Nestling chicken: recommendations for feeding and maintenance

Trees are insectivorous birds. Nests are arranged mainly in an old mixed or coniferous forest with a thick undergrowth near the water and fields. "Dwelling" their cup-shaped, collected from the stems of grass, small branches, moss, sealed with saliva. It is located on a tree, and not very far from the ground.

Clutch hatch both parents. Birds feed mainly on the ground, looking for insects in the forest litter. They are heated to plumage, too, together. Thrush bring to the chicks several insects an average of 4 times per hour. Food is collected near the nest, at a distance of not more than 200 m.

About rest for a while have to be forgotten, if somehow (picked up, specially taken to grow singing ptahu, someone threw), you got a chubby chubby. Photo shows crumbs well. You must immediately decide what you will do with it: leave the house in the house or let it go. It should be noted that if the chick is very small (on his head fluff), and you take it in your hands, then the adult bird will be completely manual.

The main difficulty in growing a baby is to ensure its warmth. The chick queen must be kept in captivity at a temperature of about 40 ^o C. To do this, a simple thermostat must be made. You can use a plywood box, with the bottom preferably to make a small wall, and the opposite is the lid. At the bottom of the sidewall, the cartridge should be reinforced and the light bulb screwed in. Fill it with sand for 5 cm and install the socket. It can be built from rags or found naturally. Wadding is unacceptable, since the thrush chickens in it will become entangled.

To be sure that overheating from a light bulb does not happen, you will have to install a rheostat or a thermometer on the surface of the sand. In the first version, the light bulb can not be turned off, and in the second it is necessary to periodically look after the readings and turn off when heated to 41 ^о С. The fledgling chick of a thrush will not overheat, and, like hypothermia, it will die. They do not need preheating, they can live in a basket with a lid.

If the chick was taken from the nest, the first feeding in the house should be hours after 5, because He will need time to adapt. Found it is better to feed the children out of the natural housing immediately, because it is not known how long they are starving. Relatively large calves have to be forced to eat, they do not open their mouths voluntarily. The food should be pushed further into the throat, otherwise it will be spit out. Before forced feeding, you can resort to the trick - knock on the basket or move it. This will improvise the arrival of the mother, and perhaps the chick thrush will open the mouth itself. Usually hungry, he makes sounds, demanding food. It is necessary to give it as soon as possible. People get used to people quickly, after the 3 rd feeding they open their mouths wide.

The question arises as to what to feed the thrush chicks . If we consider that these birds are insectivores, the answer suggests itself: flies, flies, zobobs, etc. You can use food for insectivores with low iron and vitamin C, They accumulate in the liver and adversely affect development. It is recommended to give him egg white, boiled potatoes and corn, apples, melons, berries, banana, pear, yogurt. Contraindicated raisins, grapes, kiwi, strawberries, citrus fruits, green vegetables, tomatoes, egg yolk, red meat, liver.

Nestling of a thrush is gluttonous, it is necessary to feed it every hour, in extreme cases - two. Tweezers with blunt ends can be used. Before going to bed, a basket with a chick should be placed near the bed to hear a squeak informing about the need for feeding. Have to get up, otherwise the baby will die of hunger.

In hot weather, chicks need to pour water from a pipette. In a crushed egg shell, which is necessary for bones, you can roll down pieces of food before feeding. Still chicks need sand, without it food stagnates in the stomach, and death can come.

When the chick thrush grows up, it should be taught to peck food independently. Each time, food should be given from a lower position. Then they hold her, not putting in her mouth until he grabs. A little later, the food is placed in front of him, the chick has nothing left to do but pick up, ie. He will peck her. It is good to give moving food-a fly with torn off wings, a wriggling worm (but not a rain worm, which is the source of helminths).

A lot of trouble. If there is any doubt that you will cope, it is better not to take up nursing a chick. If they are not there, success and patience!