Barron's Cockatoos

by Lantermann, Werner; Lantermann, Susanne; Vriends, Matthew M.; Kohler, Fritz W.

• ISBN13: 9780764110375
• ISBN10: 0764110373
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Books in Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information on a wide variety of pets for new or soon-to-be pet owners. Advice and instruction cover proper feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, protection against hazards, and much more. Texts emphasize basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles in this series also present facts that even experienced pet owners and breeders havn't encountered before. Each manual has been individually written by an expert--many of them professional breeders or veterinarians. All volumes are filled with full-color photos of the highest quality and with instructive line drawings.

Table of Contents

Considerations Before Buying	5	(8)
This Is the Cockatoo	5	(2)
Considerations Before Buying a Cockatoo	7	(4)
Considerations Before Buying a Second Cockatoo	11	(1)
Cockatoos and Other Parrots	11	(1)
Cockatoos and Other pets	11	(1)
Cockatoos and Children	11	(2)
Advice on Buying a Cockatoo	13	(4)
Where to Buy a Cockatoo	13	(1)
Choosing a Healthy Cockatoo	13	(1)
Determining Gender	14	(1)
Determining Age	14	(1)
Formalities of Purchase	15	(2)
Housing and Equipment	17	(8)
Keeping a Cockatoo Indoors	17	(1)
Equipment for Cages and Aviaries	18	(2)
Free Flight in the House	20	(1)
Open Perch or Indoor Climbing Tree	20	(1)
Keeping Cockatoos Outdoors	21	(1)
How-To: Building a Bird Shelter and Flight Cage	22	(3)
Acclimation and Care	25	(12)
Taking Your Bird Home	25	(1)
Placement in an Aviary	25	(1)
Hand-Taming	26	(1)
Learning to ``Talk''	26	(1)
If You Keep Two Cockatoos Indoors	27	(1)
Cleaning the Bird Shelter and the Flight Cage	27	(2)
Table of Dangers	29	(5)
How-To: Care Measures for House Birds	34	(3)
Diet	37	(8)
Manufactured Diets	37	(1)
Fruit, Green Feed, Sprouted Feed	37	(1)
Animal Protein	38	(1)
Inappropriate Food	39	(1)
Rearing Feed	39	(3)
Vitamins and Minerals	42	(1)
Drinking Water	42	(1)
Correct Feeding	42	(1)
Cleanliness and Hygiene	42	(3)
Health and Illness	45	(8)
First-aid Measures	45	(1)
The Visit to the Avian Veterinarian	45	(1)
Common Illnesses	46	(7)
Cockatoo Breeding	53	(8)
Species Protection	53	(1)
Species Overpopulation	53	(1)
Prerequisites for Successful Breeding	53	(1)
Pairing	54	(1)
Brooding Period	55	(1)
Courtship and Mating	55	(1)
Egg Laying and Brooding	55	(3)
Development of the Young	58	(1)
Hand-raising	58	(1)
What to Watch Out for During Brooding	59	(2)
Understanding Cockatoos	61	(8)
How Cockatoos Live Together in Nature	61	(1)
Expected Behavior in Companion Cockatoos	62	(4)
Managing Behavior in Companion Cockatoos	66	(3)
Cockatoo Species	69	(8)
Interesting Facts About Cockatoos	69	(1)
Frequently Kept Cockatoo Species	70	(7)
Information	77	(1)
Index	78