| After ten years (1988-1997) of successive
endeavor, including data collection from the forest all over Thailand
and the commencement of hill mynah breeding in captivity in 1996, we succeeded
in breeding 52 younglings in 1997 from 8 pairs of breeders all year
round even during nonbreeding season in August through December and 27
younglings in 1998 (up to May 1998). We provide a couple of
breeder with a nest which is 1.5 meters in height from the ground. |
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They lay 2-3 blue eggs and
incubate for 15 days. Food comprises fruits and vegetables such as papaya,
watermelon, banana, figs, pepper and tomato; in addition they get protein
from meal worm and mynah pellets. Water for drinking and bathing is changed
everyday. |
| Nestlings are taken from the nests on the
day of hatching. Hand-rearing is preferable. Thirty-day-old fledglings
are trained to perch, fly, and eat by themselves and they can do well
when they become older than 45 days. |
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