1. Parrot breeding, what preparations need to be made for parrot
1, Supplementing with liquid calcium: The female bird needs to have sufficient calcium for reproduction. If the calcium in the female bird is insufficient, soft-shell eggs and stuck eggs are likely to occur. It is possible that the food that birds usually eat also contains a small amount of calcium, but for pet parrots, this is often not enough. Therefore, during the breeding period of the female bird, it is necessary for the owner to add an appropriate amount of liquid calcium to its drinking water every day to supplement it. The mother bird lays its eggs to its end.
2. Ensure that the mother bird takes in sufficient vitamins: vitamins can promote the absorption of calcium, and at the same time, supplement calcium and vitamins to the mother bird, and calcium supplementation is more efficient. The same is to put vitamins in the drinking water of the parrot and let it eat until the end of the parrot’s brooding period.
3. Add an appropriate amount of egg millet to feed: egg millet is rich in protein, and the mother bird needs more protein to lay eggs. During the breeding period of the mother bird, protein rice can be added to 10% of the main food of the mother bird. %.
4. Prepare the breeding box; once both birds have entered the estrus period, the owner should prepare the breeding box for them. And it is also necessary to put some rice husks after cleaning and disinfection of the breeding box to make the breeding box more comfortable and have a thermal insulation effect. In addition, the litter of the breeding box should be thick enough, about 3-5cm; the breeding box can be placed outside the cage, which can facilitate the replacement of litter and egg inspection.
Second, how to raise female birds
After the female bird lays eggs, The next important task of the owner is to raise the female birds, so how to raise the female birds is more suitable? The practices are as follows:
1. Choose the appropriate feeding method: The owner can choose to raise the female bird in cage or by hand according to his own situation and needs. The hand-raised female bird is about 20-25 days after the female bird is born, and the owner digs out the nest every day to feed it personally. If it is a caged female bird, the female bird will be raised by the female bird, and after the female bird is weaned, the female bird and the female bird will be raised separately.
2. Preparations for raising parrots by hand: If you decide to raise females by hand, you need to prepare a reliable milk powder to feed the females, and artificially feed the females with syringes and hoses every day. . For good control of feeding temperature, it is recommended to use a thermometer to assist. If you choose to cage, you don’t need to prepare other things, just pay attention to providing them with enough food and water.
3. What can you do if you don’t want parrots to breed
1. For female birds: If you are raising female birds and do not want them to breed, you can It is kept in separate cages with male birds, reducing the oil seeds in its food, or changing the oil seeds to daily nourishing pills for feeding, and providing it with more toys.
2. For male birds: If you raise a male bird and don’t want it to breed, you can keep it in separate cages with the female bird, reduce the petting of it, and provide it with more toys. Note: Usually, it is necessary to pay attention to observe whether the male bird frequently rubs the buttocks and causes its private parts to turn red. If so, it is necessary to apply medicine to its cloaca in time to prevent aggravation of infection.
