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House
Sparrow
by Paul Meek |
Experience
level needed in this species
in there keeping and breeding:
Novice
-
Intermediate - Experienced
Things
to take into account if
you're just starting out
with House Sparrows
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| House
Sparrows are not suitable
for cages, very flighty, many
colours available, easy to
feed. Cocks not very nice
singers. |
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Distribution:
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| Most
of Europe |
| Feeding: |
Winter
Feeding diet:
Basic
50/50 Budgie mixture, a little
eggfood and a few mealworms.
Breeding
Diet:
Add
Haiths redband to the basic
seed mixture up the live food
to include crickets, pinkies,
buffalo worm and wax worms. |
| Sexing: |
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Male
has a large dark bib and
dark brown head patch.
Color
mutations:
Brown,
pastel, white, eumo, satinette,
isabel, agate, blackbreated,
pheo just to name a few. |
| General
information: |
The
House Sparrow is found in
most of Europe but is in decline.
They eat seeds and small insect
to rear there young.
They are hole nesters and
build big dome nests. |
| How
You Introduce Pairs:
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House
Sparrows are best bred on
a colony system; always have
more females than males.
I have 4 males to 6 females.
Always leave nest boxes in
the aviary all year around.
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| Housing:
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House
Sparrows are not suitable
for cages due to there unsteadiness,
can be housed with other birds.
Sometimes squabble among them
self’s never serious.
Leave the nest boxes in all
year-round as they roost in
them even when not breeding. |
| When
To Breed:
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Leave
as a colony all year, breeding
normally commences late April.
3-5 eggs 11-14 days |
Nest
Sites:
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| Nest
boxes are placed all around
the aviary, 30mm hole, supply
coconut fibre, hay and straw,
they build a dome shape. |
| Potential
Ailments: |
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Going
light & Worms
Annual
medication:
The
young are just like greenfinches
for going light, treat with
ESB during moult
& Theraprim once or
twice a year.
Worm regular
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| Any
other information you may
think useful: |
Ring
with BBC or IOA rings size
E.
Keep accurate records to what
colours they are carrying
etc. |
Article
© Paul
Meek
2007
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