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

• • Introduction
  • Selection
  • Grooming
  • Hygiene
  • Terminology

2. Breeds

• • Bird types
  • Choosing a bird
  • Commonly kept birds

3. Housing Birds

• • Aviaries
  • Minimum requirements for keeping birds
  • Water, feeding and stimulation equipment

4. Feed and Nutrition

• • Feed and feeding
  • Watering
  • Nutritional requirements

5. Health Management

• • Caring for the sick bird
  • Safety on the home
  • Traveling
  • Common ailments

6. Bird Behaviour and Training

• • Catching/restraining
  • Bird Behaviour
  • Training Birds

7. Breeding

• • Sexing and Desexing
  • Breeding
  • Welfare
  • Reproduction
  • Neo-natal care

8. Working in the Bird Industry

• • 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