intro video. warm up where would you find these birds?

Intro Video

Warm Up Where would you find these birds?

Unit Map: Follow Along in your packet

WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING?

AS.06.02 Basic: Recognize, Identify, and Evaluate the effects of disease and parasites in animals

AS.03.01: ID breeds and species

Know Understand Do!Know

Types of birds Basic Care

Requirements Gross internal

and external anatomy

Understand Requirements

of differing types of species

Proper care and disease prevention

Physiology of flight

Do Design a care

guide Summarize care

practices Analyze

homologous structures

Key Learning: Birds and their care

Unit EQ: How are birds an example of evolution and homology ?

Concept : Anatomy

Lesson EQ:

How are birds adapted to flight?

Vocab

Homology, Remiges, Digits

Concept : CareLesson EQ:

What are general care requirements for all birds?

VocabAviary,

Enrichment, Hand-Fed

Concept : TypesLesson EQ:

How can bird behavior differ?

VocabParrot, Song bird, Socialization

Birds: TypesAnimal Science Level 1

How could bird behavior influence ownership?

Essential Question

Identify common pet store birdsDefine characteristics of each type of bird

Compare/Contrast types of birds ◦Concept Map Exercise

Objectives

Parakeet (Budgie) Small Parrot

◦Conure

◦Lovebird Cockatiel Finches Doves

Canaries

Common Pet Birds

Colors: Rare, Blue, and Green For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-25 years

Parakeet / Budgie

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

Conure

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



Lovebirds

Pet size: approximately 6" in length

Social◦ 1+ socialization

Intelligent◦ Easily trained

Behavior◦ Nest Makers

◦ Chirps (train to whistle)

Colors: Grey, Lutino, Cinnamon, Pied



Cockatiels


Social◦ 1+ hour of interaction per

day Behavior

◦ Whistlers◦ Preeners (self groom) ◦ Messy eaters

Types: Zebra, Society, Manikin, Cordon Blue, Gouldian


Finches (Song Birds)

Pet lifespan: approximately 5 years


Social◦ No handling, enjoy

seeing people regularly Behavior

◦ Males sing ◦ Messy eaters

Types: Rock, Diamond, White, Pink Ring Neck


Doves 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


Canaries (Song Birds) Pet lifespan:

approximately 5-25 years

Pet size: approximately 5" in length

Social◦ No handling, like to

watch people Behavior:

◦ Males sing◦ High metabolic rate

(food always available)◦ Single or pairs◦ Messy eaters

Song bird: 1. a bird that sings, any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines

Vocabulary: Closing

Grit: hard stones, kept in crop, used to help grind (chew) food

Socialization: behavior in a friendly manner Preen: to trim or dress with the beak or tongue Parrot: any numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly

colored birds of the order Psittaciformes as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets

Coo: to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristics of doves

Activity Design a bird graphic organizer!

Foldable? Web? Ven Diagram? Lists and Categories?

Take your notes and organize them in a pattern that will help you study for your Bird ID Quiz Coming Soon!

Bird ID Quiz: Get out a sheet of paper please!1. Copy the sentence for each question belowThis is a ____________. Examples of this bird include ___________ and __________. __________ is a common behavior. This might influence bird ownership because____________________.

Birds: CareAnimal Science Level 1

What might have happened to this bird?

Warm Up

Understand proper care of domestic birds

Outline general rules for bird care

Objectives

What are common rules of thumb for all bird care?

Essential Question

EnvironmentFoodWaterEnrichmentIllness prevention

Bird Care: Main Areas

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

Environment: Cages

◦ 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

Environment: Aviary

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 (prevent 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)

Food: Pros and Cons

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

Food: Pros and Cons

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

Water: Very Important

Bathing◦ Large bowl◦ No more than 2 inches deep◦ Most birds must be able to see the bottom Marbles, stones, colored bottom

Bathing◦ Warm to room temperature water◦ Misting spray bottle as well for thorough cleaning

Watering

Toys◦ Puzzles◦ Chew Toys

Cuddle bones: provide needed minerals, helps trim beaks

Enrichment

Mirrors ◦ Pros: Birds feel less alone &

talk their reflections◦ Cons: Birds will be more

comfortable with reflection and reject owner

Enrichment

Perches◦ Different sizes, shapes, and

textures Prevents foot stress and

injuries

Tags/ Bands: Used for ID and registration for paperwork

Illness Prevention

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

Vocabulary: Closing

1. Compare and Contrast the Types of bird feed (Page 2)◦ Complete the graphic organizer for each type mentioned in class

2. Design a bird food◦ After learning about the types of bird feed, and their pro’s and

con’s design the perfect bird food◦ Use any ingredients you wish BUT YOU MUST

Explain why you used each ingredient Give at least 5 ingredients COLOR you food example

