• Part 1 – A visit to an award winning parrot breeder
• Part 2 – A visit to an award winning finch breeder
• Part 3 – A visit to an award winning softbill breeder
• Part 4 – Dr Tommy Blunden, a prominent South African avian veterinarian talks on surgical vs. DNA sexing of birds
• Part 5 – Neville Brickell from the Indigenous Bird Breeders Research Group in Kwazulu Natal talks on avian research and photography and its�� contribution to nature conservation.
• Part 6 – Japie Mostert from the Krugersdorp Game Reserve, just outside Johannesburg, takes you through Africa�s largest walk-in aviary with its more than 1000 birds and 110 species of South African birds.

The DVD also includes a valuable information leaflet with advice on clubs, suitable plants for planted aviaries, as well as access to the local South African Avian Veterinarian Association should you require veterinary assistance.

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The results of this qualitative study can be seen in the unique Bird keeper’s Guide that appears below each species in the DVD. Five icons are used: an EYE, a BIRD, a NESTBOX, an ANT and a WEATHER to provide key information on subject matter to help you achieve greater breeding and keeping success for all types of finches.

The DVD provides a range of useful information, including:

• Number of finch species found in Africa
• The categories to which different finch species belong
• Which finch species require permits
• Tips on how to successfully breed African finches
• The unique Birdkeepers Guide and how it works
• Filmed species include
  • Cordonbleus
  • Pytilias
  • Crimson Wings
  • Twinspots
  • Quail finches
  • Mannikins
  • SA finches listed in the Red Data Book
  • Africa’s Rarest finch
  • Other interesting Waxbills
  • Whydahs and their hosts
  • African Fire finches and their Indigo birds
  • West African finches
  • Finches North of the Sahara
  • The odd-one-out finch
  • Sparrows, Weavers and Bishops
  • Widowbirds
  • Queleas
  • Serins and many more.

In total, Finches of Africa includes 70 finch species, including some very rare breeds that have never been filmed before.

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This highly informative DVD is a valuable asset for both birding novices and advanced enthusiasts. Keeping Finches includes:

• Hundreds of practical tips
• State of the art aviary and birdroom set ups
• More than 50 species that originate from Australia, Asia, Europe , North and South America and some of the rare finches from Africa
• It is filmed on digital broadcast quality material
• A unique and well-researched Bird Keepers Guide to help you succeed with the breeding and keeping of these magnificent little birds, including zebra finches and the relatively rare Gouldian finch.

Eelco Meyjes also provides you with in-depth coverage of many specialist finch breeding facilities, including those that are managed by:

Dr David Russell who is a specialist Zebra Finch breeder
Ivan Higgo who is a specialist Gouldian finch breeder
Prof Ernst Kruger who specialises with African finches and
Eelco Meyjes� who has a wide variety of exotic finches

A number of international finch species can be seen on the DVD, including:

AUSTRALIAN SPECIES

Zebra Finch (plus baby zebra finches)
Grass finches, including:

• Longtailed Grass finch
• Hecks Grass finch
• Masked Grass finch

Parsons Finch
Double Bar
Diamond Firetail
Red Browed Finch
Chestnut Breasted
Pictorella
Cherry-Plum Headed
Star finch
Yellow Star finch
Crimson Finch
Painted Finch
Gouldians

PARROTFINCHES

Red headed Parrotfinch
Seagreen Parrotfinch
Blue Faced Parrotfinch
Tricoloured Parrotfinch
Peales Parrotfinch

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Breeding African Gray mutations, such as pieds – which include the F2 Pied African Gray with a distinctive red band across its abdomen, – is not yet common practice, but some magnificent examples still exist. For example, the all red African Grey, first bred in South Africa, marks the ultimate achievement in mutation breeding to date. In addition to specifically bred mutations, there are naturally occurring mutations within African Grey species, such as albino Greys, which have no pigment and are all white and Incomplete Ino�s with only very partial pigmentation. There is also a blue African Gray species that is in fact grey but has all white tail feathering. However, very few of these birds have been bred successfully in captivity

One of the reasons that African Grays are favoured the world over is because they make such good mimics. The Congo African Grey parrot is particularly good at imitating human speech.

Keeping and Breeding the African Grey DVD includes:

• A short history on the African Grey as a pet
• Countries of origin for African Grey parrots, including the Congo
• The urgent need to support nature conservation
• Examples of different African Grey parrot species e.g. Congo, Timneh and pied

For African Gray pet owners:

• How to go about buying your first bird.
• What looking at the eye will tell you
• Bringing your bird home for the first time
• Correct diet and feeding regimen for African Grey parrots
• Teaching it to talk
• Introducing other pets
• General healthcare for your African Grey and how to spot problem behaviour e.g. obsessive feather plucking
• Sexing your bird
• Introducing a mate
• The temptation to breed your African Grey�

For African Grey breeders:

• Top breeding facilities
• Aviary and nestbox design
• Stock selection
• Microchipping
• Food and Nutrition
• Pairing up birds
• Mutation breeding, especially red pied African Greys
• Ringing baby african grey parrots
• Hand rearing African Greys
• Having a Nursery and caring for baby African Greys
• Resting your breeding stock
• Professional healthcare and lots, lots more �

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Some of the most beautiful birds in the world belong to the popular softbill group, which can be kept in planted aviaries and in essence feed on a diet of fruit, nectar etc. The description, �Softbill� does not mean that they have soft beaks, but refers to the fact that unlike parrots or finches they do not feed predominantly on nuts or seeds.

