Intro Video

Warm Up Where would you find these birds?

Unit Map: Follow Along in your packet WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING? AS.06.02 Basic: Recognize, Identify, and Evaluate the effects of disease and parasites in animals AS.03.01: ID breeds and species

Know Understand Do! Know Types of birds Basic Care Requirements Gross internal and external anatomy Do Design a care guide Summarize care practices Analyze homologous structures Understand Requirements of differing types of species Proper care and disease prevention Physiology of flight

Key Learning: Birds and their care Unit EQ: How are birds an example of evolution and homology ? Concept : Types Lesson EQ: How can bird behavior differ? Vocab Parrot, Song bird, Socialization Concept : Anatomy Lesson EQ: How are birds adapted to flight? Vocab Homology, Remiges, Digits Concept : Care Lesson EQ: What are general care requirements for all birds? Vocab Aviary, Enrichment, Hand-Fed

Birds: Types Animal Science Level 1

Essential Question How could bird behavior influence ownership?

Objectives Identify common pet store birds Define characteristics of each type of bird Compare/Contrast types of birds Concept Map Exercise

Common Pet Birds Parakeet (Budgie) Small Parrot Conure Lovebird Cockatiel Finches Doves Canaries

Parakeet / Budgie Colors: Rare, Blue, and Green For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-25 years Pet size: approximately 7" in length Social 30 minutes of socializing per day Intelligent Whistle Tunes Low talking ability Other Behavior Messy eaters

Conure Types: Nanday, Green Cheek, Black Cap, Jenday, Sun, Fancy Green For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years Pet size: approximately 10"-15" in length Social 1+ hours of daily interaction Intelligent Smart, Easily Trained, “Step-up/Step- down” for easy handling Behavior Messy eaters Noisy/ Medium speaking ability

Lovebirds Types: Fisher’s, Peach-faced, Black-Cheek, Nyasa For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 15-20 years Pet size: approximately 6" in length Social 1+ socialization Intelligent Easily trained Behavior Nest Makers Chirps (train to whistle)

Cockatiels Colors: Grey, Lutino, Cinnamon, Pied For ages: 12 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 20-30 years Pet size: approximately 10"- 12" in length Social 1+ hour of interaction per day Behavior Whistlers Preeners (self groom) Messy eaters

Finches (Song Birds) Types: Zebra, Society, Manikin, Cordon Blue, Gouldian For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Pet lifespan: approximately 5 years Pet size: approximately 5"-6" in length Social No handling, enjoy seeing people regularly Behavior Males sing Messy eaters

Doves Types: Rock, Diamond, White, Pink Ring Neck For ages: 8 & up, with adult supervision Doves Pet lifespan: approximately 20- 25 years Pet size: approximately 4"-8" in length Social 15-30 mins per day, handled and stroked Behavior Calm, gentle Coo (male call) Need grit (stones for digestion) Messy eaters

Canaries (Song Birds) Types: Yellow, Red Factor, Fancy For ages: 14 & up, with adult supervision Canaries (Song Birds) Pet lifespan: approximately 5-25 years Pet size: approximately 5" in length Social No handling, like to watch people Behavior: Males sing High metabolic rate (food always available) Single or pairs Messy eaters

Vocabulary: Closing Song bird: 1. a bird that sings, any passerine bird of the suborder Oscines Grit: hard stones, kept in crop, used to help grind (chew) food Socialization: behavior in a friendly manner Preen: to trim or dress with the beak or tongue Parrot: any numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets Coo: to utter or imitate the soft, murmuring sound characteristics of doves

Activity Design a bird graphic organizer! Foldable? Web? Ven Diagram? Lists and Categories? Take your notes and organize them in a pattern that will help you study for your Bird ID Quiz Coming Soon!

Bird ID Quiz: Get out a sheet of paper please! 1. Copy the sentence for each question below This is a ____________. Examples of this bird include ___________ and __________. __________ is a common behavior. This might influence bird ownership because____________________.

Birds: Care Animal Science Level 1

Warm Up What might have happened to this bird? Mites! Important to keep your bird clean!

Objectives Understand proper care of domestic birds Outline general rules for bird care

Essential Question What are common rules of thumb for all bird care?

Bird Care: Main Areas Environment Food Water Enrichment Illness prevention

Environment: Cages 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 Horizontal: for birds that like to climb (parakeets etc) Slide out trays for easy cleaning and less anxiety to animal Draft free area Daily sunlight Even temperature

Environment: Aviary Definition: large flying enclosure mimicking a natural environment 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

Food: Pros and Cons 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

Food: Pros and Cons 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

Foods

Water: Very Important 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 Bathing Warm to room temperature water Misting spray bottle as well for thorough cleaning

Watering

Enrichment Toys Puzzles Chew Toys Cuddle bones: provide needed minerals, helps trim beaks

Enrichment Mirrors Pros: Birds feel less alone & talk their reflections Cons: Birds will be more comfortable with reflection and reject owner Perches Different sizes, shapes, and textures Prevents foot stress and injuries

