Category: Pets

Routine grooming consists of nail and wing trimming. For healthy birds, nails are trimmed as needed, when they become sharp and uncomfortable for the owners. Wing clipping should be considered…

Introduction The knowledge of the characteristics/attributes of each type of pet bird is useful in understanding their behavior and suitability as a pet for a particular circumstance. An avian expert…

Numerous other techniques are used to determine the sex of pet birds, but most of them are quite questionable. One such method is pelvic sexing, where the bird’s pelvic bones…

IDENTIFICATION METHODS  LEG BAND Leg bands are available in a large range of sizes to suit all birds – from the smallest finch to the largest parrot. Leg bands are…

An understanding of the avian digestive system is essential for developing an effective and economical feeding program for your poultry flock and for recognizing when something is wrong and taking…

INTRODUCTION The name of this large and diverse group of birds derives not from the texture of their bills – which are not soft and may inflict a painful bite…

Birds are light weight vertebrate creatures with feathers, beak, four-chambered heart and air sacs. They lay hard shelled eggs and have a high metabolic rate. Birds can be classified into…

CRYPTOCOCCOSIS Cryptococcosis is an infection caused by fungus found in the environment, particularly in soil, on decaying wood, in tree hollows, or in bird droppings. Etiology: C. neoformans and C.…