How to care for wavy parrots - care for a wavy parrot

The wavy parrot refers to the genus of flat-tailed parrots. This is an incredibly beautiful bird, which pretty well tolerates life in captivity and is not very demanding of the conditions in which it will contain. A wavy parrot, thanks to its beautiful appearance and incredible affection for a person, can become a favorite even of those who are completely indifferent to birds.

This kind of parrots is very elegantly complex. He has a slender body and soft plumage, which is original and brightly colored. But the feathers of the neck, head, wings and back have wavy strokes. It is because of them that the parrots get their name. On the cheeks and throat they have blue spots. Wild parrots have legs of blue color and green-yellow color. Home birds, however, can have completely different varieties of feather coloring and pink paws.

The sex of the parrot is determined at the end of the first month of their life. In females the waxen is pale blue, in males it is pale pink. Over time, its color changes. The adult male has a bright blue wax, and the female has all shades of brown. In addition, the females are roughened, and the males are smooth.

Care for wavy parrots

Not just so wavy parrots have won the love of people around the world. They have a very lively, sonorous, but comparatively quiet voice. In addition, they are unable to produce sharp grinding sounds, which are characteristic of larger species of birds. Therefore, to keep them in the apartment is a pleasure.

To keep a single parrot enough for a fairly small cell size. But this is only if the bird will have the opportunity to fly out from time to time and "walk" around the room. If you want to breed these birds and keep whole flocks, you have no other option than building an enclosure. After all, a small area for life and a fixed lifestyle leads to the fact that the bird is getting fat. And this has an extremely negative impact on her health in general.

It is best to put a cage in a room where there is enough light, but certainly not in the sun. Parrots like to sunbathe, but they should always have the opportunity to hide in the shade. The most inappropriate places for placing cells with a parrot are a bathroom, a kitchen and those rooms where there is a computer.

Every day, the cage must be cleaned and washed about once a week. In order to carry out these procedures it was easier, get a cage that has a retractable pallet. Some prefer to fall asleep on the bottom of the prepared sand.

The cage must contain at least 2 perches, a feeder, a drinking bowl and a bathing place. In addition, parrots like to rock and just sit on the rings. As it turned out, at first it's better not to hang bells, toys, mirrors, etc. in the "apartment" of a young parrot. After all, the bird must necessarily get used to its new owners.

If you keep parrots in a pack, know that they can pretty much bore you with their piercing and sharp cries. These birds are very peaceful, calmly get along in a pair or a group, like their own kind, and completely different kinds of birds. Surprisingly, these birds can withstand up to -20 degrees, which is very rare for parrots.

With the housing content wavy parrots can live very long - up to 20 years. You will notice that each bird has its own character, and you will disclose more and more new features every day. A bird can determine its owner even by steps and will happily fly towards it. In addition, wavy parrots remarkably memorize the meanings of some gestures and intonations and react to the presence of strangers.

How to feed parrots

The main food of a budgie is the grain mixture, which is 60% millet, 20% from oatmeal or oats, 10% from weed seeds and 10% from sunflower seeds. Very important in the diet of birdies include:

• porridge. But only those that were prepared without oil and water. It is possible that they added sugar or salt;
• fresh greens of spinach and lettuce;
• germinated cereals. You can prepare this "dish" yourself. This is done in this way: soak the millet in warm water for about 2 days. Be sure to wash it, only this way you will avoid spoilage. After this, the mashed millet is wrapped in a paper towel and placed in a warm place. After another two days, the shoots must be dried and given a parrot;
• fresh fruits and vegetables;
• in winter, to prevent the appearance of vitamin deficiency, it is necessary to give the bird all kinds of vitamin preparations;
• always in the bird's cage must be clean water.

A large number of parrots may be interested in such unsuitable food as alcohol, fast food or smoked meat. In no case should you give them this, even as a treat. After all, these products often cause inflammation of the digestive system.