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    The document provides 21 tips for caring for birds during the summer and rainy seasons in Pakistan to prevent harm from extreme heat and humidity. Some key recommendations include ensuring proper ventilation and shade; monitoring birds for signs of overheating like panting; providing cool water and electrolytes; lowering temperatures with fans, misting, and water buckets; and being aware of increased risks of illness from wet or spoiled food. Careful observation and quick medical treatment may be needed.

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    The document provides 21 tips for caring for birds during the summer and rainy seasons in Pakistan to prevent harm from extreme heat and humidity. Some key recommendations include ensuring proper ventilation and shade; monitoring birds for signs of overheating like panting; providing cool water and electrolytes; lowering temperatures with fans, misting, and water buckets; and being aware of increased risks of illness from wet or spoiled food. Careful observation and quick medical treatment may be needed.

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    SUMMER CARE

    Written By : Muhammad Bahroni

    SUMMER CARE: By Muhammad Bahroni Page 1


    BIRD CARE IN SUMMER AND RAINY SEASON

    Summer and Rainy season are disaster for aviaries in Pakistan due to
    extreme hot and humid weather. Following are the steps to prevent the birds from
    heat wave and diseases cause by overheating.

    1. Birds do not regulate temperature the same way we do. They lack sweat glands
    so to regulate their temperature, birds lose heat through the evaporation of water
    by panting and vibration of throat structures. So whenever you observe your birds
    panting with their mouths open it is a clear indication that you need to do
    something to lower the temperature in your bird room.

    2. Use electrolytes / ORS. Multivitamins should be administered in cool water. Serve


    for 3 hours than replace with clean cool water.

    3. Ensure proper ventilation of bird room and use green netting to the walls facing East.
    Remove any glass from windows and replace with wire mesh if possible. Provide a
    shade to walls facing sun.

    4. Bird cages should be positioned in such a way so that the bird can always choose
    to get out of direct sunlight if it gets too hot. Remember that the sun changes
    direction during the day and that your bird can get overheated if no shade is
    available.

    5. Only feed the quantity of green vegetables / fruits which they can eat in 1-2 hours.

    6. Make sure that the food you serve them is clean and fresh. During summers / rainy
    season food can collect dust and spoil more quickly. For this reason, fresh food
    should only be left out for a few hours and any leftover fruits / veggies should be
    disposed-off.

    7. Birds’ feeding and drinking utensils should be cleaned thoroughly on a daily basis.

    8. Do not let the temperatures reach ABOVE 40 degrees Celsius. Birds can handle
    heat better than mammals and their normal body temperature ranges from 104 to
    105 degrees Fahrenheit (40 - 41 degrees Celsius). But any increase over the
    basic body temperature could cause heat exhaustion (overheating) in your pet
    birds.

    9. For lowering the temperature use 2-3 buckets (clay pots preferably) full of water and
    big exhaust fan in bird room. Installation of fans in bird room is a good option to
    lower temperature. Ceiling fans or movable pedestal / wall mounted bracket fans
    can be of great help to circulate air. Birds should never be exposed directly to
    strong airflow as it can cause sickness.

    SUMMER CARE: By Muhammad Bahroni Page 2


    10. Open aviaries can use desert air cooler for this purpose, but in a closed room
    environment desert cooler is a disease itself.

    11. Misting your birds regularly is also very helpful in dealing with heat related issues.

    12. Plants can be used in open sheds to keep temperatures in lower limits.

    13. If you are using cages with galvanized trays, remove the trays.

    14. Install perches at height maximum 1.5 feet above the cage floor.

    15. Daily sweep the floor and spray the area with light dose of disinfectant in the evening
    especially in rainy season.

    16. Do not change the diet suddenly - only give additives as diet change leads to stress.

    17. Change their water 2 times a day. If you are using clay pots for water scrub them
    daily. Spraying / misting your birds daily would be helpful.

    18. Never feed the seed mix that has gotten wet due rain as it is one of the major causes
    of health related issues in birds during summer / rainy season.

    19. Careful monitoring of birds is necessary to detect illness early. If you observe any
    bird sitting fluffed up, vomiting, with dirty vents / dirty feathers on face or breathing
    heavily separate it and seek medical advice.

    20. You must have a handy medical box for your birds all the times so that emergency
    cases may be treated immediately.

    21. Do not take breed from your pairs and provide them with adequate rest by leaving
    them in flight cages during this period till the time temperatures reach within normal
    limits.

    SUMMER CARE: By Muhammad Bahroni Page 3

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