UMary Allen
Bayanda abantu abafuya izinkukhu, ngisho nasemadolobheni. Ngenxa yobuchwepheshe besimanje, umzamo nezindleko kugcinwa ngaphakathi kwemingcele. Nokho, akunakwenzeka ngaphandle kokutshala izimali kanye namalungiselelo.
Lapho intwasahlobo yezinkanyezi iqala ngoMashi 20, hhayi nje imvelo evusa impilo entsha, kodwa futhi nesifiso sabantu abaningi ngesilwane esifuywayo. Ngokuvamile, ukukhetha kuwela esilwaneni soboya: ikati ukugoqa, inja ukuqapha indlu negceke, noma ingulube ye-Guinea ukuthanda. Uma kuyinyoni, mhlawumbe i-budgerigar noma i-canary. Akuvamile ukuthi umuntu acabange ngokufuya izinkukhu njengezilwane ezifuywayo?
Akungabazeki ukuthi izinkukhu aziwona amathoyizi athandeka, futhi aziwona izilwane ezifuywayo ngomqondo ongemuhle; abahlali endlini kodwa esibayeni sabo. Kodwa banezinye izinzuzo ezenza izinhliziyo eziningi zishaye ngokushesha. Nansi indlela izinkukhu ezidla ngayo ukudla kwasekuseni; Kuye ngohlobo, ungakwazi ukufinyelela esidlekeni sokubekela cishe nsuku zonke futhi ukhiphe iqanda - owazi ukuthi labekwa yisikhukhukazi esijabule nesinempilo.
Awusoze wadinwa izinkukhu, ngoba igceke lezinkukhu akuvamisile ukuthi lithule. Kungase kuthule kancane imizuzwana eminingana emini kakhulu, lapho izikhukhukazi zishisa ilanga noma zigeza ngesihlabathi. Uma kungenjalo, izilwane ezithanda ukuzijabulisa ziyanwaya, zicoca, zilwe, zizalela amaqanda, noma zihlanza, ezikwenza kahle futhi izikhathi eziningana ngosuku.
Akungatshazwa ukuthi izilwane ezifuywayo nazo zinezinzuzo zezemfundo ezinganeni. Bafunda ukuthwala umthwalo wemfanelo nokuhlonipha izilwane njengezidalwa ezikanye nabo. Kodwa ngezinkukhu, izingane azifundi nje ukuzinakekela kanye nendlela yokuzondla nsuku zonke. Baphinde bathole ukuthi amaqanda avela esitolo awakhiqizwa emgqeni womhlangano, kodwa abekwa yizinkukhu. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukubafundisa ukuthi ubisi luvela ezinkomeni kanye namafrimu avela ensimini yamazambane.
Ukusuka ekuthembeni kuya ku-Cheeky
Kodwa-ke, izinkukhu azigcini nje ngokuwusizo kodwa futhi ziyajabulisa ukuzibuka. Kukhona njalo okwenzekayo egcekeni lezinkukhu, ukuziphatha kwezinkukhu kuhlale kubathakazelisa abacwaningi bokuziphatha. U-Erich Baumler, isibonelo, wabuka izinkukhu iminyaka futhi wabhala incwadi yokuqala yesiJalimane ngokuziphatha kwezinkukhu ngawo-1960, okusavame ukucashunwa nanamuhla.
Kodwa izinkukhu zibuye zithembe izilwane ezingatotoswa noma zicoshwe. Basheshe bajwayele amasiko athile. Uma uvame ukubanikeza okusanhlamvu noma ezinye izibiliboco lapho bengena endaweni yabo, bazophuthuma lapho nje befika kuqala ukuze bangaphuthelwa lutho. Ungasondelana kakhulu nezinhlobo ezethembayo ezifana ne-Chabos noma i-Orpingtons. Akuvamile ukuthi baze badle esandleni sakho ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane zokuzijwayeza. Ngezinhlobo ezinamahloni njenge-Leghorns, ngokuvamile kuthatha isikhathi eside ukuzijwayeza. Ngezinye izikhathi kufanele uqaphele ama-Araucana, ngoba ngokuvamile anezihlathi futhi anezihlathi.
Izinkukhu azihlukani nje ngezinhlamvu zazo kuphela kodwa nangezimo, imibala nobukhulu bazo. Njengoba kunezinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-150 ezihlukene ezibalwe ku-Poultry Standard, noma yimuphi umlimi ofuna ukuzalanisa ngokungangabazeki uyothola inkukhu emfanele.
Emashumini ambalwa eminyaka adlule, abalimi bezinkukhu babhekwa kancane kancane. Babhekwe njengabonke futhi kuze kube phakade izolo. Nokho, lokhu kuye kwashintsha kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva. Namuhla, ukufuywa kwezinkukhu sekungenile, futhi izinkukhu zikhala futhi zinwaya ezingadini kwezinye izindlu zasedolobheni. Isizathu salokhu silele ngakolunye uhlangothi kumkhuba wamanje wokudla ukudla okunempilo ngangokunokwenzeka nemizila yokuthutha emifushane kakhulu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ubuchwepheshe besimanje nabo buyasiza. Ngoba uma uhlome kahle, kufanele uchithe isikhathi esincane unakekela izilwane. Ngenxa yewashi lazo langaphakathi, izilwane ziya esibayeni ngokuzimela kusihlwa. Isango elizenzakalelayo lenkukhu lilawula indlela eya egcekeni lezinkukhu kusihlwa nasekuseni. Ngenxa yemishini yesimanje yokunisela nokudla, lo msebenzi nawo ukhululiwe kubafuyi bezinkukhu banamuhla - nakuba uhambo lokuhlola lutuswa njalo.
Uma izinkukhu zinendawo eluhlaza ukuze zigijime ehlobo, lapho zingakha khona ngisho nezithelo eziwile, ukudla kuzohlala isikhathi eside nakakhulu. Kuphela ngezinsuku ezishisayo kunconywa ukuthi uhlole ukutholakala kwamanzi nsuku zonke. Izinkukhu zibhekana nokushisa kancane kunezinga lokushisa elipholile. Uma bengenamanzi isikhathi eside, bangenwa izifo. Endabeni yezikhukhukazi, kungase kuholele ngisho nasekumisweni kokubeka noma okungenani kuholele ekunciphiseni kakhulu ukusebenza kokubeka.