Growth Charts For Baby North American Song Birds Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles These growth rate graphs will only give you an approximation of the growth of the baby bird that you have found. That is because of a number of things: 1) The first is … Read more
Should I Become A Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator? Is It The Right Thing For Me? Ron Hines DVM PhD Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles I have been caring for injured and orphaned wildlife since before you were born. It began when I was 9 years old and Virginia Moe who lived in the Victorian … Read more
Raising Orphaned Wild Baby Birds I Found A Baby Bird – What Should I Do? Rescuing Them, Raising Them, Their Food & Care Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles Orphaned wildlife tend to knock more than once at the door of a kind- hearted person. So, for baby cottontail … Read more
All About Your Parrot’s Feathers The Causes of Molt, Feather Problems And What You Can Do About Them Ron Hines DVM PhD Is This A Wild Bird? If So, This Links To All Of Dr. Hines’ Wildlife Care Articles To learn more about why some parrots pull out their own feathers, go here … Read more
What Are Some Signs Of A Wildlife Vitamin Deficiency? Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles The Fat Soluble Vitamins A,D,E & K: These are the four vitamins which dissolve in oil or fat but not in water. For wildlife to obtain adequate absorption of these four vitamins, their food … Read more
How Do I Get My Finicky Parrot To Eat A Balanced, Healthy Diet In Spite Of Itself? Ron Hines DVM PhD To learn more about your parrots feather, go here To learn more about why some parrots pull their own feathers out, go here I Believe That Less Than Half Of The Parrots … Read more
What Flavors Can Birds Taste? What Odors Can Birds Smell? Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles Us humans can taste sweet. We can taste bitter, we can taste the amino acids found in meat and mushrooms (= umami ) . We can taste salty. We can taste sour and we … Read more
A Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Guide To Cages And Pens Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles If you have the financial resources to purchase zoo-quality cages and pens or to have experts build them for you, this article is not for you. Wildlife rehabilitation tends to be a middle class passion … Read more
A Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Guide To Cages And Pens Ron Hines DVM PhD All Of Dr. Hines’ Other Wildlife Rehab Articles If you have the financial resources to purchase zoo-quality cages and pens or to have experts build them for you, this article is not for you. Wildlife rehabilitation tends to be a middle class passion … Read more
Should I Add Vitamins To The Diets Of The Wildlife I Care For And If So Which Ones? For thoughts on that, go here. Throughout my career I have learned to trust product produced by Mazuri. If you are feeding an animal a Mazuri diet, you are already getting all that wildlife veterinarian … Read more