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 * Index Paperback / 152 Pages / 6-1/2" x 7-7/8" / 1996