Collection of Thrush Breeding Experience (1) How to choose Thrush Songbirds? First of all, it is necessary to be big, strong, strong and strong to last. Secondly, the pronunciation of chest width and neck length should be loud and clear. The third is sex. The so-called sex means that males should be strong. Only when males are strong can they scream and crush people. The first two are easy to do, and the last one needs long and careful observation. (2) How to train thrush to scream? First, select a few well-developed chicks and feed them carefully. When feeding, chicks should gradually get off the fence to catch food. When the chicks are slightly plump, they should be carefully identified, and the females should be eliminated, and the males left behind should continue to train. At this time, mealworms can often be used to bring birds to Doby, so that the distance from near to far, or on or behind the cage, will become a habit over time. At this time, the chicks can come out to play and return to the pool during the game. Before returning to the pool, they should signal the birds to form the habit of returning to the pool as soon as they hear the signal. When they get back to the pool, they should give a flour bug as a reward. Wait until the chicks are plump enough to fly, and then train them to walk in front and chase after them. Training to this extent, you can further train, throw the bird on an empty stomach into a tree, and then use flour worms to Doby it. After a long time, you will be trained to singing in the trees, and you will fly back as soon as your master gives you a nickname. It's really interesting and attractive. (3) How to make the bird called "falling" sing again? Thrushcross males are very strong. When they call another male bird, they will suddenly lose their voice because of physical exhaustion or other reasons, showing panic. After a long time, I stopped chirping or became afraid when I saw other birds chirping. This phenomenon is called being "thrown" and being "smashed" in the north. When the bird cries "Down", it can resume singing after patient nursing. The method is: cover frequently, stay away from songbirds, make birds recover gradually, and feed more live food. When you start to train birds to sing, don't sing for too long. Later, you can slowly lengthen the time until you recover your previous singing ability. Experienced thrush breeders always weigh their own birds' singing ability in advance before thrush singing, and know each other's singing ability, so as not to let their singing suffer. According to the rules of playing with birds, before hanging a bird on a tree, if you find that there are only birds chirping in the tree, you must get the consent of the bird owner before you can hang your own. Not if there are more than two birds chirping in the tree. (4) What about the hoarseness of thrush? There are many reasons for hoarseness of thrush. Some are caused by ear canal hypoplasia, and this kind of hoarseness is not easy to treat. Some are caused by eating hard-shelled live food and cutting their throats. In this case, as long as you don't feed live food with hard shells, you can recover in a few days. Another is because there is too much water in the kettle, which is caused by choking the throat, so it is necessary to reduce the water in the kettle in time. The last reason is "getting angry". You can feed some watermelon frost tablets, throat tablets and other drugs, and usually feed more fruits to avoid getting angry. (5) Why is it good to domesticate the original hairy birds? Primitive birds are birds that have just left their nests and lived independently in nature, and have not changed their feathers in those years. The bird can sing, but it is not connected with its mouth. Its brain is basically mature and has good adaptability to the environment, that is to say, it has maintained a certain wildness and adaptability. In addition, this bird is young and easy to tame. It is in its golden age and can be played for a few more years. (6) How to choose and train fighting birds? The so-called fighting birds refer to birds that can participate in the war. How can I choose a thrush fighting bird? First of all, from the appearance, the body requires growth, the top of the head is flat, the tip of the mouth is long, the corners of the mouth are wide, the feet are strong and strong, the toes are short and strong, the claws are hard and sharp, the eyeballs are prominent and radiant. Secondly, mentally fierce and neurotic, he doesn't like meowing for a long time, or he doesn't meow often. When he does this, his voice is so loud that other birds can't meow when they hear it. Adult birds bred from chicks should not be trained as fighting birds. A good bird must also have a good training method, both of which are indispensable. The main styles of play are as follows. First, nutrients are indispensable, but you can't feed too much fat, otherwise it will cause obesity. Second, birds are often allowed to participate in trial fights. The time should not be too long, and there is no need to win or lose, so as to exercise the perseverance and fierceness of fighting and develop the fighting spirit. After each trial, give them a bath to relieve fatigue, restore physical strength, and add live food to praise and encourage them. Third, it is necessary to set up a sand fence in the cage so that birds can file their mouths and claws to prevent them from being too long. If it is found to be too long, trim it with a file or scissors. It is said that some bird keepers put dead sparrows in cages for birds to peck at first, and then put them in live sparrows after a while. This will make the birds become the habit of eating live sparrows, and when they really participate in competition and fighting, their ferocity can be imagined. (7) Can I take a bath during thrush molting? There are still differences on whether thrush can take a bath during molting. Some people think you can't take a bath. The reason is that thrush is quite weak during molting and is easy to get sick. In addition, you must comb your feathers with your mouth after taking a shower, which will damage the tender feathers that have just grown. Others think that birds should not bathe intermittently during molting, on the grounds that thrush molts for 40 days. If you don't take a bath, your whole body will be covered with dirt, which is easy to breed small parasites. Bathing