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WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING?AS.06.02 Basic: Recognize, ID, and
Eval disease and parasites in animalsAS.03.01: ID breeds and species
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
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
Identify common pet store birds Define characteristics of each type of bird Compare/Contrast types of birds
◦ Concept Map Exercise
Colors: Rare, Blue, and Green For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-25 years
Types: Nanday, Green Cheek, Black Cap, Jenday, Sun, Fancy Green
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years
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
For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-20 years
Build a Concept map for each type of bird (follow first example, use your own paper)
◦Parakeet (Budgie)
◦Small Parrot ConureLovebird
Socialization: behave in a friendly manner
Preen: to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue
Parrot: any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
Compare and contrast the conure and lovebird. Include age requirements, lifespan, size, behavior, and intelligence. Write at least 5 sentences!
Identify common pet store birds
Define characteristics of each type of bird
Compare/Contrast types of birds ◦Concept Map Exercise
Colors: Grey, Lutino, Cinnamon, Pied For ages: 12 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years
Social◦ 15-30 mins per day, handled and stroked
Behavior◦ Calm, gentle◦ Coo (male call)◦ Need grit (stones for digestion)◦ Messy eaters
Build a Concept map for each type of bird (follow first example, use your own paper)
◦ Cockatiel◦ Finches◦ Doves◦ Canaries
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
Cages: ◦Horizontal: for birds that like to climb (parakeets etc)
◦Slide out trays for easy cleaning and less anxiety to animal
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)
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
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
Bathing◦Large bowl◦No more than 2 inches deep◦Most birds must be able to see the bottom
Marbles, stones, colored bottom
Mirrors ◦ Pros: Birds feel less alone & talk their reflections◦ Cons: Birds will be more comfortable with
reflection and reject owner
Cleaning routine: Thoroughly clean all perches and bowls. Replace bedding. Fresh seeds and fresh water.
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
Compare and Contrast pg.2◦ Types of bird food◦ Types of Perches
Design the perfect cage for your bird Pg. 3◦ Use Care sheets on birds◦ Design a cage based on their needs
Identify common Parrot Diseases Explain common treatment for parrot
diseases Understand symptoms and signs of
common parrot diseases
Symptoms: lethargy, diarrhea, ruffled feathers, sinusitis, anorexia, conjunctivitis, and tremors in the neck, wing and legs
Transmission: through infected feces and nasal discharge
Prevention: Quarantine shedding birds, Clean van blades and vents
Prevention: Strict isolation of all diseased birds
Symptoms: irreversible loss of feathers, shedding of developing feathers, development of abnormal feathers, new pinched feathers, and loss of powder down
Transmission: through direct contact, inhalation or ingestion of aerosols, crop-feeding, infected fecal material, and feather dust
Symptoms: prolific loss of feathers
Transmission: Non transmissible
Prevention: ◦ Birds are very intelligent. They
need socialization and enrichment daily. Feather plucking is normally a main symptom of emotional distress or upset
Symptoms: lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea,
Transmission: primarily through the air, shed from an infected bird in the nasal and or ocular secretions, fecal material, and feather dust
Prevention: Proper hygiene
Treatment note: Can be treated with Pepto. 2-3 drops by mouth once a day
Symptoms: sudden death can occur, progressive weight loss in spite of a good appetite, depression, diarrhea, increased thirst, and respiratory difficulty
Transmission: by ingestion and inhalation of aerosolized infectious organisms from feces.
Prevention: minimize stress and overcrowding; Provide proper ventilation; Prevent malnutrition with a proper diet
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)
Hollow: air sacs Bird bones have bones that are fused Struts/Trusses: for bone strength without
the added weight Extra back bones (vertebrae) for flexibility
Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading.
Remiges: the large quill feathers of a bird's wing, main blood supply to feathers
Digits: “toes”, able to be moved for grasping
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)