- Hardcover: 456 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (22 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0813806666
- ISBN-13: 978-0813806662
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 2.8 x 26.2 cm
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- #17 in Books > Science & Nature > Veterinary Science > Exotic & Zoo Animals
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“Wildlife rehabilitators across the nation are probably as pleased as I am to see this book now available... there are tips that may be new even to those with a lot of experience in avian hand–rearing. The depth of detail for each species is complete enough that this book could serve as a sole reference text for a rehabilitator. Any facility that sees and raises many types of birds needs to have this book. I strongly recommend this for rehabilitators and veterinarians who deal with many types of avian patients.” – Exotic DVM Magazine
“What a joy it is to have this remarkable resource at my fingertips. Time after time and bird after baby bird, you have come to my rescue. New orphan? No problem! All the pertinent information is there for the neophyte and the old pro alike. I can’t recommend Hand Rearing Birds enough.” – Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter, August 2008
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Hand–Rearing Birds will provide the reader with a guide to the best methods of hand rearing all major species of birds. The book is broken into two sections. The first section covers standard hand raising methods and equipment, while the second provides individual chapters devoted to many major avian species. This book will be an invaluable reference for shelter veterinarians, zoo veterinarians, avian veterinarians, aviculturists, bird enthusiasts, and conservationists alike.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The best book of its kind!
30 Nov 2008
Format:Hardcover
I work at a rehabilitation center (Liberty Wildlife) that has been helping save Arizona's native wildlife for 27 years and receive over 4000 native animals yearly (most or which are birds), so we have a large wealth of knowledge there. This book gave us that extra edge in helping us to rehabilitate the more difficult and lesser seen orphaned birds as well as the common ones! It goes through everything from hatchlings to nestlings to fledglings and describes how the dietary needs of the birds change and at what stages to do that. This is especially helpful with finicky birds such as the corvids where it maps out a daily regiment to feed these birds. It also covers a very wide variety of species, from US natives to lots of different exotics as well as common diseases that can afflict the various species and what to look for/how to cure it. I found this especially helpful in the finch section that describes "sudden finch death syndrome" which we see often at the facility and now have new tools to combat it. I've never found a book on the subject that's even close to as informative as this. This is a MUST HAVE book for anyone hand-rearing birds. Even those who think they know it all will probably get some new and useful ideas from this book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great resource for rehabilitators
2 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been a rehabilitator since 1995. I found this book to be informative and a great book to have for those birds that you see only once every few years. It helps you to refresh your memory about the things that make that species unique. I loved seeing several of the birds that we do not see in rehabilitation of our native North American birds. The authors of the various chapters are well know experts in their field. The editors picked great people to write up the individual species.
Excellent information for wildlife rehabilitators
19 Aug 2011
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have worked as a volunteer at two wildlife hospitals in California. This book has the information I need to better understand a wide variety of baby birds. Not only does it supplement my training, it is also an enjoyable book to read, written in a style that will appeal to both volunteers and staff. The logical organization and detailed index make it easy to find the information you need. Or you can do what I did: start at the beginning and read straight through to the end.
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