Basic Passerine, Pigeon, Raptor, and Waterfowl Husbandry Flashcards
1
Q
Hardbill diet
A
Seed eating
Supplement with soft food commercial diet
Grit
Fruit and veggies
2
Q
Softbill diet
A
Fruit and commercial pellets
Less than 50ppm iron
3
Q
Passerine sexual identity
A
Canaries and mynah birds are sexually monomorphic
Finches are dimorphic
4
Q
Pigeon diet
A
Variety is best
Supplement with vitamins and minerals and grit
Soluble grit and insoluble grit
5
Q
Are pigeons sexually mono or dimorphic?
A
Monomorphic
6
Q
Sexing in raptors
A
Falconiformes=dimorphism
Owls=more difficult to sex
7
Q
Waterfowl diet
A
14-20% protein
Flint grit
