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AS I SEE IT . . .
Every game bird breeder should have some type of library about his/her birds. Books are very expensive these days, but if you get just one idea from a book then the price is worth it!
Here is a list of my 125 favorite books – books that you perhaps should try to find for your library. Most of these are probably out of print, but you should be able to look on the web at “Used” bookstores and find some of them.
125 FAVORITE BOOKS
General Game Birds
Birds of Soviet Union Vol IV, G.P. Dement = ev and N.A.
Gladkov
Birds of Australia , Graham Pizzey
Birds of Nepal , Fleming, Fleming, Bangdel
Birds of Guatemala , Hugh G. Land
Birds of Mexico , Emmet Reid Blake
Birds of America , T. Gilbert Pearson (Editor)
Birds of Mexico and Central America , L. Irby Davis
Capons for Profit , Howard Beuoy
Commercial Game Bird Management , Samuel G. McCluney
Cranes, Their Biology, Husbandry and Conservation , Ellis,
Gee and Mirande
Ecology and Management of Gamebirds, Hudson and Rands
Encyclopedia of Birds , Unknown
Facts on Raising Gamebirds , Dianne Turney
Denton
Field Guide to Birds of Mexico , Ernest P. Edwards
Game Bird Breeders Handbook , Woodard, Vohra, and
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Game Bird Propagation, John Mullin
Gamebirds of China , Li Xiangtao
Guinea Fowl of the World , R.H. Hastings Belshaw
Guinea Fowl , VanHoesen- Stolberg
Handbook of Foreign Birds , A. Rutgers
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan , Salim Ali and
S. Dillon Ripley
Junglefowl, Spur Fowl and Peafowl of the World , James
Southward
Life Histories of North American Gallinaceous Birds , Arthur
Cleveland Bent
Manual of Neotropical Birds , Emmet R. Blake
Megapodes , Jones, Dekker and Roselaar
North American Game Birds , Paul A. Johnsgard
Partridges, Their Breeding and Care , G.E.S. Robbins
Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World, Paul A.
Johnsgard
Raising Game Birds , Leland B. Hayes
Raising Game Birds , Scad
Sexing all Fowl, Baby Chicks , Loyl Stolberg
Upland Game Birds , Oregon Wildlife Commission Bulletin
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Upland Game Birds, Their Breeding and Care , Leland B.
Hayes
Western Birds , Roger Tory Peterson
Wild turkey Country , Lovett E. Williams
Wildlife of Mexico , A. Starker Leopold
Diseases and Health
Basic Guide to the Health and Common Diseases of Game
Birds, Leland B. Hayes
Bird Diseases , Arnall
Chicken Health Handbook , Gail Damerow
Diseases of Gamebirds and Wildfowl , The Game
Conservancy
Grower = s Reference on Gamebird Health , L. D. Schwartz
Manual of Poultry Diseases , Texas A and M University
Poultry Health Handbook , Penn State University
Quail and Pheasant Disease Guide , Vineland Labs
Doves and Pigeons
Doves , Michael Goes
Doves: A Complete Pet Owner = s Manual , Unknown
Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds , Levi
Pigeons , Carl Nether
Pigeons, Matthew M. Friends
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The Pigeon , Wendell M. Levi
Wild Pigeons and Doves , Jean Delacour
Grouse
Grouse and Quails of North America , Paul A. Johnsgard
Grouse of the World, Paul A. Johnsgard
Ruffed Grouse , John Madson
Sage Grouse in Wyoming , Robert L. Patterson
Sage Grouse Management in Idaho , Idaho Dept. Fish and
Game
World of the Ruffed Grouse , Leonard Lee Rue III
Incubation
Guide to Better Hatching, Janey Stolberg
Hatching Manual , Lyon electric
Hatching Guide , Gilbert H. Gladish
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Incubation, Thear
Natural Incubation and Rearing , J. Batty
New Incubation Book , Brown and Robbins
Practical Incubation , Rob Harvey
Peafowl
Peafowl: Their Conservation, Breeding and management ,
Tom Gardner
Wacky World of Peafowl , Vol. I and II, Dennis Fett
Keeping Peafowl , James Blake
Peafowl of the World , Josef Bergmann
Peacocks and Peahens , Joan Kalbacken
Junglefowl, Spur Fowl and Peafowl of the World , James
Southward
Pheasants and Junglefowl
Atlas of Rare Pheasants , Palawan Press Ltd.
Brown Eared Pheasant, Li Xiangtao and Liu Ruisun
Cheng and the Golden Pheasant , Derek Bingham
Cremson-bellied Tragopans , Li Xiangtao
Guide to Pheasants of the World , Philip Wayre
Introduction to Pheasants in Captivity , K.C. R. Howman
Introduction to Ornamental Pheasants , K.C. R. Howman
Junglefowl, Spur Fowl and Peafowl of the World , James
Southward
Keeping Jungle Fowl , Joseph Batty
Natural History of the Pheasant , Peter Robertson
Pheasant Standards Vol I, Vol II, American Game Birds
Breeder = s Cooperative Federation
Pheasant Jungles , William Beebe
Pheasant Breeding and Care , Jean Delacour
Pheasants, including their care in the Aviary , H.A. Gerriits
Pheasants of the World , K. C. R. Howman
Quail and Pheasant Propagation , Dennis Hart and T. R.
