nest and feed their young at the same time within one or two hundred meters of Fiona Fang. The yield of tits in Nanjing is affected by the length of rainy season every year. In rainy years, the number of young birds is often very limited.

Sparrows are more common and love to live in groups. No more introductions.

Although the sparrow belongs to the family Wenniake, it is far less clever, playful, flexible, extremely frequent and very clever than other Wenniake. Captured adult birds are extremely violent and extremely difficult to domesticate. Those who can't be raised well often die in a few days, and it is difficult to raise a bird that can crow in front of people for two or three years. Therefore, it is recommended to feed the chicks and long-unhatched old hairs of that year, and it is best not to raise them in the wild. The bird has spent a lot of effort to raise it, and its prospects will not be great.

Step 3: appreciate

From the outside of the bird, it is mainly the shape, coat color and standing posture, and from the inside, it is mainly the size of the bird's spleen.

In terms of body shape, the main requirements are long body, thin hair, no shoulders, full tail (suffix is the best), wide head door (of course, don't look for that kind of big-headed idiot), flat top, full mouth and big eyes. See the sparrow's eyes, please refer to the lark's choice method, which is very important for the sparrow's temperament judgment.

Coat color is especially important for tits. Friends who have raised yellowbird know that there is a difference between green male and yellow male. I think the same is true for tits. The back coat of green male tits is not red enough. If you look closely, you will find that every red hair has a tawny tip, a small and light beard, yellow facial feathers and tawny ribs. Generally speaking, there is one characteristic: the hair on the body looks round and scaly, only a little worse than that of the female bird. Huang Gong, on the other hand, has red feathers on his back, mixed with some pure black back hair, which is connected with the red feathers on his head. The face is white, it can be said that it is white and shiny, the beard is black and wide, the center of the abdomen is white, the hair color is smooth as a whole, and it looks very refreshing and dazzling. Personally, I like Huang Gong when I choose tits.

In addition, due to genetic reasons, there are two varieties of coat color variation. A male tits, adult birds have orange-red fur, and female birds are more yellow than normal birds. The other is what we call "rice soup glue", which is very light in color. Pure white or with white flowers on it should be the result of genetic mutation.

Tree sparrows are divided into male and female, mainly with white face and neck, large and black beard, black and white, and shiny fur.

Standing posture is very important, at least you can't move or lean back, and you can't flip; The released birds should hold their heads high. Don't be timid. Birds that always hide in the corner of cages and are as nervous as thieves are really a little reluctant to let go. . . . . . Of course, this is closely related to the usual work. One more thing here, the sparrow's tail. Some birds' tails are too hard, and they are always upturned (normal estrus), which is not very good-looking, and it is easy to sweep their tails in captivity.

About the temperament of sparrows, of course, it is the pitch that big men are willing to call, and most of them are yellow males, with excellent figure and beautiful figure! It is also very important that such birds will be good at dancing in sex next year. But most of these people will be military commanders, and it is difficult to hold cages. After entering the cage, there are many movements of looking up and somersaulting. If you can raise such a bird and let you hold it in your hand, it is really the best. Going there to call it also shows that your support is great! Of course, this is not impossible. The success rate of selecting young birds to start breeding is higher, and it will be more difficult to produce hair. I have only successfully raised this kind of raw hair once in these years. Although I like birds with big sex, I suggest that new friends start to choose birds with gentle temperament as much as possible. As long as their body shape and coat color are acceptable, they are also worth raising, and the effect is not bad.

Four. select

1, chicken selection

Tits:

The males and females of adult sparrows are different colors, so it is more accurate to distinguish males from females by looking at their beards.

The newly hatched birds are all the same color-the same color as adult females, and there is no burgundy hair on their heads and backs.

