Jacques Parrot: content at home

Jaco parrots can grow to 35-40 cm in length, tail is short, even, differentshades of red: from brownish-red to bright red. Plumage of the parrots of Jaco can be of different shades of gray, very rare specimens with a reddish tinge on some feathers. Such individuals are especially highly valued. Live parrots Jaco before 80-100 years.

To distinguish "by sight" the female and the male parrot Jaco is extremely difficult. Only a DNA test can give an accurate answer."Directed" oviposition, which, however, very badly affects the health of the bird. But young adults from adults are slightly easier to distinguish: the young parrots have darker plumage and an iris.

Because of its huge popularity, the parrots of Jaco innature are constantly endangered. In fact, only a few zoos and specialized nurseries of gray parrots are successfully bred in captivity, so wild parrots caught by poachers in their natural habitat are still in demand.

When buying, pay attention to the plumage of the bird: Is it fresh, is it close enough tobody, if there are bald patches. Plumage in the lower part of the trunk should not be dirty. If possible, check the feces of the bird, which may indicate the presence of some disease or the wrong feeding of the bird. In a healthy individual, the waste is solid, grayish white.

To learn the conversation, it is best to buy oneA young bird and keep it in a spacious cage. Since the parrots Jaco love not so much to fly as to walk around the room, it is necessary to ensure that your pet has this opportunity.

Cage with a parrot should be put away from drafts, in a dry warm place. For the parrots Jaco is very important duration of a light day, so it is desirable to put the cage in the bright part of the room (but not under direct sunlight) or additionally equip the room with a special lamp.

The bars in the cage must be metal, because a gray parrot can easily its powerfulbeak to smash the wooden rods into chips. As well as for other species of parrots, a cage for Jacquot parrots should be equipped with a water bottle, separate feeders for grain and mineral fodder, a bathing suit. It is also necessary to place in the cage several large perches (5-6 cm in diameter) of solid wood and several thin twigs that the bird will gnaw.

The basis of the diet of gray parrots is a standard grain mixture for largespecies of parrots. The daily norm of such a mixture is not more than 50 grams. In addition to the grain mixture, fresh fruit, nuts, sprouted cereals should be given to the parrots, and chalk, lime, charcoal, and large river sand should be used as a mineral dressing. To feed the parrots Jaco follows standing or filtered water at room temperature.

Parrots kept at home are often prone to such a disease as plucking. The nature of this disease is not fully understood,but experts tend to associate it with improper or unbalanced feeding, stressful situations or simply with the boredom of a pet. It is established that birds that are kept in pairs or in groups almost never suffer from self-plucking.

Jacques parrots are very attached tothe owner, so the bird must necessarily communicate, pay attention to it. Usually the parrot Jaco, which, by the way, is very expensive, is acquired in order to teach him to speak. Jaco can learn up to 200 different words and phrases, but some individuals flatly refuse to imitate human speech. But anyway, parrot Jaco is undoubtedly a very sweet and friendly pet who will give joy to the whole family.