Magpie chick is an interesting creature. Feeding him at home is not as difficult as birds of prey. After all, the magpie chick is omnivorous. Another question: why do you need to do this?
Pest Magpie
Rural poultry farmers have many enemies. So the magpie brings them a lot of trouble and trouble. Being an omnivorous bird, she does not disdain to feast on chickens, ducklings, turkey poults. Yes, you also need to take care of feeding the offspring in the nest.
And sometimes, grabbing a rather large chick, she raises it above the ground, but, not holding it, can drop it. As a result, the chicken falls to the ground and breaks. Or his paw is injured, for which the magpie dragged him up.
It happens that a magpie drags away a little rabbit or even a kitten. And let's not even talk about pecked sunflowers, tomatoes, zucchini and berries. In short, one trouble from these impudent and gluttonous birds!
A creative way to turn a pest into a savior
As soon as the villagers try to scare away magpies from their yard. They just don't care. These beasts are cunning, fearless. And stillone very resourceful person managed to outwit the magpie tribe. And for this he needed … a magpie chick!
Helped to acquire such an unusual pet case. Magpie chick fell out of the nest. And now, having fed the baby, the person received a devoted friend.
And since the magpie chick grew up next to chickens, ducklings and turkeys, he did not even try to attack poultry. Moreover, the grown bird perceived the villager's yard as its own home. Therefore, she carefully guarded him from encroachments from the outside. Neither other people's cats, nor dogs, nor foxes could sneak in there unnoticed - the magpie instantly made such a noise that uninvited guests fled from the yard at full speed! And on occasion, the defender attacked strangers: she pecked at them, beat her wings.
How to take care of a chick?
Of course, like any baby, the baby needs attention and care. Since the chick of a magpie is called a magpie, then we will call it that way in the future.
So, it is very difficult for a fledgling chick to come out, because it needs warmth - 41 degrees. If the house has an egg incubator, then you can set the sensor in it to the desired indicator. Then the temperature regime for the chick will be observed.
Some people manage to slip a shirt "for education" to cats, dogs, or even put under chickens under chickens. But here one should be very careful and careful, it is necessary to traceso that the foster mother does not offend the orphan.
What to feed a magpie chick?
As mentioned above, this bird is an omnivore. Therefore, there are no special problems with food for her. But it is worth remembering that ant eggs and mealworms are most loved by the magpie chick.
How to feed a feathered pet if these delicacies are not at hand? Meat pate or low-fat minced meat, low-fat cottage cheese, finely chopped liver and chicken hearts are suitable. Be sure to give the chick steamed cereal, fruit and vegetable puree. Shirts will not refuse small fish either.
How to feed a chemise if he can't eat yet?
It's good if a fledgling chick has already fallen into the hands of a person. He actively opens his mouth, noticing the approaching person. And even begins to utter cries, hungry. It is more difficult when the baby is very tiny.
Even knowing how to feed a magpie chick at home, not everyone succeeds. Helpless lump does not open his mouth! And if a person fails to make him swallow the first piece of food, he will simply die of hunger.
For feeding, you can use tweezers, gently opening the baby's beak with a piece of food and thrusting it deeper, almost into the throat. Otherwise, the chicks will not hold the food and it will fall on the floor.
You need to feed a little chemise every 3 hours, gradually increasing the time gaps between feedings. A fledgling chick can easilygo without food for 8-10 hours.
Gradually, you need to teach the chick to take food from below. To do this, put food on a plate and put it in front of the shirt. Then you should draw his attention to the food by tapping with tweezers, the sharp end of a knife or fingers next to it. You can take some food with some tool, lift it up and drop it down. Usually the chick pays attention to a moving object, which creates an imitation of a live insect or small reptile.
It is useful to give the bird boiled chopped spaghetti, the size corresponding to the length of earthworms. The shirt will quickly learn to swallow pasta. This will help him find worms in nature in the future and eat them.
Raising a magpie chick
In addition to learning to take food on their own, the owner of the pet must teach him the first flight lessons. To do this, you need to push the shirt off low objects, for example, from a table or stool. You should not take risks and throw off the chick from the balcony of the second floor. Moreover, it will be completely superfluous to start training from the roof of the house. You should act carefully, gradually increasing the height.
In parallel, a person can teach a bird to talk. Of course, a magpie will not be able to sing modern songs and romances like a parrot, but she can learn a few phrases.
In general, this bird is considered one of the smartest. She is the only one, for example, recognizes herself in the mirror, while the parrot accepts hisreflection for another feathered one. So some people try to train the magpie, teach it some tricks.
For example, a bird can arrange items into boxes depending on their colors. A funny number is obtained when a magpie pulls a rope tied to a pistol trigger. When a shot is fired, the bird falls on its back, as if it had been killed. You can teach a magpie to say something at this time, for example: “Sentry!”, “Killed!”, “Ah, my life is a penny …”
But the most favorite pastime of a white-sided woman is to steal various things that a person needs and hide them in one place she knows. This is how a bird will drag something away and put it where a person cannot get it from.
Sits down, happy, and watches with interest as a person looks for his loss. Now believe the saying about bird brains!
