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Unit Essential Question◦ What are common characteristics of bird care?
Lesson Questions:◦ How could bird behavior influence bird ownership?◦ What are common rules of thumb for all bird care?◦ What is the best way to prevent parrot disease?◦ How have birds evolved for flight?
Concepts◦ Types of Birds◦ Common Disease◦ Basic Car◦ Anatomy
Vocabulary: Fill out daily
Identify common pet store birds Define characteristics of each type of bird Compare/Contrast types of birds
◦ Concept Map Exercise
Colors: Rare, Blue, and Green For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-25 years Pet size: approximately 7" in length Social
◦ 30 minutes of socializing per day Intelligent
◦ Whistle Tunes◦ Low talking ability
Other Behavior◦ Messy eaters
Types: Nanday, Green Cheek, Black Cap, Jenday, Sun, Fancy Green
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years Pet size: approximately 10"-15" in length Social
◦ 1+ hours of daily interaction Intelligent
◦ Smart, Easily Trained, “Step-up/Step-down” for easy handling
Behavior◦ Messy eaters◦ Noisy◦ Medium speaking ability
Types: Fisher’s, Peach-faced, Black-Cheek, Nyasa
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision
Pet lifespan: approximately 15-20 years
Pet size: approximately 6" in length
Social◦ 1+ socialization
Intelligent◦ Easily trained
Behavior◦ Nest Makers◦ Chirps (train to whistle)
Colors: Grey, Lutino, Cinnamon, Pied
For ages: 12 & up, with adult supervision
Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years
Pet size: approximately 10"-12" in length
Social◦ 1+ hour of interaction per
day Behavior
◦ Whistlers◦ Preeners (self groom) ◦ Messy eaters
Types: Zebra, Society, Manikin, Cordon Blue, Gouldian
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision
Pet lifespan: approximately 5 years
Pet size: approximately 5"-6" in length
Social◦ No handling, enjoy seeing
people regularly Behavior
◦ Males sing ◦ Messy eaters
Types: Rock, Diamond, White, Pink Ring Neck
For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision
Pet lifespan: approximately 20-25 years
Pet size: approximately 4"-8" in length
Social◦ 15-30 mins per day, handled
and stroked Behavior
◦ Calm, gentle◦ Coo (male call)◦ Need grit (stones for
digestion)◦ Messy eaters
Types: Yellow, Red Factor, Fancy
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision
Pet lifespan: approximately 5-25 years
Pet size: approximately 5" in length
Social◦ No handling, like to
watch people Behavior:
◦ Makes sing◦ High metabolic rate
(food always available)◦ Single or pairs◦ Messy eaters
Socialization: behave in a friendly manner Preen: to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the
beak or tongue Parrot: any of numerous hook-billed, often
brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
Song bird: 1. a bird that sings, any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines
Grit: hard stones, kept in crop, used to help grind (chew) food
Coo: to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristic of doves.
Concept Map Page 1◦Types of birds
Build a Concept map for each type of bird (follow first example, use your own paper)◦Parakeet (Budgie)◦Small Parrot Conure Lovebird
◦Cockatiel◦Finches◦Doves◦Canaries
Bird ID Quiz: Get out a sheet of paper please! 1. Copy this sentence for each question below This is a _________________. Examples of this type of bird
include: _________________ and ______________. _______________ is a common behavior. This might influence bird ownership because _____________________________.
