This Warnborough online course will teach you how to care for birds appropriately and effectively.
- Learn about the bird keeping industry and connect with other enthusiasts
- Learn about specialist diets, health, and housing and understand the importance of each of these in ensuring the good health and wellbeing of your bird
- Learn about breeding, behaviour and training
E-Learning Structure
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 8 in-depth lessons:
1. Scope and Nature of Bird Care
- Introduction.
- Selection.
- Grooming.
- Hygiene.
- Terminology.
2.Breeds
- Bird types.
- Choosing a bird.
- Commonly kept birds.
3. Housing Birds
- Aviaries.
- Minimum requirements for keeping birds.
- Water, feeding and stimulation equipment.
4. Feed and Nutrition
- Feed and feeding.
- Watering.
- Nutritional requirements.
5. Health Management
- Caring for the sick bird.
- Safety on the home.
- Traveling.
- Common ailments.
6. Bird Behaviour and Training
- Catching/restraining.
- Behaviour.
- Training.
7. Breeding
- Sexing and Desexing.
- Breeding.
- Welfare.
- Reproduction.
- Neo-natal care.
8. Working in the Bird Industry
- Pet trade and breeding.
- Showing.
- Avian health.
- Pigeon racing.
- Falconry.
- Zoos and Wildlife Parks.
- Avian tourism.
- Farming birds for meat, eggs, feathers or oils.
- Birds for pest control.
- Bird fertilizer – manure.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
