Eggs and rice are the best feed for myna. The preparation method of egg rice is: put the rice in a pot, stir-fry it with slow fire until it is yellow but not burnt, pour it into a basin, mix the evenly stirred raw egg liquid into the rice while it is hot, stir it evenly, let it cool, break it and rub it evenly. Generally, there are 4-6 eggs per kilogram of rice, as well as ants, skin worms, shredded lean meat, tender vegetables, bananas and so on. Are properly added. Myna has a strong digestion and a big appetite. [4]

prescribe a diet

Feeding of young birds: Myna powder is the main feed for young birds, and its formula is: corn flour 150g, minced meat 270g, cooked eggs 20g, bone meal 05- 1g, soybean meal 50g, fish meal 20g, silkworm pupa powder 20g, and green vegetable paste 10g. Add water to the powder to make a semi-dry and semi-wet paste, and feed it with a bamboo spoon 5-8 times a day. When it can eat by itself, the feeding formula is: mung bean or soybean powder 150g, minced meat 70g, boiled egg 30g, green vegetable paste 10g, and bone meal 0. 5- 1。 0 grams of soft material. When the feathers are full, feed them to the birds. There are many experiences that it is also good to feed myna with chicken compound feed and some animal utensils such as shrimp and silkworm chrysalis.

Feeding adult birds: myna is easy to raise. The food for adult birds is mainly eggs, rice or chicken compound feed with eggs. Add 1 soft feed every morning (same as young birds). If some insects are added, the effect will be better.

Myna (scientific name: cristatellus): It is similar in shape and size to myna, with a body length of 23-28cm. The whole body is black, with long vertical feather clusters on the forehead, like a crown, and white wing spots on the wings, especially when flying. Tail feathers and undercoat have white terminal spots. The mouth is milky yellow and the feet are yellow.

It mainly inhabits the secondary broad-leaved forest, bamboo forest and forest edge sparse forest in the low hills at the foot of the mountain and plains below 2000m above sea level. It feeds on insects and insect larvae such as locusts, grasshoppers, scarabs, snakes, caterpillars, cutworms, flies and lice, and also eats plant foods such as grains, plant fruits and seeds.

Myna is a common species in southern China. It is not only an important agricultural and forestry bird, but also a popular caged bird. It can imitate the songs of other birds and simple human language. It is widely kept in captivity in China and introduced to the Philippines and Canada.