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Birds Flashcards

1
Q

Cages must be designed for…

A

Ease of cleaning, removable tray, large enough for bird to spread wings and tail not touch floor when perching

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2
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Perches

A

Varying diameters. Natural branches best for exercising feet.

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3
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Floor liners

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Paper best. Birds may eat sand - not good

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4
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Aviaries

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Double doors
Inside perching and sleeping area
Shallow water bath early in day

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5
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Lighting

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Unfiltered su light best. Broad spectrum fluorescent bulb as substitute

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6
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Temp range

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1-26C

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7
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Good toys

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Keys and balls
Egg cartons
Cardboard boxes
Hardwood blocks

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8
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Bad toys

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Made of rubber
Risk of strangulation
Toxic of ingested
Choking hazard

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9
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Solely seed diet deficiency in..

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Calcium and Vit. A

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10
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Seeds high in oil/fat

A

Sunflower
Linseed
Flaxseed
Safflower

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11
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Vomiting/regurgitation

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Possible boredom or inappropriate bonding with owner

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12
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Crop impaction

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Excess fibre/grit, enlarged thyroid.
Neck swollen/hard.
Give vegetable oil and milk crop.

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13
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Sour crop

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Inflamed crop sometimes ulcerated

Milk crop. Give abx

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14
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Giardia

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Hard to diagnose. Potential zoonosis

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15
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Psittacosis

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Bright green diarrhoea, sudden death.

Autopsy with PPE. Zoonotic.

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16
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Straining hen

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Eggbound, constipated or diarrhoea

17
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Constipation

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Dehydration, excess grit/fibre

Give vegetable oil

18
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Calcium deficiency

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Bone thinning
Lameness
Soft shelled eggs.
Give cuttlefish

19
Q

Vitamin A deficiency

A

Respiratory distress, sinusitis

Vitamin A drops in water, carrots/parsley/spinach

20
Q

Iodine deficiency

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Enlarged thyroid (goitre), respiratory distress
Give iodine block, mineralised grit
21
Q

Worst case scenario of hand feeding birds

A

Aspiration pneumonia

22
Q

Sunflower seeds

A

High fat
Low protein
Obesity

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