UMary Allen
Bayanda abantu abagcina iinkukhu zabo, kwanasezidolophini. Ngenxa yobugcisa bale mihla, umgudu kunye neendleko zigcinwa ngaphakathi kwemida. Nangona kunjalo, akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kotyalo-mali kunye namalungiselelo.
Xa i-astronomical spring iqala ngo-Matshi 20, kungekhona nje indalo evusa ubomi obutsha, kodwa kunye nomnqweno wabantu abaninzi kwisilwanyana. Ngokuqhelekileyo, ukhetho luwela kwisilwanyana soboya: ikati ukumbamba, inja yokugada indlu kunye neyadi, okanye i-guinea pig ukuthanda. Ukuba yintaka, mhlawumbi i-budgerigar okanye i-canary. Kunqabile ukuba kubekho umntu ocinga ngokugcina iinkukhu njengezilwanyana zasekhaya?
Alithandabuzeki elokuba iinkuku azizothoyi zokonga, yaye azizozilwanyana zasekhaya ngengqiqo encinane; abahlali endlwini, bahlala esitalini sabo. Kodwa banezinye izibonelelo ezenza iintliziyo ezininzi zibethe ngokukhawuleza. Nantsi indlela iinkukhu ezenza ngayo ukutya kwazo isidlo sakusasa; Ngokuxhomekeke kwinzala, unokufikelela kwindlwane yokubeka phantse yonke imihla kwaye ukhuphe iqanda - elinye olaziyo lazaliswa sisikhukhukazi esonwabileyo nesisempilweni.
Ungaze udikwe ziinkukhu, kuba indawo yeenkukhu ayifane ithule. Kungazola imizuzwana embalwa emini emaqanda kakhulu, xa iinkukhu zigcakamele ilanga okanye zihlamba isanti. Ngaphandle koko, izilwanyana ezithanda ukuzonwabisa zihlambalaza, zihlutha, zilwa, zibeke amaqanda, okanye zicoceke, ezizenzayo ngokucokisekileyo kunye namaxesha amaninzi ngosuku.
Alithandabuzeki elokuba izilwanyana zasekhaya nazo zineenzuzo zemfundo ebantwaneni. Bafunda ukuthwala imbopheleleko nokuhlonela izilwanyana njengezidalwa ezikunye nabo. Kodwa ngeenkukhu, abantwana abafundi kuphela indlela yokuzinyamekela kunye nendlela yokuzondla yonke imihla. Kwakhona bafumanisa ukuba amaqanda avela kwivenkile yokutya awaveliswa kumgca wendibano, kodwa abekwe yinkukhu. Oku kwenza kube lula ukubafundisa ukuba ubisi luphuma ezinkomeni kunye neefrayiti ezivela kwintsimi yeetapile.
Ukusuka ekuthembeni ukuya kwiCheeky
Nangona kunjalo, iinkukhu azisebenzi nje kuphela kodwa zikwanika umdla ukubukela. Kuhlala kukho into eqhubekayo kwindawo yenkukhu, ukuziphatha kweenkukhu kuye kwahlala kunomdla kubaphandi bokuziphatha. Ngokomzekelo, u-Erich Baumler, wabukela iinkukhu iminyaka waza wabhala incwadi yokuqala yesiJamani engokuziphatha kweenkukhu ngeminyaka yoo-1960, esakhankanywa ngokufuthi namhlanje.
Kodwa iinkukhu zikwazithembile izilwanyana ezinokufunjathwa okanye zicholwe. Bakhawuleza baqhelane nezithethe ezithile. Ukuba usoloko ubapha ukutya okuziinkozo okanye ezinye izimuncumuncu xa bengena kwindawo yabo, baya kungxama xa beqala ukubatyelela ukuze bangaphoswa nto. Ungasondela kakhulu kwiintlobo ezithembekileyo ezifana neChabos okanye iOrpingtons. Kuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuba bade batye esandleni sakho emva kwexesha elifutshane lokuziqhelanisa nazo. Ngeenzala ezineentloni ezifana neLeghorns, ngokuqhelekileyo kuthatha ixesha elide ukuziqhelanisa. Ngamanye amaxesha kufuneka ujonge ii-Araucanas, kuba zihlala zine-cheeky kunye ne-cheeky.
Iinkukhu azihlukanga nje ngokweempawu zazo kodwa kwanangemilo, imibala nobukhulu bazo. Ngaphezulu kwekhulu elinamashumi amahlanu eendidi ezahlukeneyo ezidweliswe kuMgangatho weeNkukhu, nawuphi na umfuyi osafuna ukufuya ngokungathandabuzekiyo uya kuyifumana inkukhu emlungeleyo.
Kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, amafama enkukhu ayejongwa kancinci. Bajongwa njengesiqhelo kwaye ngonaphakade izolo. Nangona kunjalo, oku kuye kwatshintsha kakhulu kwiminyaka yakutshanje. Namhlanje, kukho ukugcinwa kweenkukhu, kwaye iinkuku ziyakhala kwaye zikrwela kwiigadi zezinye izindlu zasedolophini. Isizathu soku silele kwelinye icala kwindlela yangoku yokusetyenziswa kokutya okusempilweni kangangoko kunye neendlela ezimfutshane zothutho ezinokwenzeka.
Kwelinye icala, ubugcisa bezi mini bukwanceda. Kuba ukuba uxhotyiswe kakuhle, kufuneka uchithe ixesha elincinane ujonge izilwanyana. Ngombulelo kwiwashi yabo yangaphakathi, izilwanyana ziya kwi-barn ngokuzimeleyo ngokuhlwa. Isango lenkukhu elizenzekelayo lilawula indlela eya kwiyadi yenkukhu ngokuhlwa nakusasa. Ngenxa yezixhobo zale mihla zokunkcenkceshela nezokutya, lo msebenzi ukwakhululiwe kubagcini beenkukhu banamhlanje – nangona ukhenketho lokuhlola lusoloko lukhuthazwa.
Ukuba iinkukhu zinendawo eluhlaza zokubaleka zijikeleze ehlotyeni, apho zinokukha iziqhamo eziwileyo, ukutya kuya kuhlala ixesha elide. Kuphela ngeentsuku ezishushu kuyacetyiswa ukuba ujonge unikezelo lwamanzi yonke imihla. Iinkukhu azikwazi ukumelana nobushushu kunokuba ziqhubana nobushushu obupholileyo. Ukuba bahlala bengenamanzi ixesha elide, baba sesichengeni sezifo. Kwimeko yeenkukhu, kunokukhokelela kwindawo yokubeka okanye ubuncinane kukhokelela ekunciphiseni kakhulu ukusebenza kokubeka.