The coat color of male chicks' cheeks and howls is light blue-gray (cool color), and the light black can be seen from the mouth to the roots of howls, sometimes the black area is not obvious. You can hold the bird in your hand and blow away the feathers in your throat, from dark black hair roots to gray hair tips, some of which will be a little white. The color of the mother bird's cheeks and growling coat is fawn (warm color), as is the color from the mouth to the growling coat. With the same color together, careful choice should not be wrong. Of course, the manipulation of bird dealers cannot be ruled out. I have seen a bird dealer draw a beard for a sparrow with an eyebrow pencil, hehe. . . . But don't be afraid, they can't draw hairy roots, and as long as the chicks' cheeks and howls are yellow, most of them are females!

One thing to pay attention to when choosing chicks of tits is to judge the future green males and yellow males among male chicks, because chicks (including original hair) will also have dark coat color. Choosing a dark coat color (red) in many birds does not mean that this bird will change its coat color in the future. It is likely that the coat color will be slightly redder than that of the female sparrow, with yellow cheeks, small beard and light color, which does not look refreshing. But the feathers of chickens are all gray and light, and the colors are too cold to look good. Gray chicks usually have deep red hair on their heads and backs, very white hair on their faces and a big black beard.

In addition, the judgment of the future temperament of nestlings can be seen from the corner of their eyes, and we can learn from Bailing's bird watching method. Of course, this is only an analysis of the future situation, not to say that birds with big temperament are not good, so we can make bold attempts at the chick stage. Another way is to look at the color of the mouth. When chicks of the same size are together, the mouth (the root of the mouth should be yellow and the top of the mouth) is black, and the legs and toes are black, which is a big bird. If it is a chick about to leave the nest, what has become wild; The mouth is yellow from the root to the tip of the mouth, and the legs and toes are light gray or fleshy, so they are docile and should be domesticated.

Sparrow:

Adult birds are of the same color, and the male and female identification of young birds mainly depends on beard besides spirit and head shape. Of course, the male chicks will play higher and brighter. . . . When choosing, you should be able to pick your favorite chicken by comprehensive observation.

The male chicken has a wide head and a black beard. Most importantly, the beard of a male bird is generally square (rectangular), and the white circles on his face and neck are brighter. Female birds' beards are mostly triangular and their faces are not white enough; It is worth noting that when the young sparrow calls, the roar tube fluctuates. If you want to distinguish by this, it is generally not very accurate. . . .

2. Selection of raw wool

The distinction between men and women is the same as choosing young people. I don't need to say more. There are also several points to pay attention to when choosing raw hair.

The most important thing is to judge the time when birds leave their nests.

Look, the color of the mouth, shell and legs is very important. At this time, birds live in the wild for a short time and have a certain wildness. The longer they leave the nest, the harder it is to raise them. If you accidentally find a bird with a bad spleen, the next feeding will often end in release. The darker the mouth shell, the greater the sex, the darker the legs and toes, and the longer the life in the wild.

Of course, we should also pay attention to not raising old birds as original hair. The mouth and legs are black, and the one with old hair must be an old woman.

The chicks of local tits in Nanjing are generally listed in the middle and late June. In this case, the first issue listed in the middle and early July should be the first nest, and the time away from the nest is not long. It should be best to find a primary hair at this time. By the middle and late August, some listed birds may have a few red hairs on their heads, which are basically wild and will be difficult to raise; If you haven't found a favorite bird after September, you'd better forget it or ask a friend for one.

Don't choose a military commander who bumps in a cage, let alone someone who has looked up in a cage. Find someone with a low head (who likes to drill with his head down) and a wide head that jumps low. Of course, it is best to observe it alone in a small cage.

It is best to use a small cage without a bottom plate, hold the bottom of the cage with your hands and observe it from above. If the bird keeps moving at the bottom of the cage for a few minutes, it has potential! (Ha ha, this method is not good, because some birds may be fine, but if you are scared, the bird dealer will bark), but for a raw bird like sparrow, if you deliberately scare it, nothing will happen, and this bird is really worth raising.

