The complete owner's guide to pet birds, their care, health, and behaviour
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Introduction
You & Your Pet Bird is the complete practical guide to the care of pet birds - an essential owner's handbook packed with detailed information on every aspect of keeping your birds healthy, well-fed, and in good condition.
- How to select, understand, breed and exhibit your bird
- Annotated colour photographs and concise point-by-point descriptions of over 80 popular varieties of pet bird
- Step-by-step instructions on handling, housing and feeding your bird in the home and in an outdoor aviary
Press reviews
"Superb"
Birdkeeper
"Packed with useful information"
Cage and Aviary Birds
"A useful addition to all bird-keepers’ bookshelves...a treasure trove of information"
Wild About Animals
Table of contents
Keeping BirdsOrigins of Bird-Keeping
The Anatomy of the Bird
Bird Varieties
Choosing a Bird
Early Care
Handling and Housing
Feeding
General Care
Breeding
Bird Shows
Understanding Your Bird
Health Care
Product details
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780751301571
Size: 210 x 149mm
Number of pages: 224
Publication date: 02 Mar 1995
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
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