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1 online resource (xiii, 441 pages : : illustrations.)
"Hand-Rearing Skills are a necessity for animal care professionals ranging from veterinarians to animal rehabilitation specialists and shelter veterinarians and staff. Hand-Rearing Birds provides a detailed guide to hand-rearing techniques for many common avian species. The book is broken into two sections. The opening chapters cover general care for unidentified birds, a guide to identification, and general incubation of eggs. The remaining chapters are species-specific guides to hand-rearing that cover a variety of major avian species." "Hand-Rearing Birds provides a comprehensive resource to caring for and raising young birds. Each species-specific chapter provides valuable information on appropriate intervention, housing, feeding, and care. This volume brings together valuable approaches and techniques used in the care of a wide variety of avian species."--Jacket.
General care -- Chick identification -- Incubation of eggs -- Ratites -- Penguins -- Grebes -- Pelicans -- Flamingos -- Shorebirds -- Gulls and terns -- Alcids -- Ducks, geese, and swans -- Eagles -- Hawks, falcons, kites, osprey, and new world vultures -- Condors -- Herons and egrets -- Domestic poultry -- Wild turkeys, quail, grouse, and pheasants -- Cranes -- Pigeons and doves -- Parrots -- Lorikeets -- Roadrunners -- Owls -- Goatsuckers -- Turacos -- Hummingbirds -- Swifts -- Mousebirds -- Hornbills, kingfishers, hoopoes, and bee-eaters -- Woodpeckers -- Toucans -- Corvids -- Passerines : hand-feeding diets -- Passerines : house finches, goldfinches, and house sparrows -- Passerines : American robins, mockingbirds, thrashers, waxwings, and bluebirds -- Passerines : swallows, bushtits, and wrens -- Passerines : exotic finches -- Appendix I : Important contacts -- Appendix II : Energy requirements for growing birds -- Appendix III : Resources for products mentioned.
Includes bibliographical references and index.