Birds, including cage birds, as pets Books
Rowman & Littlefield Pet Care Givers and Families
Book SynopsisMost pet owners want the best for their cherished friends. Sometimes, however, the nature of those relationships can be upended and getting back on track can be confusing and difficult. Here, Robert Berkelhammer provides an overview of what constitutes healthy pet family relationships and how pet parents can access services that will help facilitate better communication, behavior, and all around care. He outlines the kinds of work pet care companies can offer, and guides readers to getting the best possible level of professional caretaking to achieve behavioral changes in their pets. Dog playgroups, dog walking, pet sitting and other services are described in terms of how families can work with providers to accommodate their animal and family needs. Focused mostly on dogs, the book does also address the needs of and services available to cats and birds. No pet owner will want to be without this book when deciding on a pet care arrangement that suits the family's needs.Trade ReviewBerkelhammer, a pet-care professional, advises pet owners how to assess caretaking services and pet professionals on how to achieve high levels of care. He explains the differences between services provided by individual petsitters and by pet-care companies including responsibilities that an owner or petsitter should consider. From professional experience, he describes the dynamics of dog behavior modification playgroups, which are recommended for pets with behavior issues. A chapter on dog walking includes counsel on leashes and harnesses accompanied by the author’s own 'pet vignettes,' focusing mostly on dogs. * Library Journal *Most pet owners want the best for their cherished animal friends and companions. Sometimes, however, the nature of those relationships can be upended and getting back on track can be confusing and difficult. In Pet Care Givers and Families: Getting the Most from Dog Playgroups, Walkers, and Pet Sitters, author and pet owner Robert Berkelhammer provides an overview of what constitutes healthy pet family relationships and how pet parents can access services that will help facilitate better communication, behavior, and all around care. He outlines the kinds of work pet care companies can offer, and guides readers to getting the best possible level of professional care taking to achieve behavioral changes in their pets. Dog playgroups, dog walking, pet sitting and other services are described in terms of how families can work with providers to accommodate their animal and family needs. Focused primarily on dogs, Pet Care Givers and Families does also address the needs of and services available to those whose animal companions are cats and/or birds. No pet owner will want to be without a copy of Pet Care Givers and Families when deciding on a pet care arrangement that suits the family's needs. Very highly recommended for community library Pets/Wildlife instructional reference collections, it should be noted for the personal reading lists of pet owners. * Midwest Book Review *Companion animals are totally dependent on us for their well-being and their very lives. We are their oxygen. We owe them the best lives possible and this book shows us how we can accomplish this so that it's a win-win situation for all parties. -- Marc Bekoff, author of Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and CoexistencePet Care Givers and Families: Getting the Most from Dog Playgroups, Walkers and Pet Sitters is a must for anyone who has a dog or a cat, or is considering opening a pet company or simply being a pet sitter. The written contract for a sitter is reason enough for anyone to buy the book Each anecdote describing the dogs and cats who are part of Robert’s life as a dog sitter or organizer of doggy play groups has a message that warms the heart and teaches a lesson. It is obvious that the author is a man with great knowledge of animals and a special way of sharing that knowledge with his readers. If you love dogs or cats then you will love this sensible and charming book, written by a true animal lover. -- Phyllis Karas, New York Times best selling author of Brutal: The Untold Story of my Life Inside Whitey Bulger's Irish MobRobert Berkelhammer's encyclopedic first-hand knowledge of his subject(s) is on display here in a well-organized look that should be able to answer any questions a pet owner might have. -- Julian F. Thompson, author of The Grounding of Group 6 and 17 other acclaimed young adult novelsTable of Contents1: Human – Companion Animal Dynamics-The Importance of Healthy Hierarchy 2: All About A Dog Behavior Modification Playgroup 3: A Sound Pet Sitting Environment 4: Caring for the Pet 5: Communicating with Owners 6: Transitions in the Life of a Pet 7: Dog Walking and Handling Tips 8: Pet Professions as a Career
£36.90
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Read Books The Art of Cockfighting
£29.44
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Advanced Techniques The Ultimate Guide
£15.67
Atria Books Penguin the Magpie The Odd Little Bird Who Saved
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£17.60
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Advanced Techniques Young Birds Training
£13.27
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Advanced Techniques Young Birds Racing
£14.22
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Advanced Techniques Old Birds Training amd Racing Systems
£11.27
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Advanced Techniques Feeding Secrets
£12.24
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Pigeon Racing Deep into Sport Diseases and Treatment
£11.64
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Racing Pigeons Natural Remedies
£15.17
Skyhorse Publishing Keeping Chickens: A Practical Journal for Life
Book SynopsisA Useful Tool for Raising your Flock Now you can track your chickens' egg production, growth, feeding habits, temperament, and health all in one journal! With over 190 lined pages and over 50 practical tips from chicken keeping enthusiasts, you can spend time each day recording your flock's activities and learning more about your chickens. Enjoy
£9.49
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Pigeon Racing: Beginners Guide
£12.94
Ebury Publishing Save Our Birds: How to bring our favourite birds
Book SynopsisThe Banksy of The Bird World shares simple wisdom to help the birds we love to thrive.Bestselling author and illustrator, Matt Sewell, is back with his most inspirational book yet. Save Our Birds is a celebration of our endangered birds and call to arms for bird-lovers of all ages to help protect them.Matt has created new, beautiful watercolour artworks of Britain's most loved birds, and their habitats, all of which are sadly on the Red List - the respected, international guide to endangered species. Sewell provides a wealth of practical advice on how we can protect them from extinction. Explore cities, coastlands, woodlands and farms, leaving no habitat unexplored around the British Isles.From bird-friendly window boxes to community projects, discover the steps you can take, actions both big and small, to save our birds.
