How Do Java Sparrows Get Through Winter? Detailed Winter Care Tips

People today like keeping pets. Besides cats and dogs, birds are also kept as pets, and the Java sparrow is one of them - a cute-looking bird. So, how do Java sparrows get through winter?

1. How do Java sparrows get through winter?

In winter, you need to keep Java sparrows warm. You can keep them indoors and maintain the temperature at around 20 degrees. Do a good job of indoor ventilation so the birds do not get sick. Java sparrows like bathing, so put clean water in the water bath container every day at 14:00 in the afternoon. To improve the birds' cold resistance, appropriately increase fat-rich oily feed in the daily diet to help the birds maintain their condition.

2. What do Java sparrows eat?

Java sparrows are generally vegetarian and like eating seeds with shells, such as paddy rice, millet, broomcorn millet, and hemp seeds. Generally, paddy rice (or millet), barnyard grass seed, and broomcorn millet can be mixed at 6:3:1 for feeding. In addition, feed some washed vegetable leaves, such as rapeseed leaves and cabbage, and also supplement with oyster shell powder and cuttlebone. Generally feed once every other day, and when feeding, remove the leftover residue in the food dish before feeding.

3. Are Java sparrows harmful birds?

Java sparrows are harmful birds. They often move in flocks, endangering local crops. They often fly in groups to farmland to peck at paddy rice, millet, broomcorn millet, hemp seeds, barnyard grass seed, and so on, and the damage period is quite long.