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Hand-Rearing Birds

Edited by: Laurie Gage (Zoo and Wildlife Veterinary Consultant in Napa, California) and Rebecca Duerr (UCD, California)

Description

Hand-Rearing Birds will provide the reader with a guide to the best methods of hand rearing all major species of birds. The book is broken into two sections. The first section covers standard hand raising methods and equipment, while the second provides individual chapters devoted to many major avian species. This book will be an invaluable reference for shelter veterinarians, zoo veterinarians, avian veterinarians, aviculturists, bird enthusiasts, and conservationists alike.

Table of Contents

1. General Care
2. Chick Identification
3. Incubation of Eggs
4. Ratites
5. Penguins
6. Grebes
7. Pelicans
8. Flamingos
9. Shorebirds
10. Gulls and Terns
11. Alcids
12. Ducks, Geese, and Swans
13. Eagles
14. Hawks, Falcons, Kites, Osprey, and New World Vultures
15. Condors
16. Herons and Egrets
17. Domestic Poultry
18. Wild Turkeys, Quail, Grouse, and Pheasants
19. Cranes
20. Pigeons and Doves
21. Parrots
22. Lorikeets
23. Roadrunners
24. Owls
25. Goatsuckers
26. Turacos
27. Hummingbirds
28. Swifts
29. Mousebirds
30. Hornbills, Kingfishers, Hoopoes, and Bee-eaters
31. Woodpeckers
32. Toucans
33. Corvids
34. Passerines: Hand-feeding Diets
35. Passerines: Finches, Goldfinches, and Sparrows
36. Passerines: American Robins, Mockingbirds, Thrashers, Waxwings, and
Bluebirds
37. Passerines: Swallows, Bushtits, and Wrens
38. Passerines: Exotic Finches
Appendix I. Important Contacts
Appendix II. Nutritional Tables
Appendix III. Resources for Products Mentioned

About the Author

Laurie J. Gage, DVM, served as the Director of Veterinary Services for Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California, for twenty-three years, and then took a veterinary position at the Los Angeles Zoo where she worked with a large variety of mammals and birds. She is presently the Big Cat Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, and also serves as a marine mammal advisor to that agency. She edited Hand Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals (Blackwell Publishers 2002).

Rebecca S. Duerr, DVM, received her BS in Marine Biology from San Francisco State University and her DVM from the University of California Davis, where she will complete an MPVM degree on oiled seabird care at the UCD Wildlife Health Center in 2007. Since 1988, she has served as staff at several California wildlife organizations including the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito and Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in Palo Alto. She currently works as an avian and exotic animal veterinarian in Northern California. She serves on the Board of Directors and as wildlife shelter veterinarian for the Wildlife Care Association of Sacramento. She teaches baby bird care and avian trauma and fracture management at various wildlife rehabilitation centers.