£11.40
iUniverse The True Story of Freddie Mercury the Parrot: How
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£18.95
£17.84
Waterford Press Ltd Bird Feeding Basics: An Introduction to Feeders,
Book SynopsisBird Feeding Basics is a simplified introduction to attracting and identifying North America's most common backyard birds. Subjects covered include feeder selection, the types of feeder foods that attract certain species, and how to make your backyard more bird-friendly by providing water, shelter, food and plants that provide birds with food during each season and safe places to nest. In addition, it features beautiful illustrations of more than 50 common species. This convenient guide is an ideal, portable source of practical information and ideal for field use.
£5.99
Workman Publishing Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a
Book Synopsis“If your garden fantasies involve chickens, Jessi Bloom is here to make those dreams come true.” —The New York Times Many gardeners fear chickens will peck away at their landscape. But you can keep chickens and have a beautiful garden, too! In this essential handbook, award-winning garden designer Jessi Bloom offers step-by-step instructions for creating a beautiful and functional space while maintaining a happy, healthy flock. Free-Range Chicken Gardens covers everything a gardener needs to know, from the basics of chicken keeping and creating the perfect chicken-friendly garden design to building innovative coops.
£16.47
University of Iowa Press The Raptors of Iowa
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited collection of James Landenberger’s paintings of Iowa birds of prey presents thirty-two full-page, full-color species, from the common turkey vulture to the red-shouldered hawk of Mississippi River woodlands to the little northern saw-whet owl. Four naturalists who have devoted their lives to conserving wilderness habitats and species have written essays to complement the paintings.Thanks to state and federal laws and a shift in public attitude, birds of prey are no longer seen as incarnations of ferocity but as creatures superbly attuned to their lives and surroundings. Although Iowa unfortunately leads the way in the amount of wildlife habitat that has been destroyed, conservation organisations and state agencies have also led the way toward successful raptor restoration projects, among them a roadside nest box program for the American kestrel, a project to restore peregrine falcons to their historic eyries, and a relocation program that should ensure a sustainable population of ospreys. The recent spectacular recovery of the bald eagle, whose nests had vanished from the state for seventy years, is particularly encouraging.There can be no substitute for seeing thousands of broad-winged hawks soaring high overhead during migration, a great horned owl perching in silhouette at dusk, or a Cooper’s hawk plunging toward its prey along the roadside. But Jim Landenberger’s meticulously detailed paintings go a long way toward conveying the remarkable beauty of the American kestrel and other falcons, the grace of the swallow-tailed kite, the immaculate mystery of the snowy owl and its fellow owls, the glistening head feathers of an adult bald eagle, and the piercing defiance so characteristic of our larger hawks
£22.06
Workman Publishing Hatching & Brooding Your Own Chicks: Chickens,
Book SynopsisGail Damerow shows you how to incubate, hatch, and brood baby chickens, ducklings, goslings, turkey poults, and guinea keets. With advice on everything from selecting a breed and choosing the best incubator to feeding and caring for newborn chicks in a brooder, this comprehensive guide also covers issues like embryo development, panting chicks, and a variety of common birth defects. Whether you want to hatch three eggs or one hundred, you’ll find all the information you need to make your poultry-raising operation a success.
