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 formulas are given for different species, including parrots, doves, finches, soft-billed birds, pheasants, and others. Advice pertains to correcting problems often suffered by baby birds, from dehydration and discolored feathers to viral, bacterial, and fungal infections.Table of Contents: Preface From Egg to Hatchling, and Introduction Natural Incubation The Nursery Incubation Proper Avian Nutrition Feeding Tools and How to Use Them Feeding and Weaning Chicks Hand-Feeding Step-by-Step (Practical Notes) Health Problems Glossary Useful Literature and Addresses IndexPaperback / 152 Pages / 6-1/2 x 7-7/8 / 1996 - UPC: 27011095818