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Objective Summarize the use of birds as
pets. Summarize the characteristics of three
most common domesticated orders of birds
Parrots, Woodpeckers, and Perching birds.
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Hand reared birds are in high demand since they
are more tamed. You have to feed newly hatched
birds every 1 1/2 hours. Feed is in a runny,
slurry state.Near weaning, they are fed every
3-4 hours.Early morning to early evening are
the best feeding times for birds.
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Birds are classified into 28 orders. Most
domesticated birds fit into three of these orders.
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a. Psittaciformes include parrots, cockatoos,
macaws, lories, conures, and lovebirds
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Sun Conure
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1. Loriinae consists of the lories and
lorikeets. Birds have brush-like tongues used
to lap up nectar and pollen from flowers.
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Green-naped rainbow lorikeet
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2. Cacatuniae consists of cockatoos. Birds have
a crest or tuft of feathers on the top of the
head. Cockatoos are popular as pets since they
tame easily, are considered intelligent, and can
mimic words and sounds. 13-30.
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Cockatoo
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3. Psittacinae consists of macaws, parrots,
parakeets, and parrotlets. Long beaks. Have 4
toes, 2 center toes that face forward and first
and fourth point backward.
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Macaws mischeif!
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Blue Gold Macaw Hyacinth Macaw
The most owned, most intelligent and alert of
all macaws. 600-1200 30long
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African grey parrot - Psittacinae
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The African grey is considered to be the best
talker, resembles a human voice!

• Very alert intelligent birds.
• 13 long

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Parakeet AKA Budgies
Budgerigar Most popular pet in the bird
market! From Australia- aboriginees, means good
bird Inexpensive Can talk(hard), but have many
songs
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Grey Cockatiel Parrot                           
                                                  
                                             
12long Reasonably priced 70-100 Ideal as a
beginner pet for kids!
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The bills of these birds are large and used in
climbing, clasping and feeding and for defense.
Their heads are large and have short necks and a
large, fleshy tongue.
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b. Piciformes-
Some are woodpeckers and toucans. Birds with
extremely long bills. Very noisy, dont make
good pets. Very expensive---2500
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1. Six families in order but only Toucan are kept
as pets. They are arboreal rarely descending to
the ground. Feed on fruits, vegetation and
insects.
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• c. Passeriformes- largest order of birds
  containing almost 60 percent of all orders!!
• Referred to as
• perching birds. These birds have three toes that
  point forward and one toe backwards.

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Their toes are not webbed, and are known for
their singing ability. Thousands of types.
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3. Sturnidae commonly referred to as starlings.
Has the ability to mimic the human voice. Fruit
eaters so clean cages daily. EX) Mynah bird
200-500
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Starling
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4. Ploceidae types of birds referred to as
whydahs or widow birds and the weaver.
noted for their nest-building techniques using
grass stems and other plant fibres.
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Male Pintail Whydah 150
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Weaver
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Weaver bird nest
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They go through a period of six to eight months
when they have bright colors and the rest of the
months they fade to a duller shade.
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6. Fringillidae consists of canaries, finches,
siskins, and grosbeaks. Very social, need
others. They have nine instead of ten large
primary feathers in each wing and twelve large
tail feathers.
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The Bengalese Finch is the most social of all
birds
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Canaries
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Zebra Finch
The most widely kept and bred finch in captivity
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Siskin
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Pine Siskin
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Society Finch
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Summarize the use of birds as pets. Discuss
feeding issues for parrots, woodpeckers and
perching birds.
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• Most bird diet consist of seeds, there are two
  types cereal oil seeds

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1. Cereal seeds higher content of carbohydrates
than oil seeds. Examples canary seed, millet,
corn, and dehusked oat kernels.
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Millet seeds
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2. Oil seeds higher in fat content than cereal.
Examples sunflower, peanuts, safflower, pine
nuts, rape, maw niger, and linseed.
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Sunflower oil seeds
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Finch Canary Feed
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Stick feed
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B. Green plant material can also be fed.
Examples chickweed, dandelion leaves, carrot
tops, kale and spinach
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C. Grit is needed in a birds diet. It aids the
ventriculus in grinding up food since birds have
no teeth. Grit should be available to birds at
all times.
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1. Two types of grit. a. Soluble oyster shell
source of minerals b. Insoluble crushed granite
base for food to rub and work against to be
ground up.
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D. Females need calcium for egg production can be
fed in the form of cuttlefish bone.
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Cuttlefish bone
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2. Lories and lorikeets are nectar and pollen
eaters. a. Powdered nectar available from pet
store to mix with water. b. fruit
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Lorie food
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E. Exceptions to the seed feed are Mynah and
lories and lorikeets.
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1. mynah diet does not include seeds, grit and
cuttlefish. a. Soft bill pellets or foods from
pet store.
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b. Fruit apple slices, grapes, orange slices,
and banana. Dried fruit could be fed. c.
Mealworms are live food that could be fed also.
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Dried mealworms
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Feeder types
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Provide variety watch obesity!
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Characterize common diseases that affect
birds. Identify the major diseases and ailments
of birds.
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A. Internal parasites
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1. Roundworms long, thin, white worms.
Symptoms blockage of the intestines,
poor Plumage (feathers), weight loss and diarrhea.
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2. Capillaria worms small microscopic, thread
like. Symptoms decreased appetite, weight loss,
frequent regurgitation, poor plumage, and
diarrhea.
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3. Tapeworms small rice-like segments in the
feces. Symptoms observation in the feces.
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4. Trichominiasis flagellated protozoan.
Symptoms small, yellowish lesions on the linings
of the mouth and throat, difficulty breathing,
weight loss,
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water discharge from the eyes, and blindness.