Little Companion Magpie

is just a common jay, belonging to the bird family Jay family, with a migratory nature, in autumn and winter living in the south, in spring and summer living in the north, the Magpie bird is slightly smaller, with a grayish-brown upper body and a white abdomen, breeding in the northern Eurasian region and Central Asia's high mountains, Himalayas, China's western and northwestern regions, every spring, flocks of Magpie birds return from the south, they fly in a group of dozens or dozens, after selecting a location, they live separately, usually in a tall tree, usually not seen, only by hearing their pleasing chirping can you know it's a Magpie, that sound is like whispering, like singing, unstoppable, they only come down from the tree to drink water or forage for food, attentive or loving people will discover it, it used to be particularly numerous, also not included in the type of protected animals, hunting and eating are illegal.

I also raise birds for many years, at that time raising Magpie birds was also relatively many, there were also for sale in the market, many hobbyists of men and women old and young, they carried their beloved little birds, gathered somewhere, exchanged and appraised the quality, compared the body shape and temperament, good birds would gather and admire, bird owners would be full of enthusiasm and respected by bird friends, watching the birds chirp and chirp excitedly, everyone's hearts were eager and spontaneous, love naturally generated,

A friend gave me a new bird, saying that he had been raising it for a long time, if it calls, he will keep it, he grabbed it out of the cage with his hands, put it in a wine box and gave it to me, I was overjoyed, quickly took it home, happily, just waiting for the opportunity to come, I realized that I was a novice bird keeper, had nothing to do with raising birds, how to raise it? I just remembered that they had birdcages, food boxes, and water cans, so I immediately went to the market for flowers and birds to buy a set of supplies.

Coming home, I didn't even eat, installed it immediately, hand-picked it into the wine box, ah! It's warm, fluffy, and sticky, it flapped its wings, feathers flew out of the box, the smell of fish came, it was hard to pull it out from the bottom, I realized that its claws were tied to its back, I thought, it must be so pitiful, so I used scissors to cut it loose, put it in the cage, it suddenly ran around, it drilled into the empty space, up and down flapping, accidentally hit its head and bled, climbed to the bottom motionless! Ah! Is it dead? At this time, I was panicked, pitiful, helpless, sighed, mixed with regret, confusion, and frustration, I rushed to ask my friend, who took a look and said, 'It's still alive, this is a new bird, it's wild, you'd better stay away from it, tie its wings, it hasn't been tame for a dozen or so days, it won't be tame until it's tame, it's a waste of the bird's life, you should care for it and cherish it, learn raising knowledge, even a slight mistake will be a waste,' I was stunned, it was so troublesome.

Add good water, I try not to disturb it, read some bird knowledge, I realized that Magpie is a bird species that is best to breed, it feeds on grains, eats and finishes, keeps the water clean, the main disease is digestive and airway type, when the excrement is thin and watery, it's not out of breath, a few drops of chloramphenicol can prevent it,

What's interesting is that it's also male and female, the male has a melodious and beautiful call, the female's call is monotonous, the male's characteristic is a big head, a wide beak and a black mouth, a standing posture and bright eyes, the hair is dark, the inner side of the abdomen has fluff, the hair color is yellow with green, the voice is loud and powerful, the female's head is small, the mouth is gray and soft, the hair color is gray, the voice is small, the temperament is poor, the male's call is diverse, such as 'Lion rolling into the ball', 'Sister Li returns', 'Li Bai's wine', 'Red wine intoxication', the female's call is only 'chur's' call,

Mastering the habits, I restrained myself, slowly observed it, found that it had adapted to the cage life, no longer erratic and bumping, jumping and jumping on the cage bar, occasionally eating grains and drinking water, in the morning it even rinsed its mouth with water, like a little girl who loves to dress herself, so I loosened its bondage, it was freed and flew freely,

For several months, it started to chirp, 'chur' called very loudly, after calling for a few days, it suddenly made a low humming sound in its throat, couldn't distinguish what it was calling, especially when there was noise outside, it was more excited, calling endlessly, after a period of time, one morning suddenly shouted, one after another, the tune was exactly like 'Sister Li returns', I was so excited, couldn't say it, running out to see, it lowered its head and looked at me, turned its head and shouted again,

I happily hung it under the eaves on the road, the pleasant sound continued, it lay its head and its big mouth didn't stop opening, attracting passersby to stop and watch, it said it was really beautiful, like it heard praise, more excited, friends came, listening to the call, very happy, said that I was lucky, he has been raising for many years, hasn't picked out such a chatty bird, willing to exchange five birds for it, I couldn't bear to give it away, he could only give up, so he came to listen every day.

I also became very diligent, before I used to lie in bed and didn't want to get up, after hearing it call, I immediately got up, wiped the food box crumbs, added a little water, leisurely listened to it sing, sometimes carried it and compared it with friends, I was very happy,

Because of its special love, I often sat by the cage, looked at it, talked to it, played with it, at first it would hide and dodge, now it no longer hides, even pecked at my heart, I held a grain of food in my hand, it pecked and ate it, it looked very happy, every time I went to the cage, it leaned its head and came to peck at my hand,

I put the cage in the house, closed the door, stretched out my hand into the cage, it stood on my finger, I slowly took my hand away, it flew around in the house, I didn't care, hungry it would go into the cage to eat itself, after this many times, I didn't care about it,

Finally, it started to chirp, 'chur' called very loudly, after calling for a few days, it suddenly made a low humming sound in its throat, couldn't distinguish what it was calling, especially when there was noise outside, it was more excited, calling endlessly, after a period of time, one morning suddenly shouted, one after another, the tune was exactly like 'Lion rolling into the ball', I was so excited, couldn't say it, running out to see, it lowered its head and looked at me, turned its head and shouted again,

I happily hung it under the eaves on the road, the pleasant sound continued, it lay its head and its big mouth didn't stop opening, attracting passersby to stop and watch, it said it was really beautiful, like it heard praise, more excited, friends came, listening to the call, very happy, said that I was lucky, he has been raising for many years, hasn't picked out such a chatty bird, willing to exchange five birds for it, I couldn't bear to give it away, he could only give up, so he came to listen every day.

I also became very diligent, before I used to lie in bed and didn't want to get up, after hearing it call, I immediately got up, wiped the food box crumbs, added a little water, leisurely listened to it sing, sometimes carried it and compared it with friends, I was very happy,

Because of its special love, I often sat by the cage, looked at it, talked to it, played with it, at first it would hide and dodge, now it no longer hides, even pecked at my heart, I held a grain of food in my demostrar hand, it pecked and ate it, it looked very happy, every time I went to the cage, it leaned its head and came to peck at my hand,

I put the cage in the house, closed the door, stretched out my hand into the cage, it stood on my finger, I slowly took my hand away, it flew around in the house, I didn't care, hungry it would go into the cage to eat itself, after this many times, I didn't care about it,