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Parrot Nutrition
by Robert G. Black
Pages: 270
Publisher: ---
Edition: 1st ed., 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0910335079
ISBN-13: 978-0910335072
Description
Nutrition is the key to aviculture. It is the most important factor for success in maintaining and breeding captive birds. Anything less than 100% breeding success and picture-perfect feathering indicates the probability of an inadequate amount of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that are essential for the health and breeding of a parrot. The result of years of research and practical experience, this detailed, in-depth guide covers everything you need to know about vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other nutritional elements and how they contribute to the health and well-being of parrots.
From back cover:
Robert G. Black has always been interested in a number of fields, though his formal training is in International Affairs and Linguistics. However, aviculture and horticulture have remained his primary interests through the years. He has kept a large variety of birds in varying climate areas in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, California, and Oregon, and he has successfully raised canaries, budgies, cockatiels, Fischer’s Lovebirds, Quaker Parakeets, several species of pigeons and doves, and many varieties of finches.
Bob consistently writes about his experiences with birds, and he has a gift for presenting the lessons and the material in a clear, concise form for easy reading and understanding. He has written many articles on finches and other cage birds for the national magazines over the last thirty years. His first booklet was “Society Finches as Foster Parents”, and the second was “Problems with Finches”, followed by “Nutrition of Finches and Other Cage Birds”, “Establishing a Breeding Strain in Aviculture”, “Cockatiels: Their Care, Feeding and Breeding”, “Avian Nutrition”, and “Building an Aviary”. His most recent books are “The African Finches”, “The Domesticated Finches”, “Cockatiels: Overcoming Problems in Their Care, Feeding, and Breeding”, and “Parrot Nutrition”.
Unfortunately, much of the avicultural writing on the market today is repetitive, dull and quite unoriginal. Fortunately, there are still those whose integrity remains unchallenged, and whose depth of knowledge based on experience is unquestioned. As of the last thirty years, Robert G. Black has come to represent the highest embodiment of avicultural writing excellence. Black is a highly successful aviculturist who practices what he preaches. His books are invariably enlightening, original and fresh; in practically every page there will be found a nugget of wisdom, a subtle observation or unusual insight that will surprise, educate and even entertain all but the most jaded bird fancier and breeder.
Bob now resides in Keno, Oregon, shepherding the development of a large variety of fruit trees, nut trees, berries and many special ornamental plants that are resistant to browsing by the local animals. Now that he has the space and time, he is branching out to include the larger birds in his breeding efforts, such as pigeons, doves, pheasants, and ducks.
by Robert G. Black
Pages: 270
Publisher: ---
Edition: 1st ed., 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0910335079
ISBN-13: 978-0910335072
Description
Nutrition is the key to aviculture. It is the most important factor for success in maintaining and breeding captive birds. Anything less than 100% breeding success and picture-perfect feathering indicates the probability of an inadequate amount of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that are essential for the health and breeding of a parrot. The result of years of research and practical experience, this detailed, in-depth guide covers everything you need to know about vitamins, minerals, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and other nutritional elements and how they contribute to the health and well-being of parrots.
From back cover:
Robert G. Black has always been interested in a number of fields, though his formal training is in International Affairs and Linguistics. However, aviculture and horticulture have remained his primary interests through the years. He has kept a large variety of birds in varying climate areas in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, California, and Oregon, and he has successfully raised canaries, budgies, cockatiels, Fischer’s Lovebirds, Quaker Parakeets, several species of pigeons and doves, and many varieties of finches.
Bob consistently writes about his experiences with birds, and he has a gift for presenting the lessons and the material in a clear, concise form for easy reading and understanding. He has written many articles on finches and other cage birds for the national magazines over the last thirty years. His first booklet was “Society Finches as Foster Parents”, and the second was “Problems with Finches”, followed by “Nutrition of Finches and Other Cage Birds”, “Establishing a Breeding Strain in Aviculture”, “Cockatiels: Their Care, Feeding and Breeding”, “Avian Nutrition”, and “Building an Aviary”. His most recent books are “The African Finches”, “The Domesticated Finches”, “Cockatiels: Overcoming Problems in Their Care, Feeding, and Breeding”, and “Parrot Nutrition”.
Unfortunately, much of the avicultural writing on the market today is repetitive, dull and quite unoriginal. Fortunately, there are still those whose integrity remains unchallenged, and whose depth of knowledge based on experience is unquestioned. As of the last thirty years, Robert G. Black has come to represent the highest embodiment of avicultural writing excellence. Black is a highly successful aviculturist who practices what he preaches. His books are invariably enlightening, original and fresh; in practically every page there will be found a nugget of wisdom, a subtle observation or unusual insight that will surprise, educate and even entertain all but the most jaded bird fancier and breeder.
Bob now resides in Keno, Oregon, shepherding the development of a large variety of fruit trees, nut trees, berries and many special ornamental plants that are resistant to browsing by the local animals. Now that he has the space and time, he is branching out to include the larger birds in his breeding efforts, such as pigeons, doves, pheasants, and ducks.