can also promote metabolism, and feathers will grow strong and beautiful. The author agrees with the latter view that birds will not get sick as long as they pay attention to the water temperature. Moreover, the new feathers on birds are very strong and will not be easily pulled out because birds comb their feathers. Thrush does not shed its skin in different seasons, so we should carefully find out the reasons and take corresponding countermeasures to promote it to shed its skin. First, the feed nutrition didn't keep up before molting. Before molting, it is necessary to appropriately increase high-nutrient feed, especially pay attention to the supply of sulfur-containing feed, increase the content of egg yolk and feed more insects. Second, there may be parasites on birds, which should be eliminated in time and carved out from the roots. Third, it may be caused by frequent opening of the lid, which makes the birds in an extremely tense environment for a long time. When molting, the cover should be opened less to keep the environment of birds quiet. Fourth, you may have a disease and should be treated in time. (9) What if the thrush's feathers are obscure and dull? If the feathers of captive thrush are not obvious and lose luster, its ornamental value will be seriously affected. This phenomenon is mainly caused by insufficient body fat. In addition, if you don't bathe the birds often, they will lose their luster. The seeds of oil crops, such as peanuts, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds, all contain fat rich in sound. When preparing feed for thrush, some of the above feed should be added. It is not advisable to take too many holidays, which will cause indigestion, diarrhea or obesity. Bathe you often and keep your cage clean. (10) What should I do if the thrush often loses its hair? Thrush often loses hair, even the hair on its tail is gone. We should find out why. If it is caused by parasites, it should be eliminated in time. If it is not caused by parasites, it means that the amino acids in the feed are unbalanced, especially methionine and lysine are lacking, and yeast tablets should be added to the feed. In addition, it is also important to pay more attention to environmental hygiene and not to scare birds. (1 1) Is the "five short" thrush a good bird? The so-called "five short" refers to short mouth, short neck, short legs, short body and short claws and toes. Some people think that birds with these "five deficiencies" are good birds, but I don't think so. First of all, the short-necked clarinet is definitely underdeveloped, and the underdeveloped clarinet will affect the loudness of pronunciation. Secondly, short stature, lung breathing capacity will not be too large, which will also affect the persistence of singing. Moreover, from the overall appearance, it looks like a sparrow and loses some ornamental value. (12) What about the drooping wings of the thrush when singing? A good thrush should stand straight and full of energy, and his wings are tight when he cries. If not, his wings will droop. There may be the following reasons. Can no longer show the elegance of youth. Second, malnutrition, the quality of feed is not too hard, leading to thrush's weak constitution, half standing and half lying when singing, and his wings droop. Third, the weather is too cold, because it is normal to hang your wings in fear of cold. (13) What kind of perch should the captive thrush choose? Thrushcross perch bars are divided into bamboo bars and wooden bars according to texture, and straight bars and curved bars according to shape. Bamboo poles are preferred in the south, and wooden poles are mostly used in the north. However, most bamboo poles are too small in diameter to be suitable for blackbirds, and the wooden poles are thick. It is appropriate to choose wooden poles according to the size of bird's claws. Generally, the diameter is about 13mm. Some wooden poles are made of branches with skin, some are peeled off and carved with irregular lines, and some are covered with a layer of fine sand on the whole pole or both ends of the peeled wooden pole, which is called sand pole. It is best to use a sand stick, which can play a role in grinding the beak and claws of birds. In addition, the straight bar is only a little better than the curved bar. The straight pole can make the bird stand stably, especially when singing, and keep its body balanced. (14) What kind of cage should the thrush choose? There are all kinds of cages for raising thrush, which are made of bamboo, wood, plastic and iron, and the shapes are plate cages (square cages), simple cages, vault cages (also called steamed bread cages) and waist drum cages (also called watermelon cages). What kind of cage is suitable for feeding thrush depends on bird people's love on the one hand and the actual situation on the other. Generally speaking, plate cages are suitable for raising young birds, vault cages are suitable for raising healthy birds, and cages of other shapes are suitable for raising domesticated birds. (15) Why put a casserole in the thrush cage? This is because the thrush's stomach has two chambers. The first chamber is called the forestomach, and its function is to secrete gastric juice and preliminarily digest food. The second chamber, called sand sac, has a hard grinding surface and grinds food with the help of sand. So putting a casserole in a birdcage to provide clean sand can help thrush digest food. (16) What problems should be paid attention to in long-distance transportation of thrush? How to take good care of thrush during the long journey is also a problem worthy of attention. Thrush belongs to the southern bird, likes humidity and drinks water, so you can't stop drinking water during the trip. Due to the turbulence of the vehicle and boat, the water in the water tank is not easy to accumulate. You can put a small piece of foamed plastic in the kettle and a piece of fruit or cucumber in the cage at the same time, which can quench your thirst and satisfy your hunger. Secondly, feed is essential. Feed should be placed in small-caliber food cans to prevent overflow. As for cages, short square cages should be used, with the length and width of 15 cm and the height of 10 cm respectively, and the space in the cage should not be too large. Cover the whole process, don't put two birds in the cage outside the chicks, and don't accumulate a lot of feces in the cage.