The oriole is a typical arboreal bird, which moves almost constantly and shuttles among tall trees all its life. It flies for a long time in Wan Li not far away in spring and autumn, and forms a flying figure with its special wings, thin fur and shuttle-like figure. It is its golden feathers and bright black eyebrows that make people extremely happy. At present, there are not many orioles. Because of the small amount of resources, there are only 100 oriole nests listed every year. In recent years, some bird merchants have airlifted a small number of adult birds from Tianjin to various places, which is also greatly unable to meet the market demand. The most difficult thing for oriole is that it is an ornamental bird, which requires beautiful feathers and gentle personality. But it is very strong, easy to destroy its gorgeous feathers, so that its ornamental value is greatly reduced, so that the bird people are in a dilemma. As far as I know, there are not many orioles in the bird world, and even fewer people can raise them satisfactorily. The vast majority of oriole breeders are "half-ninety who walk a hundred miles." They failed to survive the difficult period and finally chickened out in the face of success.
(2) Selection, reproduction and singing of orioles
Orioles are divided into three categories (referring to three different ages). The largest number are brooding chicks, with "fleshy" feathers that haven't come out yet when they are on the market, birds that have just grown tube hairs, and "hemp hairs" that have been fed by bird diggers. The second is the young bird caught, that is, the "hemp hair" of the oriole; The third is the adult oriole.
Because of the long maturity of orioles, it is not until the third year that the chest and abdomen hair with hemp strips can be replaced, and the black eyebrows and black pillows can not be completely replaced until the third year. Among the traditional caged birds, the longest feeding period is the caged birds with obvious characteristics. Moreover, the beautiful golden yellow of the oriole birds raised from the nest chicks cannot be displayed, and the feathers that are often exchanged are pale yellow, which is also one of the shortcomings. The second disadvantage is that as long as the brood is not completely manually moved, it will still "regenerate" in a few days, bumping into the cage and losing its wings and tail is the end of raising more than 90% orioles. Oriole is a typical ornamental bird that pleases people with color and shape. Its messy feathers and disobedient personality will greatly reduce its ornamental value. The third disadvantage is the long brooding period. Although it is full of feathers, it just doesn't peck, always waits for its owner to feed it, and has lived a parasitic life of "eating before opening its mouth" for a long time. It is recorded that the bird friend has been feeding it for three months, and it usually takes 1 month to get out of the "feeding period". Coupled with the long feeding cycle, although many people buy brood every year, almost no adult birds can really be fed. The four shortcomings are that the artificially fed orioles have no natural caressing experience, that is, they don't know the wind and rain and don't know how to sing. Although they can sing, they don't understand the rich rhythm of bird singing and lose the original oriole singing.
Many bird friends didn't know the above four shortcomings in advance, and it was extremely laborious to buy them back, but there was no hope, so they had to deal with them at a low price.
Raising chicks is a chore with half the effort. How about raising Mao Mao? If you buy a young bird with wings and a tail, it is often lifted on the premise of raising it. Under normal circumstances, the next autumn, you can turn golden yellow. But the winter of that year was not easy to deal with: the shelf was too cold to survive the winter; It's too wild to be caged, and often you can't get complete feathers and wings. Being with the "ugly duckling" for more than half a year is unbearable for many bird friends, so it is not easy to successfully raise Mao Mao orioles. If you really want to try it, it's best to put it on the shelf in winter. As long as you put it in a warm room and the temperature is above 15 degrees at night, it can survive the winter without getting hairy.
The third option is to buy an old bird with obvious characteristics. However, adult birds are still difficult to treat: adult birds have a big temper and it is difficult to meet people. Besides, its wings are very long and its feathers are brittle. When it comes to adult orioles, almost 65,438+0,000% of them have broken wings and tails. Fortunately, some bird friends bought an adult bird and tore off its broken feathers, hoping that it would grow into plump feathers, but it backfired: the bird with broken tail can only be kept in captivity, and soon the blood capillary in the cage will be broken, but it will last for 6- 10 months, which puts you in a dilemma again.
