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Hand-Rearing Birds 2nd Edition

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Hand-Rearing Birds 2Nd Edition By Rebecca S. Duerr And Laurie J. Gage Book Cover

By Rebecca S. Duerr and Laurie J. Gage

Hand-Rearing Birds 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive and practical guide to hand-rearing techniques for young birds, covering a wide range of avian species and taxonomic groups. Written by experienced rehabilitation, aviculture, and zoo professionals, the book delivers evidence-based guidance supported by references for further study.

Hand-Rearing Birds 2nd Edition includes 50 chapters, with 12 new species-focused additions not featured in the previous edition. Each chapter outlines appropriate intervention, housing, feeding protocols, and clinical care, supported by full-color photographs that illustrate key avian management concepts. This important reference:

  • Offers a detailed guide to hand-rearing techniques including species-specific guides to caring for and raising young birds
  • Covers a wide variety of avian species and taxonomic groups
  • Discusses how to examine a chick to identify problems such as hypothermia, dehydration, injuries, and common diseases, and what to do
  • Combines information on the science and skill needed to successfully hand-rear birds
  • Presents full-color photographs throughout
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Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Core Chapters: General & Early Topics
  • Baby Bird Basics
  • Identification and Aging
  • Incubation
  • Species-Specific Chapters
  • Ratites
  • Ducks, Geese, and Swans
  • Sea Ducks
  • Domestic Poultry
  • Wild Turkeys, Quail, Grouse, and Pheasants
  • Loons
  • Grebes
  • Flamingos
  • Penguins & African Penguins
  • Shearwaters and Petrels
  • Cormorants
  • Brown Pelicans
  • Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
  • Ibis
  • Vultures
  • Diurnal Raptors
  • Eagles
  • Coots, Gallinules, and Rails
  • Cranes
  • Shorebirds
  • Alcids
  • Gulls and Terns
  • Pigeons and Doves
  • Turacos
  • Yellow-billed Cuckoos
  • Roadrunners
  • Owls
  • Goatsuckers
  • Swifts
  • Hummingbirds
  • Mousebirds
  • Hornbills, Kingfishers, Hoopoes, and Bee-eaters
  • Toucans
  • Woodpeckers
  • Wild Parrots
  • Lorikeets
  • Insects and Other Arthropods as Food
  • Corvids
  • Small Insectivores
  • North American Swallows
  • Thrushes, Mimids, and Thrush Relatives
  • Towhees
  • Grackles, Blackbirds, and Other Icterids
  • House Finches, Goldfinches, and House Sparrows
  • Grosbeaks and Cardinals
  • Java Sparrows
  • Appendices & Closing
  • Appendix A: Record Sheet Example
  • Appendix B: Energy Requirements for Growing Birds
  • Appendix C: Songbird Washing Instructions
  • Index

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