3. Design the perfect cage for your bird Pg. 3◦ Choose your own bird from our notes◦ Design a cage based on their needs

Activity

Letter to a Friend Write a 10 sentence (skipping lines) letter to

your friend who recently purchased a bird. Use your knowledge and notes. Be sure to include information about◦ How to determine appropriate cage size, food,

and enrichment toys◦ What could happen if enrichment is not provided

Activity

Birds: Common Diseases

Animal Science Level 1

Identify common Parrot Diseases

Explain common treatment for parrot diseases

Understand symptoms and signs of common parrot diseases

Objectives

Why did this happen?

Warm Up

What is the best way to prevent parrot disease?

Essential Question

Symptoms: lethargy, diarrhea, ruffled feathers, sinusitis, anorexia, conjunctivitis, and tremors in the neck, wing and legs

Pacheco's disease

Transmission: through infected feces and nasal discharge

Pacheco's disease

Prevention: Quarantine shedding birds, Clean van blades and vents

Pacheco's disease

Symptoms: irreversible loss of feathers, shedding of developing feathers, development of abnormal feathers, new pinched feathers, and loss of powder down

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease

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

Feather Plucking

Prevention: ◦Birds are very intelligent. They need socialization and enrichment daily. Feather plucking is normally a main symptom of emotional distress or upset

Feather Plucking

Bird Intelligence

Symptoms: lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea,

Avian Salmonella

-Transmission: primarily through the air, shed from an infected bird in the nasal and or ocular secretions, fecal material, and feather dust

Avian Salmonella

Prevention: Proper hygiene

Treatment note: Can be treated with Pepto. 2-3 drops by mouth once a day

Avian Salmonella

Symptoms: sudden death can occur, progressive weight loss in spite of a good appetite, depression, diarrhea, increased thirst, and respiratory difficulty

Avian Tuberculosis

Transmission: by ingestion and inhalation of aerosolized infectious organisms from feces.

Avian Tuberculosis

Prevention: minimize stress and overcrowding; Provide proper ventilation; Prevent malnutrition with a proper diet

Avian Tuberculosis

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)

Vocabulary: Closing

You’re the VetPages 4 and 5

Activity

Birds: Gross AnatomyAnimal Science Level 1

List and locate gross avian anatomy

Discuss comparative anatomy

Understand the concept of homology

Objectives

Get out your packets and you will be working on the Anatomy Pages as we go through the notes.

How are these limbs used?Warm- Up

How have birds evolved for flight?

Essential Question

External Anatomy

Feather Anatomy: Close up Look

Feather Anatomy

Feather Types

Feather Types: Closer Look

Bones and Veins

Skeleton Anatomy

Bone Characteristics

Hollow: air sacsBird bones have bones that are fused

Struts/Trusses: for bone strength without the added weight

Extra back bones (vertebrae) for flexibility

Bones

Scale of Flight

Digestion and Respiration

Homology: Comparative Anatomy

Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading.

What has happened to the bones?

Beak Types

Beak Inner Anatomy

Worksheet 6: Relate it to you Page 6

Example:Activity

Anatomy SheetPage 7

Activities:

Remiges: the large quill feathers of a bird's wing, main blood supply to feathers

Digits: “toes”, able to be moved for grasping

Vocabulary: Closing

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)

Vocabulary: Closing

Summary Prompt

Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading. Share with your partner your thoughts and give 1 positive, 1 negative about their prompt

Unit Review 1. Remiges:2. Homology: 3. Lethargy: 4. Non-Transmissible: 5.

Aerosol: 6. Aviary: 7. Enrichment: 8. Perch:9. Parrot:10. Song bird:

Describe Homology. What is it? What does it mean for evolution? Give examples in your answer

LIST the bird diseases and their symptoms. What are 5 common items you might find in a bird cage? What is important to understand about bird behavior before

purchasing a bird as a pet? Explain the importance of enrichment concerning bird health.

(What can happen if they do not receive enough enrichment?)

intro video. warm up where would you find these birds?

Documents

socialization slide

care lesson eq

care unit eq

care practices

care guide

intro video slide

general care requirements

types lesson eq