What are the characteristics of Feng Xuan parrots? It is very cold in winter. Do you want to wrap the birdcage with something? How to feed

Feng Xuan parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) alias: Cocktail parrot, Cocktail parrot, belonging to Parrot Order, Parrot Family. Originated in Australia.

(1) Living habits

Feng Xuan parrots inhabit grasslands, forests and farmland. Like small group activities. Food is mainly plant fruits and seeds, but also plant buds. Both males and females nest, hatch and reproduce in tree holes.

(2) Morphological characteristics

Feng Xuan parrots are about 23 ~ 25 cm long. The mouth is short and wide, with a hook in front. The head has a yellowish crown feather. There are orange round patches on the cheeks, and the tail feathers in the center are very long.

(3) Male and female identification of Feng Xuan parrots.

Androgyny, the color of male cheek spots is darker, and the color of female cheek spots is slightly darker. The female has black transverse spots under the tail feather. Young birds have the same body color, so it is difficult to distinguish between males and females.

Feeding management of parrots in Feng Xuan

Cyclone wolf parrot has strong constitution, strong disease resistance, roughage resistance, easy reproduction and few deaths under general breeding conditions. But be careful not to cut off food and water, and the feed should not be too single. As an ornamental bird or bird trainer, it can also be kept on a parrot rack. Feng Xuan parrots are kept in metal cages because they are good at climbing and like to chew wood. The breeding cage size of each pair of Feng Xuan parrots is 60cm long × 45cm wide× 40cm high, and the perching poles should be hardwood or hardwood, with a diameter of 2cm. Drinking utensils should be firm and reliable to prevent being bitten or overturned. The nest box can be made of five pieces of plywood, the size is 30 cm long× 20 cm wide×16 cm high, and it is best to add a 5 cm high partition in the middle. A 6~7 cm access hole is opened in front of the nest box, and sawdust is padded inside. It is best to use an iron plate for sand table. Clean the water tank 1 time every day or every other day and replace it with clean drinking water. Feed vegetables every day or every other day 1 time. Clean the sand table 1~2 times a week, and disinfect the food trough, water tank and utensils 1 time a month. The temperature changes greatly in spring and autumn, so we should pay attention to adjusting the room temperature to prevent diseases. Keep warm in winter, and the indoor temperature shall not be lower than 16℃. When the temperature is high in summer, ventilation should be strengthened when it is generally above 30℃.

Parrot feed in Feng Xuan

Mainly millet, millet, barnyard grass, rice, hemp seed, sunflower seed, egg millet, rape or other vegetables.

1. The proportion of granular materials is millet 40%, millet 20%, rice 10%, hemp seed 20% and sunflower 10%. Mix several kinds of feed evenly.

2. When eggs and millet are mixed with eggs and millet, 2 grams of salt, 4 grams of vitamins, calcium powder and trace elements should be added to 1 kg of millet.

Breeding of parrots in Feng Xuan

Young birds are sexually mature for about 8 months, and can participate in reproduction at this time. Parrots in Feng Xuan breed all year round, but July-August, the hottest summer weather, is also the season for parrots to molt, so it is necessary to dismantle their nests and stop breeding. If you don't tear down the nest, the parrot will continue to breed. Due to the sultry weather, although the hatched eggs are well developed, the hatching rate is very low, and a considerable number of chicks will suffocate in the eggshell, thus delaying the molting period of parrots. In this way, it is better to let parrots stop breeding, recover their physical strength, change their feathers and then hang their nests for breeding, so as to maintain a high hatching rate and improve economic benefits.

Feng Xuan parrots can breed 3-4 nests throughout the year. First-born birds can lay 3-4 eggs per nest, and generally 4-6 eggs in the future. The egg is white, and the next day 1 egg. After the third egg is laid, the female begins to hatch. The incubation period is 18 days. Male and female parents brood together for about 50 days. Young birds begin to learn to eat, and when they can eat, they can be kept in separate cages. At this time, the female bird began to lay eggs and reproduce again. In the process of breeding and hatching, breeders should pay attention to the stability of the environment, minimize external interference, do not move cages, and try not to turn over nests, so as not to disturb parents, abandon nests, and affect hatching and brooding. Attention should be paid to room temperature and adequate food and water after poultry are hatched, and inorganic salt feed and trace elements should be supplemented during breeding period.

In winter, the room temperature of breeders should be kept above 20℃, the relative humidity should be 45%-50%, and indoor air circulation should be maintained. The breeding peak of parrots in Feng Xuan can reach about 5-7 years, and then the breeding rate gradually decreases. In order to purify and rejuvenate breeding birds, breeding birds should be constantly updated. The average life span of parrots in Feng Xuan is about 18 years, and the longest life span is over 20 years.