Parrots will enter the breeding period when they reach adulthood at 6-8 months. Today I will introduce to you some issues that you need to pay attention to during the breeding period of parrots.

1. Breeding cage, parrot breeding cage should be 50×35 or 60×40 Square cages should not be too small, and do not use round cages.

2. Breeding box. When breeding parrots, you cannot use bird nests, but use breeding boxes. There are two types of breeding boxes: horizontal and vertical. The vertical type is recommended, which is more similar to those in the wild. Tree cave environment. The length, width and height of the breeding box for peony budgies can be 20×20×25 cm, while for cockatiels, 25×25×30 cm is required.

3. Bedding material. The breeding box bedding material can be straw or sawdust, and the thickness should be about 5 cm. It can't be too thin, otherwise the eggs will be easily crushed.

4. Feed eggs and millet. Parrots need to consume a lot of energy during the breeding period, so it is best to give them Parrots are supplemented with eggs and millet to increase nutrition. Egg millet is made by adding egg yolk, premix, calcium phosphorus powder, probiotics and other substances to millet and baking it. It is a must-have for parrot breeding. You can prepare your own egg millet and mixed grains, or you can use this farm to prepare your own nutritious egg rice.

5. Increase oil. During the breeding period of parrots, increase the proportion of oil in the mixed food, such as sunflower seeds and hemp seeds, to fatten the parrots and promote the development of young birds.

6. Health care sand. During the breeding period, parrots need to strengthen the supplement of calcium, phosphorus and other minerals and trace elements. Otherwise, parrots are prone to lay soft-shell eggs, or even get stuck in the eggs and cause death. Parrot health sand cannot use large particles like that of pigeons, as it can easily scratch the intestines.

7. Hatching date. Parrots lay 4 to 6 eggs per clutch, and the hatching date is 18 to 20 days. Parrots generally start hatching from the third egg. The first eggs laid by parrots will not hatch immediately. It may even be buried. At this time, don't think that it has abandoned its nest, just wait patiently.