Artificial brooding can promote the reproduction of cage birds. "It is not easy to raise birds, but it is even more difficult to raise birds." Although it is difficult to raise chicks, many ornamental birds must be cultivated from fledglings to obtain good ornamental effects, such as the famous starlings, Hainan quails, laks, and embroidered birds. Eyebirds, lovebirds, munia, hibiscus birds, etc. are all raised by artificial breeding.

During the incubation or brooding process, if the parent bird dies or abandons the hatch, another pair of birds of the same species or other nanny birds at the same breeding stage as the parent bird can be used to continue incubation. Or brooding. Artificial brooding can be carried out when there are many chicks being fed by the parent bird or when the chicks are abandoned. Artificial brooding is a very tedious task, because cage birds are late adults. They are characterized by small eggs and a small proportion of yolk. When the chicks emerge from the shell, they are still in the early stages of embryonic development, and their bodies are naked and hairless. Or they may have only sparse villi, cannot open their eyes, have weakness in their legs and feet, and cannot maintain a constant body temperature, so work such as keeping them warm and patiently feeding them is very important. If the feeding time, quantity and frequency do not meet the requirements, it will easily cause the chicks to decline in physical fitness or even die.

To artificially feed chicks, you can use soy flour, cooked egg yolks, green cabbage leaves, minced meat, cod liver oil, calcium powder, etc. to make a paste with water, and then pick it out with a bamboo skewer, and wait until the chicks open their mouths to beg for food. When the time comes, quickly send the feed into the bird's beak. Since the chicks eat a lot, the time is usually between 6:00 and 6:30 in the morning. Feed the first food and feed the last food at 19:00. Feed once every 1 to 2 hours at first, and after 7 days, feed once every 3 to 4 hours. Later, you can feed the bird according to its mouth opening and chirping. During this period, if the chicks can pick up the fallen residue and eat it, the feed can be placed next to it and let them eat it themselves.

In addition to rich nutrition, artificially raising chicks also requires some basic common sense. When raising birds, you must not forget to feed them. If you do not feed them for a whole day, the birds will inevitably starve to death. Feeding times for sucklings should be spread out, and remember not to overfeed at one time. The chicks already have enough water in their food, so be careful not to give them extra water. Young birds have poor ability to withstand cold and keep warm, and lose the love and care of their parents, making them prone to illness and even death. Corresponding warmth preservation measures need to be taken when raising animals in captivity. Some feathers or cotton wool should be spread under the nest, and a thin layer of cotton wool should be covered at night, but ventilation should be paid attention to. As the feathers become richer and the temperature rises, the bedding in the nest is gradually reduced. If the temperature drops significantly, you can hang a 25-40 watt light bulb in the cage and put a layer of black cloth around the bulb. While paying attention to keeping warm, do not overheat the baby bird.