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Birds suffer from all types of skin diseases due to various causes can be due to injury or infection which may become ulcerated due to pecking . SYMPTOMS The general symptoms of skin infection are : Itching Redness Swelling There can be 3 types of skin infection : Bacterial skin of infections – caused by bacteria, such as bacilli, staphylococci and streptococci. The most common is Bumblefoot is caused by staphylococci. Fungal skin of infections – though rare are caused by various fungi like Cryptococcus fungi, malassezia yeast, etc. They can occur anywhere on the body yeast infections usually occur around the beak. Mite Infection of Skin – There are various types of mite infection, like red mites and scaly mites to name a few. Treatment Bacterial skin infections are treated with antibiotics, Fungal skin infections, are treated by anti fungal. And mites are treated by anti-mite treatment. PREVENTION Maintain Neat clean and Hygienic environment. ...

Egg is a capsule that holds the future chick. The composition inside the egg can not be corrected after it has been laid. The egg laid should contain all the required nutrients that a chicks needs to grow and hatch. Any shortfall of this will lead to dead in shell or failure to hatch. As it will run out of resources before time. secondly. If the parents are sick, and carriers of bacterial or viral infection it is passed on to the egg and later to the growing embryo. Hence it is very important that the breeding stock is healthy and free from infections, last and not the least diet rich in nutrition is a must for successful hatching. though they are other outside influences that effect the hatching like soiled eggs, chilling and improper humidity. But this can be correct anytime. How to identify a fertile egg from infertile egg ? Every egg contains a Blastodisc. A fertile Blastodisc is known as Blastoderm, it is an initial stage of embryonic development. It can identified by ...

Birds need sunlight. It plays a vital role in birds life and well being. Without sunlight will not be able metabolize or absorb any nutrition properly. Advantages of proper sunlight Birds have healthy appetite Stress free Screech less Bite less Have a better feather condition. 12 hours of sunlight stimulates breeding behavior The role of Harderian Gland in metabolism of the bird Vitamin D is the most important nutrient for the proper absorption of calcium. Vitamin D is produced through direct sunlight, or through diet. It can be supplement with Vitamin D supplements. Without Vitamin D birds can not digest anything properly. But that is not the end of it. Birds require sunlight for other reasons also and Vitamin D does not play any part in it.There sunlight is a must or a source of light near to sunlight. There is a gland that surrounds the bird’s eye, called Harderian Gland. It measures the duration of light – called the photoperiod – and passes the informat...

Aviculturist are aware of the dreaded disease PBFD, and the headache to the best of Veterinarian Feather Plucking followed by the PDD. But this disease Avian Gastric Yeast /Mycobacteriosis has gone unnoticed. It is a silent killer. It is passed off on many occasions as Going light / Sukka. Going light is just a symptom of many diseases and an indication that the bird is sick. Mycobacterium, belongs to genes Mycobacteriaceae, This bacteria’s are very common in all animals, birds and humans. Mycobacteriosis, is also known as Avian Tuberculosis it is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis, M. avium and M. tuberculosis, It is a zoonotic disease, that is communicable between humans and animals. Mycobacterium avium is a common and serious pathogen in poultry and is also found in pet birds.Mycobacteriosis or Avian tuberculosis (TB) is mainly caused by M. avium, and in rare cases by M. intracellulare and M. genovense. Very young or elderly people with weak immune system can be inf...

Accidental hybrids between parrotfinch species are quite commonly produced by inexperienced finch hobbyists. Unfortunately hybrid finches are considered worthless among most aviculturalists, who claim such birds reduce the genetic variability within the captive stock – which is ultimately damaging to the hobby. Parrotfinch hybrids can occur between the Blue-faced parrotfinch , Red-faced Parrotfinch, Tricolored parrotfinch and, in rare cases, the Gouldian finch. Other parrotfinch species are not as commonly kept and little about their hybridization tendencies are known, though it’s safe to assume they will hybridize much the same as the other species. The easiest way to avoid accidental hybrids is to avoid housing any two of the parrotfinch species in the same aviary. Some aviculturalists report that housing the species in adjoining aviaries has also resulted in hybrids, so it’s best to ensure that the birds do not have any direct contact with one another. Gouldian finches c...