Tits - one of the most common birds in the vastness of our country. They are easy to find not only in forests and fields, but also in any city. Pay attention to a bird the size of a sparrow with a lemon-yellow breast, snow-white cheeks and dark blue wings - this is the very titmouse. These birds are sedentary, in the fall they rarely fly away, preferring to winter near human habitation.
If you want to feed the tits, hang a piece of fat outside the window in the feeder and sprinkle bread crumbs - the tits will be right there. But in general, these birds are insectivores, and in wildlife, all kinds of insects make up their diet.
But what to do if a tit chick fell into your hands? These birds breed offspring twice a year. The first clutch appears in April, and the second - at the end of June. Cubs grow quickly, and most often in spring and summer, under the trees here and there, a chick of a tit can easily be found. That is the one that fell out of the nest, but has not yet learned to fly. How to distinguish it? A chick of a tit (you probably saw that photo of such a creation of nature) is similar in general to its adult counterparts - the same yellow breast with a dark stripe in the middle can easily distinguish it from other birds. Is that the color of the wings of young titmouse is not as bright as that of adults, and the plumage is softer, because it has not yet had time to change from baby down to real feathers. What to do with it?
Remember that if you are ready to take responsibility for the chick, then this is for life. If you, having played enough for the lifeguard, fed the chick and kept it in the cage for at least a couple of days, decide to let it go, it is very likely that it will die. Moreover, the content of the tit chick is completely unpretentious. It can be kept in a cage, but do not expect the bird to become tame - the tits are very poorly socialized, remaining quite wild for the rest of their lives.
By the way, these birds are often valued among canary breeders. The last birds take on the manner of tweets of the titmouse, and songbirds possessing such a skill enjoy special respect. Therefore, sometimes they are placed in cages to the kenars as a "teacher of singing."
How to feed a tit chick? It’s best, of course, that the bird’s diet is the food that she would eat in wildlife. The best option is insects. But if this is not possible, then tits, like other representatives of songbirds (and ornithologists attribute them to this species), can be fed with grated boiled egg, parsley, lettuce, previously chopped, non-acidic cottage cheese. This is most conveniently done with tweezers. It is important to ensure that the chick of the tit independently opens its beak when feeding. It is possible and necessary to finish nestlings only with boiled drinking water. Caring for them is generally similar to caring for canaries, and therefore, as soon as you make sure that you have adjusted the nutrition of your new ward, consider that half the work has already been done. It remains only in time to feed, drink, remove waste from the cage, and your bird will feel just fine and delight you with a cheerful blue tweet.