£17.09
Workman Publishing How to Speak Chicken: Why Your Chickens Do What
Book SynopsisBest-selling author Melissa Caughey knows that backyard chickens are like any favourite pet - fun to spend time with and fascinating to observe. Her hours among the flock have resulted in this quirky, irresistible guide packed with first-hand insights into how chickens communicate and interact, use their senses to understand the world around them, and establish pecking order and roles within the flock. Combining her up-close observations with scientific findings and interviews with other chicken enthusiasts, Caughey answers unexpected questions such as Do chickens have names for each other? How do their eyes work? and How do chickens learn? Foreword INDIES Silver Award Winner
£12.34
Workman Publishing Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 4th Edition:
Book SynopsisSerious poultry farmers and backyard bird raisers have relied on this best-selling reference for more than 20 years. The fourth edition of Gail Damerow’s comprehensive handbook is now completely revised and redesigned, making it more accessible and informative than ever. You’ll get the most up-to-date details on shelter, food, health care, eggs, chicks, and meat, and recent research into chicken behavior and communication makes the sections on flock management truly authoritative. New color photos and illustrations provide more specificity and information about chicken breeds, anatomy, and health.
£18.04
Howell Books The African Grey An Owners Guide to a Happy
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£20.89
Skyhorse Publishing Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories
Book SynopsisFramed by the author’s personal experience with backyard hens, Chickens: Their Natural and Unnatural Histories explores the history of the chicken from its descent from the dinosaurs to the space-age present. En route, Lembke surveys chickens in ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the nineteenth century, and modern times, including the role of chickens in Jewish and Muslim practices. She also investigates the birds’ contributions to science and their jaunty appearances in literature. Eggs receive a chapter of their own, as does chicken cuisine, comprising recipes from the Roman Empire to today’s favorites. Stories about chickens appear, too, often written by those who keep them, including the painter Grandma Moses, the man who holds Cleveland’s Farm Animal Permit No. 17, and Brenda, who had to give her young roosters a talking-to for behaving like sheep. Chickens have only recently come to a sorry pass in the Western world, where broilers and laying hens are factory-farmed. Lembke investigates the fate of such birds and explores the sustainable, humane alternatives to raising birds for meat and eggs. A celebration of the chicken in its every aspect, Chickens is sure to delight the chicken fancier, the backyard chicken keeper, and everyone concerned about where our food comes from and how we can treat animals more compassionately.
£18.04
Skyhorse Publishing Five Fat Hens: A Guide for Keeping Chickens and
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£15.26
Workman Publishing An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Backyard
Book SynopsisWith delightful photographs, Jenna Woginrich chronicles the life journey of three chickens (Amelia, Honey, and Tilda) from fluffy, newly hatched bundles to grown hens laying eggs of their own. Following their progress from day to day and week to week, you'll learn everything you need to know to be successful in raising and keeping a happy, healthy flock. Topics covered include understanding chicken behavior; housing and feeding requirements; hygiene and basic health care. Both entertaining and educational, this highly accessible book provides just the right amount of information to get started and enjoy the pleasures of keeping backyard chickens.
£11.39
Workman Publishing My Chicken Family: A Keepsake Album, Ready to
Book SynopsisThis beautifully designed keepsake album is perfect for chronicling chicken-keeping adventures, tracking the growth from chick to flock elder—with spaces and prompts for distinctive personalities, names, photos, and amusing anecdotes. Backyard chicken keepers have a deep affection for their animals and interact with them like any pet, as Melissa Caughey, best-selling author of How to Speak Chicken, knows well from her decades of chicken friendships. With My Chicken Family, Caughey has created a unique keepsake album that invites chicken owners to create a lasting record of their chicken adventures, with spots for adding photos of their favorite flock members and write-in prompts customized to every phrase of the the chicken-keeping experience. Featuring charming chicken-themed art borders, every page invite users to chronicle an aspect of their chickens’ lives, beginning with chicks and progressing to laying hen or rooster, to flock elder. Spaces are allocated for recording amusing anecdotes along with practical information about the selected breeds, health care, flock dynamics, and individual chicken names and personalities. The hardcover format features an egg-shaped die-cut cover that every owner can customize with a portrait of one of their own feathered friends, making it a perfect gift for any backyard chicken enthusiast.
£11.04
Workman Publishing How to Read a Chickens Mind
Book SynopsisThe best-selling author of How to Speak Chicken takes a deep dive into the mind of the chicken, exploring how these popular feathered pets think, feel, and navigate the world.