Mitchell
Tragopans, van der Mark
Quail
Atlas of Quails , David Alderton
Chinese Painted Quail (Button Quail ), Leland B. Hayes
Coturnix Quail Husbandry in the Laboratory , Woodard,
Abplanalp, Wilson and Vohra
Domestic Quail - for Hobby or Profit , G. E. S. Robbins
Domestic Quail , G.E.S. Robbins
Grouse and Quails of North America , Paul A. Johnsgard
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Introduction to Quail in Captivity, G. E. S. Robbins
Keeping Quail , Katie Thear
Quail Manual , Marsh
Quail, Their Breeding and Management , G. E. S. Robbins
Quail and Pheasant Propagation Dennis Hart and T. R.
Mitchell
Raising Coturnix Quail , Podems and Bartz
Raising Bobwhite Quail , Clemson University
Waterfowl
Barnacle Goose , Shire Natural History
Colored Key to the Waterfowl of the World , Peter Scott
Ducks of the World , Janey Kear
Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World , Paul A. Johnsgard
Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America , Frank Bullnose
Fancy Waterfowl , F. Finn
Mandarin Duck , Shire Natural History
Mute Swan , Shire Natural History
Natural History of Ducks , John C. Phillips
New Duck Handbook , Matthew Friends
Ornamental Waterfowl , Brigham
Ornamental Waterfowl , Johnson and Payne
Paddling of Ducks, Dillon Ripley
Successful Duck and Goose Raising , Darrel Shewaw
Swan Breeding and Management , Loyl Stolberg
Swans of the World, Unknown
The Unique Wood Duck , R. McCabe
Waterfowl, Steve Madge and Hilary Burn
Wild Waterfowl and its Captive Management , Vol I and II,
American Game bird Breeders = Cooperative Federation
Wildfowl, Madge and Nunn
Wildfowl at Home , Alan Birkbeck
Wood Duck and the Mandarin , Shurleff and Savage
Book list compiled by: Leland Hayes = Gamebird
Publications, (760) 742-1173 www.lelandhayes.com
Dr. Leland
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . . .
Hi Leland,
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One of my Mt. quail roosters has recently suffered an injured toe while paired with a hen for this breeding season.
I haven’t observed how the injury occurred, but am concerned that his mate may have inflicted the wound.
This is because last spring I observed her pecking the toes/feet of each of two different roosters that she was paired with. Each suffered similar wounds.
This wound appeared two days ago, but seemed to be healing on its own yesterday. Today it is re-injured and has collected quite a dirt and feather ball around it. The injury causes him to limp, but doesn’t appear to be a problem otherwise. I’m concerned that if this continues, he may lose the toe, so I’m separating him from the hen today and will treat the injury.
I’m considering what first-aid measures to take. Hydrogen peroxide was recommended by one of your readers as a first-aid item in your e-zine issue #351 from a couple of weeks ago. I have a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide solution on hand, but wonder if this is too strong. My birds are on wire-floors about 3-4 feet off the ground and each pen has a dust box filled with dirt. This is what is caked around the injury and I wonder if I shouldn’t just separate them and leave his toe alone to heal on its own. For previous toe and foot injuries, I have just rinsed the wound clean with sterile saline and put them back in the pen. This seems to work, but I’m always open to advice from experts.
Also, is it advisable to prophylactically put the rooster on an antibiotic – I have some Terramycin soluble powder on hand.
Thanks in advance.
ANSWER: Yes, it sounds like toe picking by the hen.
You probably would be better off to separate the pair and just let the male heal. You can treat the wound with the medications that you suggested, but if not agitated by more picking he should heal up.
You need to get some stemmy Alfalfa hay and put a half inch in the bottoms of your pens. This will break the outline of the toes and they will be hidden in the hay. It
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will also give the birds something to pick at as they just love the green leaves of the hay. You should take the dust box away from the male during the healing period to keep his toes as clean as possible.
It is getting late in the year so you might want to put another male with the hen (and the hay in the bottom of the pen) to be sure she is fertile and to see if indeed she is the culprit.
An alternative way to do it is to put the pair on the ground just during the laying season. They will lay much better for you and will not be as likely to pick. I always raised my
Mountains on wire and bred them in colonies on the ground.
Let us know how you come out this year.
Dr. Leland
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FEEDBACK . . .
All you say about the cost of raising game birds is true. I have been raising bobwhites for several years. My biggest cost??? Dead birds!! Why? As many reasons as there are.
Early on was inexperience. Chicks need LOTS of heat for a long time! Then I brought in some disease which lasted the whole season. Now it is mostly predators. I have fixed and fixed. last year I replaced some netting with 3/4" instead of 1". Am in the process of replacing another pen's netting with the same. I have added some shade netting to reduce hawks vision. Have tightened and tightened until I think the weight of staples will bring the pens down! This year I am adding Nite Guard solar units. I have had snakes
(seldom talked about: yes they can get thru 1" netting)
'coons, and the biggest predator for me, opossum. Maybe I have had weasels and mink, but never caught one to be sure.. Also piling has been a problem on and off. I get better each year, but considering all the "normal" costs, one can make money if you can sell 75% of what you buy. Of course it takes good management and diligence. Read, read, read. Maybe this year I will make a profit. I wish! H.
Conlon Tn
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The A.P.W.S. Convention (American Pheasant and
Waterfowl Society) will be here in Salt Lake this next
September. The hosts are Roy & Joyce Bouck. Steve &
Lori Eyre and the "Utah Pheasant Society" We would like to let all know that they are welcome to come . Dates are approx. Sept..26, 27, 28 2007. We don’t know yet what is exactly planned for the tours except Roy & Joyce
Bouck's & Steve & Lori Eyre's aviaries. Everyone usually has a great time visiting with old friends and other bird breeders and we are excited to have it here.
Roy & Joyce Bouck http://wwwsouthjordanaviary.com
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Leland B. Hayes, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 1682,
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 749-6829 FAX (760) 742-1173
URL http://www.lelandhayes.com
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