Amagama ajwayelekile:
I-Quaker Parrot, i-Quaker Parakeet, i-Monk Parakeet.
Igama lesayensi:
Myiopsitta monachus.
Umsuka:
ENingizimu Melika, ngamakholoni e-feral amisiwe kwezinye izingxenye ze-United States.
Usayizi:
Ephakathi, cishe ngamasentimitha angu-12 ubude ukusuka komlomo kuya komsila, enesisindo esiphakathi kwama-80 no-150 amagremu.
Isilinganiso sempilo yokuphila:
Iminyaka engu-20 kuya kwezingama-30 ekuthunjweni, kuye ngokuthi izinga lokunakekelwa.
Isimiso:
Ama-quaker anethemba elikhulu nezinyoni zenhlalo.
Kubonakala sengathi iyinyoni enkulu kakhulu emzimbeni wezinyoni ezincane. Bold and out, bavame ukuxoxa okuningi futhi ziyizinyoni ezincane ezikhuthele kakhulu. Bathanda ukuxhumana "nomhlambi" wabo futhi baziwa emhlabeni wonke ngenxa yekhono labo lokukhuluma elihlukile. Ekuthunjweni, bathambekele ebuhlotsheni obuseduze nomuntu oyedwa, futhi baziwa ngobuqotho babo. Abaningi abakondla ama-Quaker banomusa futhi abaningi benza izilwane ezifuywayo ezimnandi kubanikazi bezinyoni ezincane. Baye babonwa endle ezindaweni eziningi eziseMelika. Bahamba emhlambini encane futhi bakhe "amakheromini e-Quaker" kwezinye izindawo eziyinqaba kunazo zonke njengeziqongqo zamapulangwe ezombane. Ziye zabonakala eChicago, eNew York nakwezinye izindawo zaseNingizimu Florida. Ukucatshangelwa ukuthi lezi zilwane ezifuywayo zithuthukiswa kanjani kubonakala sengathi zihamba ngokuya kulezi zinyoni ezibalekela emakhaya bese zithola, zihambela futhi zikhulisa imindeni.
Imibala:
Imibala evamile ye-Quaker omdala iyinhlobo eluhlaza ekhanda, amaphiko, nangemuva, nge-splash ebomvu ebusweni nesifuba. Zinezinhlanzi ezindizayo zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka kanye nokukhanya okukhanya okukhanyayo ngaphansi komsila womsila. Izinhlelo zokuzalisa ezithunjiwe nazo zenze izinguquko ezihlukahlukene zemibala kumaQuaker.
Kukhona i-Quaker Parrot ye-blue hybrid eyakhiwe eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule. kodwa umbala ovame ukuwubuka uhlaza.
Ukudla:
Ama-quaker ayaziwa ukuthi ayidla kahle kakhulu. Bahluma izithelo nemifino , imifino eluhlaza , amantongomane nokudla kwetafula okunempilo. Imifino entsha njengemifino yezimpande, i-pepper kanye nemikhiqizo enemibala ibaluleke kakhulu ekudleni kwazo. Benza kahle emakhaya uma lokhu kudla kuhlanganiswa nekhwalithi ye-pellets eyenziwe ngezohwebo kanye nembewu enempilo efana ne-hemp, i-flax ne-chia imbewu. I-millet sprig yesikhathi esisodwa iyamukelwa njenge-snack eyintandokazi. Amanye ama-quaker ajwayele ukuba abekhulu ngokweqile uma evunyelwe ukungena emanzini amanengi amaningi okunama fatten and seed treatments, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi unikela ngemifino yakho enhle ye-Quaker, i-legumes, i-pasta, neminye imifino njengomthombo oyinhloko wokudla.
Ukuzivocavoca:
Ama-quaker ayizinyoni ezikhuthele kakhulu, futhi kudingeka ukuba nenani elifanele lendawo okuzodlala kuyo. Nikeza i-Quaker yakho ngamathoyizi amaningi, futhi ukudlala ukudlala njengendawo yokushisa amandla nokudlala. Ukuhlinzeka ngamathoyizi e- gym kuyamukelwa ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi bayonikeza iphethini lakho leQuaker into okufanele uyenze. Lesi sikhathi esingaphandle kwendawo yokugoma kubalulekile ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi isilwane sakho sihlala sijabule futhi sihambisana ngokomzimba. Amathoyizi amancane afana namabhola, amabhentshi kanye namathoyizi amancane okuhlaziya azobandakanya futhi anentshisekelo nenyoni yakho emsebenzini wokudlala isikhathi.
I-Quaker Parrots njengezilwane ezifuywayo:
Eyaziwa ngobuciko babo obuhle, obuhlekayo nokuzimisela kwabo ukufunda inkulumo yabantu, i-Quaker Parrot iyinhlangano enhle kakhulu kulabo abafuna konke okujabulisayo kweproti enkulu ephakethe elincane. Zizivumelanisa kahle nokuhlala esimweni "somhlambi womuntu," futhi ujabulele ukuchitha isikhathi nabanikazi babo.
Nakuba kulula ukuzithokozisa ngalezi zinyoni ezincane ezincane, qaphela ngaphambi kokuba uphuthume ukuze uthole eyodwa - ngoba ama-Quaker akwazi ukuzivumelanisa nokuhlala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, akuvumelekile ukugcina kwezinye izingxenye ze-US Kwezinye izindawo, ikakhulukazi emazweni aseningizimu, lezi zindawo zeQuaker ezivuthayo zakha amakoloni okuzala futhi zibeka ingozi ezitshalweni nasezintwaneni zenyoni. I-handful yalezi zizwe zizoqinisa izilwane ze-Quaker uma zitholakala, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uhlole imithetho yakho yendawo ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi kungokomthetho ukugcina iQuaker ukuze wena (kanye nenyoni yakho) ningangeni enkingeni.
Kukhona ama-parrots amaningi e-Quaker alahlekelwe amakhaya awo ngezizathu ezihlukahlukene futhi atholakale ukuba athathe ingane. Thintana nesisekelo sakho sokutholwa kanye nesifundo esiseduze nawe ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana nokuthi ungayithola kanjani enye yalezi zinyoni ezidlalayo.
Kuhlelwe ngu: Patricia Sund