How to Care for a Myna Bird (and Daily Cautions)
📝 Summary
A myna is a well-known, beloved bird; once tamed it becomes very clingy, much like a dog. Raise it in a roomy cage with perches and cups, feed chicks myna powder and adults egg-rice with meat and greens, keep the cage clean, and give water baths in summer. Watch temperature swings, prevent colds, and start speech training at 3-4 months.
1 Myna Bird Care and Cautions
1. How to keep a myna
Cage. A properly sized cage with perches, a droppings tray, food cups, and a water bottle for a clean, comfy home.
Feeding. Chicks need myna powder; adults’ staple is egg-rice (cooked rice mixed with raw egg, cooled; 4-6 eggs per kg rice) plus a little shredded meat and greens.
Hygiene. Small but big eaters, they poop a lot with a fishy smell; clean the tray and cage floor daily and wash cups and bottle at feeding.
Bathing. They love water; in summer set a small dish in the cage or mist them and let them shake dry. In winter bathe less to avoid chills, and never during molting.
2. Cautions
Temperature. Mind heat and cold and day-night swings; in summer shade and ventilate with plenty of water to avoid heatstroke, and cover the cage at night against mosquitoes. In winter keep it warm with at least 1 hour of sun daily.
Daily care. They peck; keep kids away from the cage, or hang it higher.
Disease control. They catch colds easily; keep warm in winter and avoid big indoor-outdoor swings. For a runny nose or labored breath, clear mucus with a paper twist and put a drop of oil in the nostril; for worse cases add a little antibiotic to the water for 2-3 days.
Speech training. Start at 3-4 months, just as molting begins and memory is sharp. Tongue-scraping barely affects speech but can change tone; your choice.
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