Birds

Avian Health - Email list group which is focused on general care, disease prevention, and nutrition.
groups.yahoo.com/group/avianhealth/

Avian Nutrition - Provides the basic guidelines of a birds nutritional needs.
www.cockatiel.org/articles/nutrition.html

Avian Vets & Veterinarian Services - Find veterinarians, pet hospitals, tips, and advice. From Birds n Ways.
www.birdsnways.com/birds/vets.htm

Baby Bird Science and Medicine - Veterinarian discusses in detail the female reproductive anatomy, the formation of eggs, incubation, hatching, and newborns.
www.netpets.org/birds/healthspa/vet/babybird.html

Bathing the Psittacine - Presents the how and why of bathing, proper approach, methods, species specific showering behaviors, water temperature, and winter care.
www.netpets.org/birds/healthspa/bathing.html

Bird Health - An Australian veterinarian provides detail on emergency care, signs of illness, feeding, breeding, and hand rearing in the more popular species of pet birds.
www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/birds.html

Dairy Products and Birds - Discusses what forms are acceptable to offer to pet birds.
exoticpetvet.net/avian/dairy.html

EPAH : Avian Nutrition - Presents dietary requirements of birds including hand feeding diets.
www.epah.net/birds/avnnutrition.html

Feeding Finicky Birds - Article discusses methods of breaking seed addictions in birds and converting them to balanced pelleted diets.
2ndchance.info/birdlover.htm

Foods Which are Dangerous to Your Birds - Find a list of foods that can harm your avian psittacine.
www.cockatiel.org/articles/dangerous_foods.html

The Function Of Vitamin D In Birds - Article discusses the role of this nutrient in bird health.
2ndchance.info/birdsvitd.htm

Glossary of Avian External Anatomy - Provides an alphabetical list of technical terms used to describe the structure of the body.
www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/birdglossary.html

HotSpot For Birds - Reference section has many informative articles on the health and safety of birds.
www.multiscope.com/hotspot/

How to Live With, Feed and Handle Your Pet Bird - Veterinarian workshop that offers one free course covering behavior awareness and other sessions on bird handling for a fee. Also provides training tips. Located in Gainesville, Florida.
www.dogcatbirdvet.com

Molt In Birds - Discusses the frequency, what to expect, and nutritional guidelines during this period of feather loss and regrowth.
www.2ndchance.info/molt.htm

Parrot Articles - Provides links that cover a broad range of health topics.
parrothouse.com/articles.html

Parrot-Parrot - Geared toward smaller birds. Includes articles on avian health, nutrition, toxins, and dangerous toy alerts.
www.parrotparrot.com/

Proper Wing Clipping - Find photographs and instruction to correctly trim psittacines.
exoticpetvet.net/avian/clip.html

20 Things You Must Know About Nutrition - Learn about the most important facet of pet bird ownership.
exoticpetvet.net/avian/20facts.html

Veterinary Practice News - Teaching Clients About the Birds and the Seeds - Article discusses formulated diets for parrot health.
www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=15686&cid=3874&category=

Wingwise - Information on health, care, illness, injury, well bird exams, diagnostics, systems, the feather donation project, handicapped birds, and a visit to the wild parrots of Tambopata, Peru.
www.wingwise.com/