With the increasing availability of specialist avian nutrition for Softbills, more and more aviculturists are turning their skills to the challenge of breeding these magnificent birds. For many bird keepers and breeders the ultimate test of this fascinating hobby is to see if they can successfully breed Softbills, which are often well-known for their challenging mating habits and their wonderful calls.

The Double Disc DVD, Keeping and Breeding Softbills, includes:

• Aviary options suitable for Softbills
• Where best to position your aviaries
• Suitable aviary plants
• Nests and nesting materials
• Tips for safety flights and service passages.
• Preparation of correct dietary requirements
• Cultivating your own live food e.g. crickets, mealworms etc.
• How to successfully breed pinkies and fuzzy baby mice
• A convenient Softbill Diet Guide Plan is included in the DVD
• Valuable Health Care Tips
• Setting up a bird room
• Nesting , Incubation and Brooder info
• Acquiring new stock
• Quarantine facilities
• Security and healthcare management
• Eliminating pests and rodents
• Advice from three of South Africa’s leading Softbill breeders : Mossie Webber (Turacos) William Horsfield (Toucans) and Graeme Hoffman (Barbets, Starlings , Jays and Hornbills)

Some of the Softbills that you will see:

• Pekin Robins
• White Eyes
• Sunbirds
• Tanagers
• Mousebirds
• Fairy Wrens
• Hummingbirds
• Kingfishers
• Kookaburras
• Magpies
• Blue-faced honey eaters
• Asian fairy blue birds
• Bohemian waxwings
• Thrushes
• Green Broadbills
• Greater leaf birds
• Jacanas
• Plovers
• Bulbuls
• Cuckoos
• Rollers

Plus

• 12 Species of Fruit Pigeons and Doves
• 7 Species of Barbets
• 5 Species of Jays
• 10 Species of Starlings and Mynas
• 14 Species of Turacos
• 6 Species of Toucans, Toucanets and Aracaris
• 12 Species of Hornbills

And a lot, lot more

This DVD will also include a special section on the pioneering work that is currently being done in South Africa at the Mabula Ground Hornbill project with regard to the threatened Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) species. With less than 1500 Ground Hornbills left in the wild, this remarkable and poignant story will demonstrate how bird keepers help to make a positive contribution to modern day nature

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56 full colour pages with up-to-date information on:

• Avian Management
• Breeding of Parrots, Finches and other species of birds
• Health and Disease
• Nutrition and Feeding
• Latest News and Conservation
• Bird Products for Sale

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1. Free advertising in Avizandum Bird Shop!Nowhere else do you get free advertising in a magazine of this quality!

Free advertising in the magazine has benefits that extend beyond just the internet advertising. When a new season comes around and you need a new pair of birds or the odd bird to make up a pair, you don’t have to wait for someone to advertise, (and you may not get the pair/bird). You can look up the old advert to see who was advertising those birds last season, then phone the advertiser to see whether he will be having those birds this year and then book them.

2 . Having your magazine posted to you for free, and receiving the latest issue before it is released in stores.

The articles are always of value, even if you don’t need them immediately, you can refer to them when you or your friends have a need for that information.Often the information is not available in books or on the internet as many skilled breeders don’t bother to publish their personal experience. Think about it.How many of South African skilled breeders do you know that publish their findings on the internet? However, they do consent to articles in Avizandum.

3. It costs you less and you can be sure not to miss a single issue!

To all Avizandum subscribers we would like to thank you for the loyal support you have shown Avizandum over the years and particularly the support you have shown this year.

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1. Free advertising in Avizandum Bird Shop!Nowhere else do you get free advertising in a magazine of this quality!

Free advertising in the magazine has benefits that extend beyond just the internet advertising. When a new season comes around and you need a new pair of birds or the odd bird to make up a pair, you don’t have to wait for someone to advertise, (and you may not get the pair/bird). You can look up the old advert to see who was advertising those birds last season, then phone the advertiser to see whether he will be having those birds this year and then book them.

2 . Having your magazine posted to you for free, and receiving the latest issue before it is released in stores.

The articles are always of value, even if you don’t need them immediately, you can refer to them when you or your friends have a need for that information.Often the information is not available in books or on the internet as many skilled breeders don’t bother to publish their personal experience. Think about it.How many of South African skilled breeders do you know that publish their findings on the internet? However, they do consent to articles in Avizandum.

3. It costs you less and you can be sure not to miss a single issue!

To all Avizandum subscribers we would like to thank you for the loyal support you have shown Avizandum over the years and particularly the support you have shown this year.

All the information in this book relates specifically to Caiques, except the health care section which applies to all parrots. The title contains 25 excellent colour photographs including all subspecies and chicks at various stages of development.

CONTENTS

• Captive History
• Care
• Housing
• Diet and Nutrition
• Pets
• Breeding
• Handrearing
• Health
• In the Wild

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