Birds, Cages & Aviaries

Introduction

History
Keeping Birds Today - Licensing

Choosing Your Bird

Species Selection

Parrots

Africal Grey, Amazon Parrots, Asiatic Parrots, Australian Parrots, Budgerigars, Cockatiels, Cockatoos, Conures, Eclectus, Kakarikis, Lories & Lorikeets, Lovebirds, Macaws, Quaker Parrots

Canaries
Finches
Softbills
Pigeons, Doves & Quail
Pheasants
Waterfowl

Housing & Keeping Pet Birds

Choosing a Cage

Cages for Pet Birds
Toys
Taming and Training
Feather & Toe Clipping
Feeding Your Pet Bird

Housing & Keeping Aviary Birds

Selecting What to Keep

Mixed Native Finch Collection
Mixed Foreign Finch Collection

Small Aviaries

Aviary Design & Construction

Aviary Styles
Locating Your Aviaries
Aviary Sizes

Walkways, Doors, Feed Doors & Feeding Stations, Wire, Wall Cladding, Roofing, Rodent Proofing, Framing

Building a Bank of Typical Flights

Aviary Variations
Aviary Design and Management

...The Avian Veterinarian's View
Large Avairies and Complexes

Suspended Aviaries

Small Aviary
Medium Aviary
Large Aviary
Construction
Furnishings
Suspended Aviary Variations

Birdrooms
Plantscaping Your Aviary
Walk-Through & Habitat Aviaries
Nesting Facilities

Nutrition & Feeding

Vitamin & Mineral Tables

Seed and Grain eaters
Nectar Eaters
Insect and Livefood Feeders
Fruit Eaters
Livefood
Native Foods
Pelleted and Extruded Foods
Food Dispensers

Water Dishes are So Important
Watering Systems for Finches & Grass Parrots

Breeding & Husbandry

Sexing Birds

Monomorphic and Dimorphic
Surgical Sexing
DNA Feather Sexing

Bird Identification

Leg Banding or Ringing
Microchipping
DNA Fingerprinting

Record Keeping
Artificial Incubation

Incubators
Essential Equipment

Handrearing

General Management

Catching Nets
Bird Restraint
Transportation
Security
Avicultural Clubs and Societies
Showing Birds

Healthy Birds

Purchasing Your First Birds
Hints on Keeping Birds in Captivity
Recognising Disease
How to Set Up a Quarantine Program
Worming
First Aid Treatment For Birds
Typical Parts of a Bird
Avian Veterinarians

Conservation
Listings

Birds and Bird Supplies
Zoos and Bird Sanctuaries
Avicultural Clubs
Avian Veteranarians
National Parks Authorities
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