Noisy, agile and cheerful wavyparakeets can be found in many houses of Russian feathered lovers. These cute birds are perfect for home keeping. They become attached to the master, considering him a member of the pack. Care and maintenance of a wavy parrot is not difficult, it is important only to know about the features of these babies.
Впервые этих маленьких веселых птичек описал George Shaw in 1805. Around the same time, G. Nodder, the closest friend and colleague, drew this bird. In Europe, wavy parrots brought D. Gould in 1840. Due to non-compliance with the basic conditions of transportation, many birds died. Amateurs of exotic interest in breeding wavy parrots in captivity.
After 49 years (1854) an article was publishedJules Delon, in which he wrote that the French lover of feathered Solni managed to achieve successful breeding of parrots in France at home. Four years later, Carl Bolle reported similar success to German feathered lovers. In Russia, wavy parrots were brought from Western Europe. A little later, the birds were planted in the main zoo in Moscow, and then at home.
These are small birds in size:the length of their body does not exceed 20 cm, the tail reaches 10 cm, and the length of the wings - 9.5 cm. The maximum weight of the parrot is 45 grams. Visually the birdie seems a little more at the expense of a rather long tail.
Colors of wavy parrots are quite diverse.The main tail is painted in protective tones. The throat and front of the bird's head are covered with feathers of yellow color. On both sides of the head there are purple oblong stains. Under them, on each side of the throat are three black spots. On the yellow background of the occipital part of the parrot's head, as well as in the upper part of the back, there is a brown undulation. It becomes coarser and broader from the head to the back.
In the tail are the two longest feathers,painted in a dark blue color. The remaining feathers of the tail are painted in a greenish-blue hue with a fairly wide band in the center. The first order of flight feathers on the wings is painted in green tones, while they are yellowish on the outside, and the ends are outlined with a black border. Yellow spots on the center form a strip at the bottom of the fan.
Second and third orders of flight feathersbrownish-yellow with a yellow rim. In adults, the beak is yellow with a light green hue. In young individuals, it is darker. The floor of a wavy parrot is fairly easy to determine by the color of the wax placed above the beak: in the female it is more often colorless or brown, and in the male it is saturated blue.
Если вы планируете завести такого очаровательного feathered pet, it is better to go for him to the nearest pet store or to a well-proven breeder. The option of acquiring nestlings of wavy parrots in the bird market can be considered the last, since there nobody will give you guarantees about the health of the bird.
Even in the pet store should carefully considerto choose a pet. Pay attention to how birds behave: in a normal state they are energetic and mobile, fun tweeting. If a beautiful and bright baby sits, ruffled, indifferent to everything that is happening around - this can mean that he is unwell.
The eyes of the parrot should be clean andshiny. Beak and skin area between the head and beak (wax) - clean, without any growths and signs of peeling. The feathers of a healthy bird are shiny, even, without tear and bald patches. Look at the baby's paws: they should be clean, with tightly fitting scales, without growths.
In order for your pet to enjoy you for a long time with an excellent state of health and a good mood, you must follow simple rules of content:
Now consider the basic rules of content in more detail.
Today, pet stores can offer theirbuyers a wide range of cells and accessories. Cage for wavy parrot should be spacious. The best option - a rectangular shape with a sliding tray made of plastic, which greatly facilitates the process of cleaning. For one parrot, the minimum cage size is 50 x 30 x 50 cm, the distance between the rods should be no more than 12 millimeters.
The cage for budgies should be equipped with:
Budgerigars have a negative attitude towardsfrequent moves from one place to another, therefore, a permanent place for the cell should be determined in advance. It is better to place it in the living room, where all family members gather. Putting a cage is necessary in the corner or along the wall at eye level. It is not recommended to place it near radiators, in a draft, or in places where direct sunlight falls.
Keeping a wavy parrot and caring for itsuggests the proper organization of food. Breeders most often feed merry pets with ready-made mixtures consisting of seeds of onion herbs, sunflower, millet, canary, oats. In addition to the finished food for wavy parrots, it is useful to include the following products in the diet:
It is strictly forbidden for parrots to give:
All listed herbs are too spicy forparrots. Vegetables and fruits are given fresh or dried. Beforehand they should be washed and thoroughly cleaned of stones. Special attention should be paid to the pet's free access to clean drinking water. Tap water is not recommended. It is better to give your feathery friend purified bottled water. Every day it needs to be changed and cleaned the drinker.