On the way home, you'd better wrap all the cages with cloth, leaving only the bottom. It is easy to cause problems when raw birds enter the cage, and the cage is open for fear of scaring off on the road.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) feeding

1. Chicken feeding

I like to chop the live Monopterus albus with bones, and mix it with bean powder and egg yolk (if the chicks are on fire, you can also chop a proper amount of green leaves and add some trace elements to the food), and the ratio is 3: 3: 3: 0.5: 0.5. Chickens fed in this way grow fast, are big and have good coat color. . . . . . When the tail is longer and you start pecking yourself, you can put it on the shelf. One thing to say here is that tits usually talk earlier than tree finches. Put thin food on it and let it peck by itself. Pay attention to the birds at this time, and it is best not to go directly into the cage. Because of the activities of birds, the desire to practice flying is very strong. They often run up and down in cages, and sometimes they can look up and even somersault when they are in a hurry. Once the sparrow looks up, it can't be changed, and neither can the chicks; Moreover, at this time, if the newly grown tail feather wings are left in the cage, it is easy to be destroyed, which will affect the appearance and the normal development of birds. At that time, it will be too late to regret. It can restrain its movement on the shelf, and it does not hinder the owner from establishing feelings with the bird, so that the bird can adapt to the surrounding environment and form good habits before entering the cage. Especially those birds who like to put their heads up on the shelf, they should be tied up for a while. Once the bird is found to have moved into the cage, put it on the shelf. Of course, some friends go straight into the cage, but they will block the horizontal wire at the top of the cage to avoid being caught by birds. This method is also acceptable. Anyway, if you don't want it to be free, try to let the chicks fly outside as little as possible.

Little sparrow (male) starts to eat by himself and talks to himself every morning (sometimes he can be seen dozing off with his eyes closed during the day, but his throat is fluctuating, his voice is not high, but he can hear). At this time, you can let the young bird listen to the chirping of other birds and let him learn, so that after molting, your sparrow will be good at chirping. Of course, I find it hard for sparrows to learn to eat birds (hibiscus, yellowbird. . ) larks and embroidered eyes can call each other, but it is not realistic to make them call like indigo.

Set aside a certain time every day to get in touch with young birds and feed them by hand, so that they can form the habit of their loved ones. After birds feed themselves, they gradually reduce the number and frequency of feeding insects, and take them out for a walk when they have time, mainly to adapt them to the external environment and cultivate their habit of being lively and not chaotic when they see strange things. Otherwise, your bird sings well at home, just go out.

If possible, I will try to keep the bird in a cage, because there is no restraint in it, and I can dance on the stage when I am sexually active. Although you can dance in a cage, there are many restrictions and the duration is not long. Because of the problem of caging, most sparrows seen in the bird market have been raised on shelves.

2. Feeding raw wool

The bird that just entered the cage is wild, so you can feed the millet for a few more days. Bird food with high nutritional content tends to make birds more sexual. They will either break their heads or start to turn yellow. So many people don't care about this. As soon as they enter the cage, they try their best to supplement the nutrition for the birds. After feeding for a period of time, they often find that the toes of birds begin to swell and the corners of their mouths turn yellow.

At this time, the raw birds can be watered once or twice a day (not afraid of catching cold in July and August, but not too wet). After 10 days, they can change eggs and millet into staple foods. I usually fry millet with two egg yolks, so don't cook the food too hard before molting. ) Perilla can be fed, but sparrows don't like it. At first, birds may not eat it. It doesn't matter, it's a long way to reduce rice. Always hang green in a cage.

