Pets are companion animals to humans, they include some animals such as birds, pet birds, cats, dogs, rabbits, and rodents, and this article will deal with birds, where some pet birds such as poultry can be bred and organized, and these poultry are classified into chickens, ducks, pigeons, pea birds, geese, quails, turkeys, swans, and many others, and the search for and selection of birds is affected by several factors, including their beautiful appearance, the color grades of their feathers that are interesting to look at, their personality, and the shape and type of their tweets. For this birds need appropriate way for their breeding, in addition to taking care and caution against the harms of raising birds at home.
What are the disadvantages of raising birds at home?
Although pets, especially birds, are fun and a good companion in life, they can cause damage to those around them, and examples of this are the transmission of germs that may infect people with multiple diseases, ranging from simple skin diseases to diseases dangerous. Streptococcus bacteria can be transmitted from bird droppings to individuals with weakened immune systems, which in turn causes symptoms of pneumonia including cough, shortness of breath, meningitis, fever, neck pain, and headache; Among the harms of raising birds at home is to compare it to the death penalty for birds that may be subjected to malnutrition, the presence of an unsuitable environment, and a feeling of loneliness, in addition to the pressure generated by confinement, as birds prefer to fly with other birds of the same species in the open and the natural environment. In cages, birds cause tantrums and mood swings.
Preventing the harms of raising birds at home
There are many ways in which it is possible to mitigate or prevent the damages of raising birds at home, whether these damages are related to the person or the bird, as how to maintain the health and hygiene of birds helps to maintain the health of the individual and his family, and we mention that you need to bath the bird at least twice a week and changing the paper or bedding that is constantly placed in its place, in addition to buying filters that pull dust and bird feathers, and it is also preferable to put birds in places far from the bedroom, and put them outside the house if the weather is nice, and when cleaning avoid using any chemicals that can damage the birds.
Continuously providing care by consulting the veterinarian or taking advice and advice from experienced people, in addition to consulting them about the type of food and the appropriate environment for each type of bird, in addition to how to care for them, and hands must be washed well with soap and water after touching birds, or their droppings , or any of the items in their cages, or the use of hand sanitizer, and one of the valuable advice is to place hand sanitizer near bird cages, to encourage guests and young children to use hand sanitizer after handling birds.
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