£14.39
Rockridge Press The Intermediate Guide to Raising Chickens: How
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£22.49
Publications International, Ltd. Brain Games - Birds Word Search Puzzles
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£12.33
Texas A&M University Press Cemetery Birding: An Unexpected Guide to
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£27.96
Rockridge Press The Beginner's Guide to Chicken Breeds: An
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£14.24
Simon & Schuster George: A Magpie Memoir
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£25.20
Curious about Curious about Birds
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£33.92
New Holland Publishers Budgerigars
Book SynopsisBudgerigars, affectionately known as Budgies, are the world's most popular pet bird, and the third most popular pet overall after dogs and cats. They are kept as pets in countless homes in the vast majority of countries, but they are also bred in magnificent colours for exhibiting and there is very keen competition at shows. Budgies are arguably the most rewarding, affordable, competitive pet animal around. Books on budgies are usually not the sort of book that make a great read', but huge effort has been made to make this Budgie book a joy to curl up with. Budgies are a cheap and easy pet to keep or to breed. Recent years have seen spectacular new colours developed; from Pinkish Lavender to Teal Blue, Ultraviolet, Red Violet and unbelievable Pastel colours, often combined with white or yellow wings. The book is lavishly illustrated with many photos of the amazing colours and varieties of Budgies as well. New advances in genetic science, as outlined in straightforward terms in this book, will make breeding these jewels much easier for everyone. Because the heredity of Budgies is now so well understood, breeding them is a great entry point for those who wish to understand this important science. Genetics is more and more the science of the future. Chapters also cover how to feed and care for budgies, as well as cage and aviary design. There are sections for advanced hobbyists and beginners alike. In short this book is a perfect conversation starter for the home or a hobbyist's dream.
£19.99
Greystone Books,Canada Tuco and the Scattershot World: A Life with Birds
Book SynopsisA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as "Whaddya know?" and announcing "Party time!" when guests showed up at Brett's farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought. Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a history of bird/dinosaurs and the human relationship with birds, Tuco also explores how we "other" the world--abusing birds, landscapes, and each other--including Brett's own experience with a rare genetic condition that turned his early years into an obstacle course of bullying and nurtured his affinity for winged creatures. The book also provides an in-depth examination of our ideas about knowledge, language, and intelligence (including commentary from Tuco himself) and how as we learn more about animal languages and intelligence we continually shift our definitions of them in order to retain our "superiority." As Brett says, "Whaddya know? Not much. I don't even know what knowledge is. I know only the magic ...andTrade Review"Tuco is, at its heart, an account of survival, of the life of the Other, whether in its human or avian form. It's a beautiful book, rich in both information and emotion, anchored in Brett's rich, accessible prose and his humble, plain-spoken strength."--Toronto Star "A wonderful gyre of a journey into the mind of man and bird, Tuco is an avian feast of astounding nuggets, tales, and insights. It is also a deep meditation on our place in time and nature: moving, funny, personal yet universal."--Ronald Wright, author of A Short History of Progress "Tuco is an avian odyssey, an homage to strange birds, both feathered and human. The path winds through the gardens of life, through adventure and heartache, with Brett as your eloquent guide, his delightfully mischievous parrot perched on his shoulder. A remarkable story of interspecies companionship.--Charlotte Gill, author of Eating Dirt
£18.99
Greystone Books,Canada Birdmania: A Remarkable Passion for Birds
Book Synopsis"An exquisitely beautiful book ...These stories about birds are ultimately reflections on the curious nature of humanity itself" Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for HawkThere is no denying that many people are crazy for birds. Packed with intriguing facts and exquisite and rare artwork, Birdmania showcases an eclectic and fascinating selection of bird devotees who would do anything for their feathered friends.In addition to well-known enthusiasts such as Aristotle, Charles Darwin, and Helen Macdonald, Brunner introduces readers to Karl Russ, the pioneer of "bird rooms", who had difficulty renting lodgings when landlords realized who he was; George Lupton, a wealthy Yorkshire lawyer, who commissioned the theft of uniquely patterned eggs every year for twenty years from the same unfortunate female guillemot who never had a chance to raise a chick; George Archibald, who performed mating dances for an endangered whooping crane called Tex to encourage her to lay; and Mervyn Shorthouse, who posed as a wheelchair-bound invalid to steal an estimated ten thousand eggs from the Natural History Museum in Tring.As this book illustrates, people who love birds, whether they are amateurs or professionals, are as captivating and varied as the birds that give flight to their dreams.