Are there any shortcuts for oriole lovers? Yes, I have created a set of experience in raising orioles, and I want to introduce it to the bird friends who love orioles. & ampOp，？ \
1. Choose birds in May and June every year. At this time, when catching orioles, we should pay attention to choosing adult birds with fuller wings and tails. This adult bird refers to the young oriole who has just put on adult feathers and has not hatched yet. You can roughly judge your age from the characteristics of your mouth and feet. If it is difficult to establish an old bird, you must be satisfied before buying it. The requirements are: 1, choose male birds; 2. Gorgeous feathers and full wings; 3, there is no random hair; It doesn't matter whether you feed or not. After choosing a satisfactory bird, immediately prick your wings and tail and start training. The oriole has a great characteristic: he doesn't like to struggle on his hands, and he is honest. At this time, you can give love: feed the bugs. Doby it with a bread bug from time to time. As long as you eat a worm, your oriole can eat. If it really doesn't eat, it should be fed 4 or 5 bugs every hour to keep it alive and not lose weight. Old birds with large spleen need to be fed for 2-3 days, and young birds with small spleen can be fed on the same day. In the process of feeding, you should also feed it with fruits such as watermelon, tomato and strawberry, and don't feed it with water, because it likes to eat fruits, and feeding it with fruits instead of water can arouse its pecking instinct.
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After feeding, put the bird on the shelf and tie its neck first. Untie the wings (still tie the tail to avoid breaking) and train them to return to the frame automatically. Generally, it can automatically return to the box in 1-2 days, and the first step of domestication is completed. The second step of domestication is to eliminate its wildness. Adult orioles are extremely afraid of people, especially when they see a figure flash by, they will instinctively fly away and often tear their necks or thighs, causing irreparable losses. Therefore, at this stage, it is best to stick it on the shelf (never dare to hang it high), let it keep looking at people, and often turn from the shelf to the hand and stand on it with a wax mouth, so that it will never struggle hard on its hand. We should make full use of this feature and let it exercise in the crowd. When you get off work, you can put it back on the shelf. The shelves should be hung low so as not to frighten people. Start training at the first opportunity. This method takes as little as two months and as much as three to four months. An authentic mature bird with complete wings and tail and golden feathers can be listed. Once you observe that your personality has improved, you can change to chain your feet to avoid damaging your neck hair for a long time and forming a very ugly "rotten collar". When tying your feet, you must also use a leather cover, not an iron ring, or you will strain your feet. Some people can sing in those days, and make refreshing wild sounds. Those who are hungry when they come home from work can sing loudly the next year. ，` q*{Ojx
This adult oriole usually does not change its hair or only changes a little, so its dazzling golden color can last for a long time until the next autumn, and the viewing period is not long.
Now let's introduce the identification method of male and female orioles. The accuracy of this method is only about 90%, which can't reach 100%. kwNXKn/.
(1) chicks-hairless ones are unrecognizable. Yellow feathers at the root of the mouth and around the eyes are more likely to be darker males than chicks with hairy heads in the same nest. 5 EDHJU & gt
(2) Young birds-mature young birds. Male birds have three characteristics: 1, and the yellow on their heads is darker; 2. The "hemp stalk" in the chest and abdomen is relatively thick; 3. The back is yellowish green; If it is possible to compare, choose the biggest one. 、; wND 、? :、
(3) Adult birds-the male birds have golden feathers, and the dark green on the back is obviously lighter, mainly yellow; On the contrary, females are lighter in gold and thicker in green on their backs. The mouth, eyes, eyebrows, pillow, chest and other parts of adult birds are almost the same, so it is difficult to identify them, and they cannot be based on the following parts. ' 7o .'u]
In addition, the oriole foot is a short "fleshy foot" (thicker) with very sharp toenails. There are three colors of feet, white, yellow, gray and black, which may be related to the origin and living environment. The standard oriole foot color should be gray, and the toenails must not be broken when choosing birds. If the toenail is broken or broken, it must be unnecessary. F7a & amp-
In terms of figure, it is better to choose a thin shuttle shape, with a long neck and even wings. When standing, you can't see your shoulders or droop your wings (that is, it's best to stick the tip of your wings in the middle of your tail, which makes people feel relaxed and comfortable.