Cages: ◦ As roomy as possible. Able to spread wings &
make short flights (exercise)◦ Metal bars; birds should not be able to fit their
heads through◦ Horizontal: for birds that like to climb (parakeets
etc)◦ Slide out trays for easy cleaning and less anxiety
to animal◦ Draft free area◦ Daily sunlight◦ Even temperature
Definition: large flying enclosure mimicking a natural environment
Indoor: ◦ You control temperature◦ Often a room devoted to birds◦ Windows are wired◦ Door has a double passage way to prevent escape
Outdoor◦ Most natural environment◦ Must have indoor shelter◦ Wind breaks (prevents drafts, helps block some noise)◦ Normally all wired and mesh
Hand Fed: Fed by humans formula via large syringe.◦ Pros: More hand friendly and tame◦ Cons: Time consuming, expensive (formula)
Seeds: Mixture, based on shape and size of beak◦ Pros: Enrichment for animal◦ Cons: Birds will over indulge
Seed pellet mix: Condensed nutrients in pellets with seeds available◦ Pros: Great variety for enrichment and nutrition◦ Cons: Many birds eat around pellets
Fresh fruit and vegetables◦ Pros: Enrichment, great way to bond with your
animal (sharing food)◦ Cons: too much can cause damage to digestion
system Grit
◦ Pros: Required for health digestion system of birds◦ Cons: Some birds are picky with how grit is
delivered. Best practice: Mixtures of seeds, pellets, grit
and fresh fruits/vegetables
Drinking water◦ Birds should have access at all times to clean
drinking water Common methods of providing water Provided: Bowls, Gravity watering container
Bathing◦ Large bowl◦ No more than 2 inches deep◦ Most birds must be able to see the bottom Marbles, stones, colored bottom◦ Warm to room temperature water◦ Misting spray bottle as well for thorough cleaning
Mirrors ◦ Pros: Birds feel
less alone & talk their reflections
◦ Cons: Birds will be more comfortable with reflection and reject owner
Perches◦ Different sizes,
shapes, and textures Prevents foot
stress and injuries
Tags/ Bands: Used for ID and registration for paperwork
Cleaning routine: Thoroughly clean all perches and bowls. Replace bedding. Fresh seeds and fresh water.
Mite prevention: Mite cartons to help keep mites away from cages. Also available in powder
Aviary: large flying enclosure mimicking a natural environment
Hand-fed: Fed by humans formula via large syringe.
Enrichment: make better or improve in quality Cuddle bone: provide needed minerals, helps
trim beaks Perch: Used for sitting: Different sizes, shapes, and
textures Leg Band: Used for ID and registration for
paperwork
Compare and Contrast (Use example, then your own paper) Page 2 ◦ Types of bird food◦ Types of Perches
Design the perfect cage for your bird Page 3◦ Use Care sheets on birds◦ Design a cage based on their needs
Identify common Parrot Diseases Explain common treatment for parrot
diseases Understand symptoms and signs of
common parrot diseases
Symptoms: lethargy, diarrhea, ruffled feathers, sinusitis, anorexia, conjunctivitis, and tremors in the neck, wing and legs
Transmission: through infected feces and nasal discharge
Prevention: Quarantine shedding birds, Clean van blades and vents
Symptoms: irreversible loss of feathers, shedding of developing feathers, development of abnormal feathers, new pinched feathers, and loss of powder down
Transmission: through direct contact, inhalation or ingestion of aerosols, crop-feeding, infected fecal material, and feather dust
Prevention: Strict isolation of all diseased birds
Symptoms: prolific loss of feathers
Transmission: Non transmissible
Prevention: ◦ Birds are very intelligent. They
need socialization and enrichment daily. Feather plucking is normally a main symptom of emotional distress or upset
Symptoms: lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea,
Transmission: primarily through the air, shed from an infected bird in the nasal and or ocular secretions, fecal material, and feather dust
Prevention: Proper hygiene Treatment note: Can be
treated with Pepto. 2-3 drops by mouth once a day
Symptoms: sudden death can occur, progressive weight loss in spite of a good appetite, depression, diarrhea, increased thirst, and respiratory difficulty
Transmission: by ingestion and inhalation of aerosolized infectious organisms from feces.
Prevention: minimize stress and overcrowding; Provide proper ventilation; Prevent malnutrition with a proper die
Lethargy: tired, weak behavior Powder down: Under feathers, powdered
skin from feather coverings Non-Transmissible: unable to be given to
other animals Shedding: Fluffing off of skin cells (carrying
bacteria or viruses) Aerosol: Air born particles (carrying bacteria
or viruses)
List and locate gross avian anatomy Discuss comparative anatomy Understand the concept of homology
Get out your packets and you will be working on the Anatomy Pages as we go through the notes. Pages
Hollow: air sacs Bird bones have bones that are fused Struts/Trusses: for bone strength without
the added weight Extra back bones (vertebrae) for flexibility
Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading.
Remiges: the large quill feathers of a bird's wing, main blood supply to feathers
Digits: “toes”, able to be moved for grasping
Covert: small feathers covering the bases of the longer feathers
Homology: Same bones, used for different purposes by different animals (seal fin vs. bird wing)
Gizzard: grinds food with stones