Hand-Feeding and Raising Baby Birds: Breeding, Hand-Feeding, Care, and Management

by Matthew M. Vriends

Book Overview

This book is for both amateur bird owners and professional breeders. It offers instructions on maintaining a bird nursery, keeping it heated and sanitary, and tending the chicks. Differing feed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812095812
• ISBN13: 9780812095814
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

In depth look at hand feeding and care of baby birds

Matthew Vriends HAND-FEEDING AND RAISING BABY BIRDS is of some use to me although I prefer Gayle Souck's PARROT BREEDER'S ANSWER BOOK. Vriend's book is not nearly as comprehensive, he goes deep whereas Soucek goes broad. However, I appreciate the detailed sections on the selection, care and maintenance of incubators including photos of the various types of incubators as well as text describing air filtration systems (`still air' and ventilation), automatic egg turners versus doing it yourself, and temperature, light and humidity considerations. Interestingly, neither author cites the other even tho Barron's produced both books and they are somewhat complementary. As well as incubation, Vriends book covers feeding in great detail with numerous photos of very small chicks being hand fed. I like this book because I needed more in-depth information about actual feeding practices, including a discussion of the different nutritional needs of different birds who require formulas. Whether you are raising companion birds or you are an animal rehabilitator/rescuer you will probably find this book useful.

A good book, but..

It's a good book and easy to read, but it's more focussed on professional breeding than it is for people who just bought a bird and want more information about raising and hand-feeding. Even though it's good reading material.

A great how to on hand-feeding.

This book takes the novice from the very beginning. It covers every aspect of handfeeding. Concise, easy to read, with great colour pictures. I would recommend this book to the beginning handfeeder as well as those who are experienced.

hand-feeding and raising babybirds

I have found this book to be very informative. novists as well as experienced persons can find answers to any questions. i found this book easy to read.