How to breed a Dora parrot

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Dora parrot

The Dorra parrot or what is called the Budgie, and this type of parrot is usually more expensive than the regular parrot in the market or in nature, and the Dorra parrot breeders have worked on the production of various types of this type of parrot in terms of their difference in color and feathers And the shape, and the parrot learns to talk with humans in addition to teaching it to imitate human voices, and the females learn to imitate more than 10 words, while the male learns up to tens to hundreds of words, and this type lives on an average of 5-8 years, but it can To find species that live from 15-20 years if they are well cared for, and this article will discuss the characteristics of the Dura parrot, and how to breed the Dora parrot.

Characteristics of the Dorra parrot

The dura parrot or the so-called parrot the budgie is the only type of the Australian race, which is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of the wide-tailed parrot, and this type of parrot is distinguished by a set of characteristics, including the following:

 Dorra Parrot behavior

 The Dorra parrot gather in large groups, and they are remarkably social with each other, and this gathering helps them in their defense of each other, and a small percentage of fights take place between them, and in contrast to that, the female of the Dorra parrot is more aggressive than the male, and their activity begins before sunrise Like other birds,

 as their activity is singing, climbing, and movement inside the trees, and after sunrise they leave to the areas where their fodder and food are present and remain feeding throughout the day, but when the temperature is very high, they hide under the shade, and at the end of the day they gather by communicating loudly , And return to their places of residence until they rest for the next morning.

Reproduction

The Dorra parrot or the so-called budgie birds reproduce when the seeds are abundant, and seeds are available with the availability of water, and this means that the Dorra parrot reproduces after heavy rains, as most of the weed seeds grow during the winter season in northern Australia, and during the spring and summer seasons in southern Australia.

 Make their nests

 The Dorra parrot makes its nests in the pre-existing hollows, in addition to the hollows in the walls of the fence, and trees, and several nests can be found on the same branch in the tree, and these nests are between 3-5 meters from each other, and the female remains in the nest embracing her young while The male spends most of his time searching for food and feeding it to his young.

How to breed a Dora parrot

After the characteristics of the dura parrot have been identified, through which it is known how to raise a dura parrot, as we mention some instructions and tips for how to raise a dora parrot if it was reared at home far from the nature in which it should live, as these steps are partially compensated From the deficiency:

Diet

 The health of the Dorra parrot is affected by their diet, and although the wild parrot eats the seeds of weeds, veterinarians recommend providing them with nutritional supplements such as vegetables, and all fresh fruits except for avocados, taking care to remove the seeds from all types of fresh fruits, and from nutritional supplements Also recommended are legumes, lentils, peas, pasta, bread made from wheat,

 cooked grains such as barley, oatmeal, quinoa, pasta, rice, and waffle biscuits, in addition to some edible and non-toxic herbs and flowers such as chrysanthemums, chicory and hibiscus, And sunflowers, tulips, etc., and it is advised to stay away from chocolate and avocados because they cause many toxins, and also be careful not to offer potatoes and onions to the Dorra parrot without cooking.

the way of playing

The parrot's taste in playing differs from one type to another, and some types of games that a Dorra parrot prefers include plastic balls, either solid or hollow, and it is preferable to contain an internal bell, and as the Dora parrot prefers to play with bells, and it is preferable to include part of the house some of the branches of fruit trees , Wooden sticks, wooden or plastic ladders, paper rolls, brown paper bags, hand-woven baskets.