The feed of oriole is more complicated, and people feed it with thrush, and the effect is not good. The requirement is that the protein is not less than 30%, all kinds of vitamins and minerals are indispensable, and trace elements and pigments must be matched. Usually, live worms such as bread worms are used to tease it to increase intimacy with people. j])iyn~-Ke
Avoid the cold in winter and don't stay outdoors for a long time below 10 degrees, especially when the destroyer Xuefeng is windy. If you are on a shelf, you must spend it indoors at night and on a sheltered balcony during the day. When the weather is clear, it is necessary to put forward basking in the sun to keep the colors bright. Wild orioles have many feather lice. If this happens, it should be cleaned repeatedly. The method is to wash it thoroughly with warm water, soak it in water except nostrils, take it out after 3-5 minutes, dry it with warm air once a day, and it can be completely eliminated in about a week. Note that orioles are extremely sensitive to organophosphorus pesticides. Do not spray mosquito repellent and other drugs indoors. If you want to spray, take the bird out to avoid it, and come back after the smell disappears, otherwise it will die. uw 6 1X & gt； y=
If you are in a cage, the bottom of the cage should be cleaned every day. Orioles have a lot of feces, which may stick to their feet. It's easy for them to lose their paws when they get dirty, which is ugly. Pay special attention to Nxeo &；; +F
When wild orioles enter the cage, they are most likely to "yellow", mostly at the wing end, the junction of legs and ankles, toenails and nail grooves. The reason is that wild orioles are easy to hit these parts when they enter the cage, and they are easy to be infected with "yellowing" after breaking the skin, which is actually an abscess area. The way to prevent it is to try to avoid bumping. Such as pricking wings, putting clothes in cages and so on. Once you are injured, you must take medicine immediately. You can wipe the affected area with iodine. In short, if Ting Huang is refractory, priority should be given to prevention, m{%_5nW.
Strictly speaking, raising an oriole is much more complicated than raising other caged birds. To appreciate its gorgeous colors and beautiful posture, it is necessary to pay twice as much labor and great care to experience it. It is pleasing to watch the birdwatcher singing loudly with a beautiful oriole on his back, but I don't know how many painstaking bird-loving experiences and indomitable spirit of the birdman are hidden behind the bird.
As an ornamental bird, oriole does not have a complete set of requirements for its singing. But it is also a very touching songbird. It starts around April every year, and it will be called 1 month (around August) before molting. The best time to sing is early morning and morning, and it is also called for a while at 2-3 pm. According to records, the old oriole who was locked up for a year could open his mouth after three months in the cage, but his mouth could not be called out at all. He only stopped singing 1 month, and started singing in March of the following spring. The peak period is from April to June, and there are many brands, which are tactfully elegant and can greatly let you enter the forest, surrounded by green waters and green mountains. In a word, personally, I think oriole's cry is quite distinctive and comfortable,,, +5({~2Lzvp).
Because it is difficult to raise an oriole, especially an old oriole, few people can hear its original cry. Cage bird lovers often ask: What's the name of the oriole? I wonder if the above description can give you a basic feeling.
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Orioles especially like caterpillars, a kind of butterfly larvae that are "hot" on buttonwood trees. This insect is pure green, and its whole body is covered with furry protrusions. The big one is 6-7 cm long, and the small one is 3 cm long, which is very scary. But if you want to raise an oriole well, you'd better catch this insect on the buttonwood tree by the river and feed it, which is good for molting. The second step of molting is to carry it to the "dew" in the rainy morning. It can get wet all over and help it to change its hair. Third, attention should be paid to adding pigments, trace elements and multivitamins to the feed, so as to keep the timely replacement of feathers and the golden color of feathers. I] g.o.