£21.24
Little, Brown Book Group Doing Bird
Book SynopsisThousands of people are keeping chickens as pets for the first time. There are plenty of books that will show you how. Doing Bird tells you what it's like, charting the highs and lows in the year of an amateur hen keeper and his flock.Split into months and seasons, Doing Bird is an extension of Gurdon's highly successful Sunday Telegraph 'Hen and the Art of Chicken Maintenance' column, and brings out the characters and idiosyncrasies of the birds themselves.Highlights include Bombay the Indian runner duck's unrequited and very non-platonic love for Bella the chicken. Sven the rheumatic, pensioner cockerel's last stand against a marauding fox, and his son Svenson's sometimes awkward transition from teenaged pretender to putative Alpha male with a dodgy aim. We see the power play between flock old stagers Peeping Chicken, Anne Summers, Brahms, Meringue, Bella and Nude to new arrivals Squawks 1 and 2 and the pair of birds initially known as 'the other two,' until one of them tries savaging the author's hand and is re-christened Slasher -leaving her colleague with the sobriquet of 'Too'.
£7.49
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Curious Bird Lover’s Handbook
Book Synopsis'A revelation for anyone with the slightest interest in the feathered friends visiting their gardens' - Garden NewsYou don't have to be a dedicated birdwatcher to be a bird lover. Millions of us love the sight and sound of them. And yet most of us know very little about their remarkable behaviour, incredible diversity and the story of their evolution. This handbook sets about answering every interesting question there is to ask about birds.How do migrating birds know where to go?Are birds really descended from dinosaurs?How do birds have sex?There are over 10,000 species in the world, including over 500 in Britain, some rare and endangered, some bizarre and beautiful, others common and familiar. As this captivating and often humorous handbook reveals, all of them are fascinating.Filled with beautiful illustrations, The Curious Bird Lover's Handbook is perfect for experienced twitchers and those who are simply captivated by the beauty of birds and would like to learn more about them.-The hardback edition titled "Bald Coot and Screaming Loon" was published in 2009. This paperback edition has been updated and includes a new foreword from the author.Trade ReviewFascinating for anyone with an inquisitive mind and a love of wildlife in general * Friends of the Earth Magazine *An irresistible package * The Eden Magazine *A revelation for anyone with the slightest interest in the feathered friends visiting their gardens... With more than 1,000 facts, figures and fables, it's an ideal stocking filler for bird lovers. * Garden News *
£9.49
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. Parrots 2025 Square Wall Calendar
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£10.79
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. Birds of Prey 2026 Square Wall Calendar
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£11.87
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. British Garden Birds 2026 Square Wall Calendar
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£11.87
Red Robin Publishing Ltd. Exotic Birds 2026 Square Wall CalendarR
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£11.87
Andrews UK Limited George the Orphan Crow and the Creatures of
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£9.49
Interpet Publishing Mini Encyclopedia of Chicken Breeds and Care
£15.14
Haynes Publishing Group Chicken Manual: The complete step-by-step guide
Book SynopsisThis book, the latest innovative Haynes Manual, will provide a complete and easy-to-understand reference for the growing band of people wishing to keep their own chickens for both food and pleasure. Pitched at the novice but also containing plenty to interest the experienced chicken-keeper, the book will contain no-nonsense advice, tips, facts and step-by step sequences, as well as plenty of relevant photographs and diagrams. As more people keep chickens nowadays than at any time since the Second World War, this book is a timely addition to the Haynes range. 'a superb book' Keep ChickensTrade Review'a complete and easy-to-follow reference for the novice.' Practical Poultry ‘In typical Haynes style, this 192-page hardback provides a complete and easy-to-follow reference for the novice poultry keeper.’ Practical Poultry ‘a superb book’ Keep Chickens ‘a good, easy-to-understand reference manual for the novice, as well as having plenty to interest more experienced keepers.’ Kitchen Garden ‘eminently readable and full of practical advice.’ Your Chickens ‘a complete and easy-to-follow reference for the novice' Practical Poultry Table of ContentsFour major sections are devoted to 'Getting started', 'Keeping your chickens', 'Specialist information' and 'Problems'. Getting started: choosing a breed, the popular breeds (30 are highlighted), hybrids, other poultry, the various ways of acquiring chickens (including hatching your own). Keeping your chickens: daily care, seasonal care, feeding and watering, housing, security from predators (two-legged and four-legged), vermin (rats/mice, foxes, mink/stoats/weasels, pigeons, magpies/crows), laying (types of eggs, selling, regulations), first aid. Specialist information: anatomy and plumage, colours and markings, breeding (reproduction, mating, incubation, hatching, rearing), showing, conservation, dispatching (methods of killing, dressing). Problems: common diseases (includes simple diagnosis charts), biology, health, nutrition, bird 'flu facts. Step-by-step procedures will feature where relevant, in time-honoured Haynes style, and will include construction of a poultry house and brooder and how to use an incubator correctly.
£21.25
