How to Care for Hwamei Birds During the Breeding Season: A Detailed Guide to Feeding and Management

Feeding and Management of Hwamei Birds During the Breeding Season: In the third month of spring, with gentle breezes and warm sunshine, a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred birds sing. The outstanding singer of the forest——the hwamei bird once again begins to come into breeding condition and pair up. During the breeding season, hwamei birds are especially fond of singing, and their songs are particularly loud, melodious and varied. Hwamei birds in breeding condition are also especially fond of fighting, so hwamei birds in the breeding season must be carefully cared for according to different situations. Because hwamei birds love to sing and fight, they consume a considerable amount of energy every day, so their nutrition should be appropriately strengthened. More processed egg yolk and soybean powder can be added to their food, and attention should also be paid to feeding them some insect-based foods, such as locusts, breadworms, spiders, ants, etc. Some hwamei birds that are very fond of singing will sing for several hours at a time, singing all day long without stopping.

For this type of hwamei bird, strict management and restriction are especially necessary. When it has sung for a certain period, it should be brought back indoors and the cage cover lowered so it can rest. Otherwise, if it continues singing for a long time, it may cause abnormal singing sounds, hoarseness, and so on. There are also individual hwamei birds with an especially strong disposition that, due to calling for the female, become extremely excited and agitated in the brain. This impulsive longing often cannot be controlled by the bird itself, so it can easily lead to excessive brain excitement and death. During routine feeding, the owner should frequently observe the hwamei's behavioral reactions. If abnormal singing or obvious hoarseness is detected, in addition to letting the bird rest, an appropriate amount of substances such as licorice tablets or boat sterculia seed should be placed in the water to help clear the throat, reduce internal heat and reduce inflammation, so that the bird can recover its health as quickly as possible. It is worth noting that during the peak breeding period, because hwamei birds have a very combative nature, people can let them engage in a limited amount of fighting and singing contests, but they must not be allowed to fight endlessly. If the bird is seriously injured in a fight and loses too much blood, corresponding measures should be taken and appropriate handling should be carried out according to the different situations. In addition, hwamei birds in the peak breeding period should be kept from frequently meeting female birds as much as possible, so as to avoid adverse consequences.