Sparrows are a kind of love, especially when raw birds have been jumping around in cages. If there is no water, birds will lose weight because of insufficient nutrition, and even die seriously. It is best to cover the top horizontal line with a layer of cage clothes to prevent birds from scratching, thus forming the habit of moving under the cage and providing it with a relatively quiet environment. I don't think it's necessary to walk the bird before changing the original hair. As long as you bathe it every day and replenish fresh water, you can give it a quiet environment to gain weight and will soon start molting. (The biological function of wild birds that have just entered cages is disrupted, and it is more likely to lead to the disorder of their physiological cycle when they are frightened outdoors, which often shows that they don't change their hair or change their hair abnormally, which often happens until the end of 1 1. At this time, you can let the birds listen to other birds every morning. The original fur can learn to bark a little, but the effect is definitely not as good as that of the chicks. One more thing to note is that at this time, raw birds must not be hung high, but should be lowered at ordinary times. I just put it underground, and I can't put other birds or its kind on its cage, so I want to look up! It's best to keep two, because sparrows like to live in groups. A solitary bird will be very excited when he hears the sparrow's voice outside, jumping around in the cage and moving freely! Generally, it is safer to raise two, and at least one can be produced. When you start molting, you should feed more vegetables, add a powder jar to the cage, add egg yolk and appropriate fish meal, bone meal and soybean meal. By the time you feed a few live bugs every day, your bird should start chatting every morning. You can't be lazy when its hair has been basically changed and there are still a few tail feathers left. You should walk the bird every morning. Because the bird consumes a lot of body when changing its hair, its sex hormone level is relatively low and its temperament is better at this time. Moreover, the cage has been basically closed after feeding for one season, and this time is the most suitable time to train it. It is not good to be late or leave early. At this time, the bird will have an obvious change, and the color of its legs and toes will change from dark gray to yellow or flesh.

When you start walking the bird, you should first pay attention to the cage and observe the reflection of the bird in the cage. I'm sure I'll jump badly a day or two ago, but it doesn't matter as long as I don't move up. Generally, it lasts about 65,438+00 days. The bird gradually gets used to its surroundings, is held in its hand, and begins to speak on the stage. At this time, you can hold the bottom of the cage instead, first low and then high, so that your sparrow can be kept there and bark there for more than a month. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! In addition to being happy at this time, many people will envy you. You know, the success rate of sparrow reproduction is very low. Take Nanjing as an example. Every year, there are nearly 1000 raw chickens in the market. Except for the mother bird, all the others were picked, and only three or two survived after molting in autumn.

Once your bird is "fixed", you don't have to walk it every day, just once or twice a week. At this time, the birds are also addicted to going out to play. After going out, they either shouted loudly, or climbed onto the stage to loosen their belts and looked around, which was very comfortable.

I usually feed sparrows with eggs, millet, a little millet, perilla and millet. Vegetables are indispensable for normal feeding. Proper sunbathing is also very important for the health of birds, so I won't say much here.

Near spring, you can increase the proportion of egg yolk in food (millet with a half-water bottle cap and two egg yolks) to prepare for the sexual dance of birds. You can feed some live bugs, but bugs get angry easily, so don't feed them too much. If you find that your sparrows only eat insects, others don't eat much and don't like to move, then you must pay attention, otherwise the birds will lose weight and be very dangerous at this time.

Generally speaking, after beginning of spring, a bird's beak will turn black and its red back will be brighter. At this time it will bark from morning till night. If it sees sparrows around, it will immediately start its own dance, jumping and screaming, which is very beautiful. It's more interesting if two birds jump in pairs, but if both birds are shut up, don't get too close, otherwise the birds will be very serious and often fly around with feathers.

I want to remind you that after a bird has sex in spring, don't "suffocate" it, let alone think that the bird won't move again. At this time, it can rush out as soon as it is anxious! This is what I have suffered. If you have time to walk the bird in spring, don't always leave the bird in a dark place at home if you don't have time!

Sparrows come to take a sand bath, thinking that your bird's fur is fine, so give it a bath. Interestingly, the sparrow often takes a bath and washes the sand, watching it roll in the sand, and then squatting on the stage in the sun, loosening his belt and combing his hair. This is a kind of enjoyment. . . . . . Birds usually take a bath every three days, and every day in summer. Pay attention to the hygiene of the cage. Nanjing likes to lay a layer of red soil on the bottom of the cage and clean it up two or three times a week.

As for the coat color of tits, I have never tried to add pigment to feed in breeding, and it is hard to say how much influence pigment can have on coat color now. Interested friends can try it. But sparrows fed with egg yolk millet for a long time will definitely be redder than those in the wild. The general color is sauce red, and wild birds are generally wine red in spring.

Sparrows have high IQ and quick action. They often take advantage of the gap between bathing in the cage to escape, so remind everyone not to be confused by the illusion of honesty in the service cage.