How to raise pearl birds?

Pearl birds, also known as Jinshan pearl, zebra Finch, brocade bird, etc., belong to the plum blossom bird family, which is originally distributed in the tropical forests of eastern Australia and eastern Indonesia. China was introduced from Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. Now it has bred and bred many varieties such as camel color, white, flower color and so on. Its feather color is gorgeous, its figure is small and exquisite, the call is soft, giving people the enjoyment of beauty. Now let's take a look at how to raise pearl birds.

The living habits of Pearl Birds

1. Environment: Pearl birds live in dry sparse forest belts, thickets, open farmland, grasslands, salt marshes, plantations, parks, courtyards, etc., often in pairs or in groups.

2. Singing: the males of pearl birds sing more frequently, while females seldom sing. Adult female and male birds are often inseparable, and great husbands and singers are followed by strong friendship.

3. Drinking water: Pearl birds can not drink water for a long time, can also get the necessary water from food, and suck like pigeons when drinking water.

4. Water bath: Pearl birds do not have high requirements for water bath, as long as they are slightly wet feathers, and then the female and male birds can adjust their feathers to each other.

5. Food: Pearl birds take plant food as the staple food, such as plant seeds, tender leaves and buds. They often look for food on the ground, and sometimes fly to catch some small insects in the air.

How to raise pearl birds?

1. Breeding environment: Pearl birds are relatively timid and afraid of people, and it is easy to be frightened by people. The environment for keeping birds should be quiet and should not be frightened. Therefore, it is still not easy to raise in groups. The general family breeding cage is about 30 cm long, 25 cm wide and 35 cm high, and one to several pairs can be raised.

2. Box cage setting: an artificial nest box should be set on the upper corner of the pearl bird's cage. The artificial nest box is about 9 cm long, 7 cm wide and 10 cm high. The bottom of the box is covered with cotton or nest grass about 2 cm thick, and the entrance and exit is about 3 cm in diameter. There is a small platform outside the entrance. Bamboo tube or gourd can also be used instead.

3. Bait management: Pearl birds are fed with shelled millet, 60% of barnyardgrass, 30% of millet and 10% of millet can also be mixed and fed with egg millet and fresh green leafy vegetables and fruits during young and breeding periods. Mineral feed such as cuttlefish bones, shells, gravel and so on should also be supplied.

4. Temperature management: Pearl birds like water bath very much, and the temperature of the water should be kept at about 30 ℃. However, in addition to the baby-rearing period, the prepared tank provides an appropriate amount of bath water. The most suitable growth temperature is 20-25 ℃. In winter, the indoor temperature should not be lower than 15 ℃. It should be kept warm at night to facilitate the growth and development of guinea birds.

5. Breeding and hatching: after nesting, pearl birds will mate several times in a week. About a week after successful pairing, they will lay 4 or 6 small white eggs in the nest. Females and males hatch alternately, but mainly females. The incubation period is 14 days, and there is a fluctuation of 1-2 days due to the climate difference between the north and the south. During this period, the environment should be kept quiet, the light should not be too strong, and the cages and nests should not be moved easily.

6. Young bird management: after the pearl bird comes out of its shell, the young pearl bird is naked and wrapped in only a small amount of white fluff. The parent spits out the semi-digested food to feed the nestling. At this time, the weak egg millet with the proportion of eggs less than 15% is the feed for the chick. The young birds leave the nest in 21 days to learn to fly. After three months, the black mouth begins to fade from the base of the nose to sexual maturity. After five months, they have the ability to reproduce. If raised properly, they can reproduce throughout the year.

Points for attention of Pearl Bird

1. Breeding cages: breeding cages for pearl birds. It is recommended to choose square cages made of metal. This type is most suitable for breeding purposes.

2. Breeding nest: there is a partition in the middle of the breeding nest of the pearl bird, and the nest box is divided into two rooms, the partition and the outer room leave the entrance and exit respectively, and the entrance and exit is equipped with a small platform to pedal when the bird goes in and out of the nest.

3. Estrus feeding: when pearl birds grow to March to April, choose their parents, feed eggs and millet, and wash clean fresh vegetables (rape is the best) to promote oestrus.

4. Egg laying summary: when the parent birds of pearl birds frequently go in and out of the breeding nest, it means that the female will lay eggs and will be able to lay eggs in about two weeks.

5. Hatching summary: Pearl birds begin to hatch when they give birth to 3 or 4 birds. Once a bird is found to be unable to come out of the nest, it begins to hatch. The male and female parent birds take turns to hatch, and the incubation period is 14 days.

6. Hatching feed: the water in the trough during the incubation period of pearl birds is as little as possible, so as not to bathe the birds, and remove eggs, millet and vegetables, and replace them with millet, millet and barnyardgrass.

7. Breeding times: Pearl birds can reproduce and lay eggs all the year round. As long as the living environment of pearl birds is quiet and the light in the cage is not too strong, they can lay eggs continuously.