Illness Prevention Tags/ Bands: Used for ID and registration for paperwork Cleaning routine: Thoroughly clean all perches and bowls. Replace bedding. Fresh seeds and fresh water. Mite prevention: Mite cartons to help keep mites away from cages. Also available in powder

Vocabulary: Closing 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

Activity 1. Compare and Contrast the Types of bird feed (Page 2) Complete the graphic organizer for each type mentioned in class 2. Design a bird food After learning about the types of bird feed, and their pro’s and con’s design the perfect bird food Use any ingredients you wish BUT YOU MUST Explain why you used each ingredient Give at least 5 ingredients COLOR you food example 3. Design the perfect cage for your bird Pg. 3 Choose your own bird from our notes Design a cage based on their needs

The most important thing.. The most important thing to remember about bird care is…… 1 fact BUT the MOST important thing to remember about bird care is….

Activity Letter to a Friend Write a 10 sentence (skipping lines) letter to your friend who recently purchased a bird. Use your knowledge and notes. Be sure to include information about How to determine appropriate cage size, food, and enrichment toys What could happen if enrichment is not provided

Birds: Common Diseases Animal Science Level 1

Identify common Parrot Diseases Objectives Identify common Parrot Diseases Explain common treatment for parrot diseases Understand symptoms and signs of common parrot diseases

Warm Up Why did this happen?

What is the best way to prevent parrot disease? Essential Question What is the best way to prevent parrot disease?

Pacheco's disease Symptoms: lethargy, diarrhea, ruffled feathers, sinusitis, anorexia, conjunctivitis, and tremors in the neck, wing and legs

Transmission : through infected feces and nasal discharge Pacheco's disease Transmission : through infected feces and nasal discharge

Prevention: Quarantine shedding birds, Clean van blades and vents Pacheco's disease Prevention: Quarantine shedding birds, Clean van blades and vents

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Symptoms: irreversible loss of feathers, shedding of developing feathers, development of abnormal feathers, new pinched feathers, and loss of powder down

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Transmission: through direct contact, inhalation or ingestion of aerosols, crop- feeding, infected fecal material, and feather dust

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Prevention: Strict isolation of all diseased birds

Symptoms: prolific loss of feathers Feather Plucking Symptoms: prolific loss of feathers Transmission: Non transmissible

Feather Plucking Prevention: Birds are very intelligent. They need socialization and enrichment daily. Feather plucking is normally a main symptom of emotional distress or upset

Bird Intelligence

Symptoms: lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea, Avian Salmonella Symptoms: lethargy, anorexia, and diarrhea,

Avian Salmonella -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 Avian Salmonella Prevention: Proper hygiene Treatment note: Can be treated with Pepto. 2-3 drops by mouth once a day

Avian Tuberculosis Symptoms: sudden death can occur, progressive weight loss in spite of a good appetite, depression, diarrhea, increased thirst, and respiratory difficulty

Avian Tuberculosis 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 Avian Tuberculosis

Vocabulary: Closing Lethargy: tired, weak behavior Powder down: Under feathers, powdered skin from feather coverings 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)

Activity You’re the Vet Pages 4 and 5

Birds: Gross Anatomy Animal Science Level 1

List and locate gross avian anatomy Discuss comparative anatomy Objectives List and locate gross avian anatomy Discuss comparative anatomy Understand the concept of homology

Get out your packets and you will be working on the Anatomy Pages as we go through the notes.

How are these limbs used? Warm- Up How are these limbs used?

How have birds evolved for flight? Essential Question How have birds evolved for flight?

External Anatomy

Feather Anatomy: Close up Look

Feather Anatomy

Feather Types

Feather Types: Closer Look P= Primary Feathers

Bones and Veins

Skeleton Anatomy

Bone Characteristics

Bird bones have bones that are fused 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

Scale of Flight

Digestion and Respiration

Homology: Comparative Anatomy

What has happened to the bones? Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading.

Beak Types

Beak Inner Anatomy

Worksheet 6: Relate it to you Page 6 Example: Activity

Activities: Anatomy Sheet Page 7

Digits: “toes”, able to be moved for grasping Vocabulary: Closing 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 Vocabulary: Closing 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)

Summary Prompt Writing Prompt: 10 Minutes solid writing. Make it readable. Complete thoughts and sentences. Spelling and grammar not a factor in grading. Share with your partner your thoughts and give 1 positive, 1 negative about their prompt

Unit Review 1. Remiges:2. Homology: 3. Lethargy: 4. Non-Transmissible: 5. Aerosol: 6. Aviary: 7. Enrichment: 8. Perch:9. Parrot:10. Song bird: Describe Homology. What is it? What does it mean for evolution? Give examples in your answer LIST the bird diseases and their symptoms. What are 5 common items you might find in a bird cage? What is important to understand about bird behavior before purchasing a bird as a pet? Explain the importance of enrichment concerning bird health. (What can happen if they do not receive enough enrichment?)