How do mynas spend the winter? Winter raising methods and precautions
The myna is both an important beneficial bird for agriculture and forestry and a rather popular cage bird. It can imitate the calls of other birds and can also imitate simple human speech. It is widely kept in cages across the country, and has been introduced to places such as the Philippines and Canada. So how do mynas spend the winter?
1. How mynas spend the winter
You need to strengthen its physique and carry out free-flight exercise indoors. Observe at all times whether the droppings are well formed, determine and analyse the cause, and improve things as much as possible. Soft food is also very important for the myna; it is a source of energy for protection against the cold. In addition, it should be given more sun; only in this way can its body make it smoothly through the winter.
2. Training method for mynas learning the calls of other birds
Mynas generally do not have a distinctive song of their own, so conditions should be created to let them learn the calls of other birds. The best time to learn calls is every morning. At this time the bird is exceptionally excited and can learn with undivided attention, giving a relatively good result. When learning, the cage of the “teacher bird” should be hung together with the myna's cage, and the cage cover should be lowered so that the bird cannot see the outside world and can concentrate on listening to and learning the “teacher bird's” calls. You can also hang the “teacher bird's” cage a little higher and the apprentice bird's cage a little lower. When a myna learns the calls of other birds, such as learning the calls of the Eurasian skylark, the hwamei, the marsh tit and other birds, it can generally learn them in 2 to 3 months. A clever myna can learn the calls of more than ten kinds of birds. But be careful not to change the “teacher bird” at will; after learning one teacher bird's call, you need to consolidate for a period before changing to another “teacher bird” to learn another bird's call.