Как организовать содержание и уход за волнистым a parrot so that your little friend feels comfortable and healthy? It is necessary, besides the main feed, to arrange mineral dressings - mineral stone and sepia. To the bird, they are necessary for filling the deficit of mineral substances and sharpening the beak. For normal digestion, parrots need purified river sand. In the drinker should be added special vitamin complexes for parrots - Beaphar Vinka, Radostin, BEAPHAR Trink + Fit Birds.
Очень любят водные процедуры волнистые попугаи.Maintenance and care of such pets will be complete if you purchase a special bath for swimming. A plastic pallet or plate can be adapted for this purpose. The water level in the tank should be only a few millimeters. During bathing you must follow the basic rules:
Some parrots love to swim in the wet leaves. To do this, put the leaves of the plantain, dandelion or lettuce in the tub. For your pet it will be a great entertainment.
The budgie feels comfortable whenair temperature in the room from +15 to +25 ° C. Such pets are not afraid of coolness, but do not tolerate sudden changes in temperature and drafts. In the summer you should arrange sunbathing parrot. Begin such procedures with a five-minute stay in the air and gradually bring the time of walks up to half an hour. This should be done in cool hours - after 16 hours and until 10 am.
Little budgies are endowedwonderful memory, they are very inquisitive. They are well trained, quickly understand how to open and close the cell. If you want your pet to learn to speak, get active young chicks at the age of 3 - 5 months who chirp very loudly.
Опытные владельцы пернатых, знающие, как научить wavy parrot to talk, advised to begin classes with simple and euphonic, melodic words. After they are mastered by your pet, you can proceed to small sentences. Training is conducted in complete silence, in a relaxed atmosphere. Take care that the bird is not hungry, irritated or sleepy, so that the baby is not distracted.
Когда вы убедитесь, что все способствует conducting a lesson, you can begin. If you do not know how to teach the budgie to talk, advice from experienced owners will help you. Training is conducted daily for 15 minutes, preferably at the same time. Words should be spoken with intonation and slowly - this is very important.
Find a common language with such a petjust for this you just need to spend more time with the baby. After acquiring a chick, it is necessary to give him two or three days so that he gets comfortable in a new place, then you can gradually begin to accustom the bird to your hands, to speak with her tenderly, not to make any sudden movements. Gradually, the baby will begin to trust his master and give him signs of attention.
Probably everyone who is going to start in hishome of such beautiful and sociable pets, wondering how much wavy parrots live at home. It depends on how well their care is organized. On average, life expectancy ranges from 5 to 15 years. The offspring may appear in birds from ten months of age.
Wavy parrots in captivity easily breed.To do this, you must have a young couple of different sexes (10 - 12 months). It is important that the birds are friendly to each other. For successful mating, the light day is extended to 14 hours and they provide birds with a special diet - they are given a protein mix every other day - a mixture of carrots, chalk and eggs.
In the cage set the nest box. The female will prepare the nest herself, after which the laying of eggs will begin. They are from 4 to 12 pieces, depending on the age of parrots.
Chicks of budgies are bornafter 17 - 20 days naked and blind. Ten days later, the first feathers appear, and at three weeks of age the chicks already look like adult parrots. At first, the chicks feed on the goitre's milk of the mother, then she gradually transfers them to adult feed. After a month, the kids leave the parental nest and learn to feed themselves, at which time they are transplanted into a separate cage.
При отсутствии должного ухода у попугаев immunity weakens, which provokes the development of various diseases. Knowing how much wavy parrots live at home, it should be understood that often the owners are the culprits of the bad state of their pets.
Ветеринары отмечают частые отравления волнистых parrots household chemicals treated with greens. For the treatment using powdered activated carbon, which is diluted in a small amount of water.
Budgies often suffer from differentneoplasms. Due to the rapid metabolism of the tumor in parrots are rapidly increasing in size and can appear in different parts of the body. They are treated rather difficult operatively.
Many wavy parrot diseases are caused bypoor cleaning in the cage or in the room where the parrot lives, due to unbalanced nutrition. These birds are prone to colds, especially if the cage is in a draft or in a room where the temperature is very low.
Before you decide to purchasebudgie think about this step well. With the obvious advantages of such a pet (vigor, talkativeness) it also has disadvantages. Budgerigars chirp quite loudly, and “conversations” can start at 5 in the morning. These birds may not get along with pets (cats, in particular). Allergies in family members to bird feathers are possible.
