Whether you are an bird keeping enthusiast or seeking a profession in the bird industry, this experiential-based course is designed to help you develop knowledge and skills to be a confident and successful bird keeper.
There are 8 Lessons in this course:
1. Scope and Nature of Bird Care
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- Introduction
- Selection
- Grooming
- Hygiene
- Terminology
2. Breeds
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- Bird types
- Choosing a bird
- Commonly kept birds
3. Housing Birds
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- Aviaries
- Minimum requirements for keeping birds
- Water, feeding and stimulation equipment
4. Feed and Nutrition
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- Feed and feeding
- Watering
- Nutritional requirements
5. Health Management
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- Caring for the sick bird
- Safety on the home
- Traveling
- Common ailments
6. Bird Behaviour and Training
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- Catching/restraining
- Bird Behaviour
- Training Birds
7. Breeding
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- Sexing and Desexing
- Breeding
- Welfare
- Reproduction
- Neo-natal care
8. Working in the Bird Industry
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- Pet trade and breeding
- Showing
- Avian health
- Pigeon racing
- Falconry
- Zoos and Wildlife Parks
- Avian tourism
- Farming birds for meat, eggs, feathers or oils
- Birds for pest control
- Bird fertilizer -manure