Fancy Birds Business & Art Fancy Birds Business & Art Dr. Syed Saud Arshad CEO DR Farms & Vet Pets Services Karachisaud_arshad@hotmail.comVps.ahsanjamil.com

Overview

•Introduction•Birds•Birds•Farm management •Market•Common diseases

Introduction

• Biggest commercial hobby in the world and business.

• Earning money from 80-90% profit then coast of • Earning money from 80-90% profit then coast of production.

• Breeds in Pakistan▫ Rare ( imported)▫ Common

Birds

• Budgerigars• Fishers• Love birds• Love birds• Finches• Java• Doves• Cocktails• Pigeons

Keeping birds

• 1 unit = 1 cage

•1000 units in 1 covered area for commercial farming with multiple varieties can be kept( Budgerigar s, Fishers, Love birds, Finches, Javas, Doves, Cocktails)Fishers, Love birds, Finches, Javas, Doves, Cocktails)

•100 units kept as only special variety of mutated and expensive birds

Common Breed

• Budgerigar• Finch • Dove• Dove• Lovebird• Cockatiel• Java

Wild Colour Budgerigar

Mutation Budgerigar (1)• Different colour ▫ Blue▫ Yellow▫ Yellow▫ White▫ Fellow▫ Etc

• Pied▫ Different Colour Pied

• Red eye • Spangle

Mutation Budgerigar (2)

• Exhibition▫ Crested▫ Spangle▫ Spangle▫ Pied▫ Red eye▫ Fellow

Zebra Finch

• Habitat▫ Central Australia▫ Native land in Indonesia ▫ Native land in Indonesia ▫ Introduced to Portugal ,Brazil , and the U.S and rest of the world

Mutation of Zebra Finch

• Pied • White• Grey• Grey• Silver• Fawn• Black check• White check• Silver check• King finch

Diamond Dove

• Habitat ▫ Central, West and Northern and Northern Australia

Mutation of Diamond Dove

• Silver • White tail• Fawn• Fawn

Lovebird (roseicollis)

• HabitatSouth Africa

Mutation of Lovebirds

• Pied• Latino• Albino• Albino• Peach face• Orange face• White face

Cockatiel

• HabitatAustralia

Mutation of Cockatiel

• Fawn• Albino• Latino• Latino• Pied• Fallow• White face

Java sparrow

• Habitat ▫ Indonesia

Mutation of Java sparrow

• Silver• Fawn• White• White

Rare

• Macaw• Grey parrot• Ring neck• Ring neck• Rosslea• Rump• Electus• Paradise parrot• Cockatoo

HighFly Pigeons (Tipplers, Aseel)

• Haaray• Khatang (Die &Tie)• Dobaaz• Dobaaz• KalDume• KalSare• ChaapDaar• Nuqre

German Beauty Homer• CreamBarred• MaleeBar• Golden• Golden• Black• White• Red• Almond• Blue Bar

Bokhara Trumpeter

• Golden• Black• Red• Red• White• BallHeaded• Almond

ReverseWing Pouters (Magpies)• Black• Red• Golden• Blue• Blue

Mutations• Silver• Ash• Indigo• Almond• Lime

Fantails• Indian Fantail (Lakka)• American Fantail (Sadle)• English Fantail

Frillback

• White Crested Frillback• Black Crested FrillBack

Racer Pigeon

• Homing Pigeons• Racers

Jacobins

Tumbler

Farm Management

• Cage• Breeding box• Feeding pot• Feeding pot• Handling• Master cage• Transport

Market

• Price (loss and profit)• Local shops • Exporters• Exporters• Importer• Sunday Bazaar• Internet

Feasibility of keeping fancy birds Sr. no

Species & coast per Breeding pair

Expenditure 1=master cage+ Breeding cage+ accessories.

Expenditure 2= labour+feeding+management+medication

Chick sold at price

Profit margin

1 Pigeon 5000-

2000 ± 500 500 1000-35000

50%-80%5000-70,000

35000

2 Parakeets 700-15000

1000±500 100-300 250-6000

70-90%

3 Sparrows1500-50o00

1000±500 100-200 700-25000

80-90%

System of keeping

• 1 pair of a pigeon in natural way of breeding produces 5 clutches per year.

• In foster farming 1 valuable pair produces 30-• In foster farming 1 valuable pair produces 30-60 eggs per year from which if 30 chicks are obtained. Then this new technique in fancy bird farming .Breeder pair value is increased by using foster parents. By transferring the eggs.

• This employees that we can increase our production to 3X

Economy and market of birds

• Big favor to Pakistani cage breeders is that the all varieties of birds are very much adaptable to climatic conditions of Pakistan.

• Whereas the cost production on their production is cheapest as we are having huge recourses of feed for them as well as men power interested in it.them as well as men power interested in it.

Import

• In the survey report of Karachi about 8 parties are engaged in importing the valuable birds. 1 shipment costs about 30-40 laces. shipment costs about 30-40 laces.

• Average shows about 8 shipments are imported which is about 1,92,000,00. these birds are then breed here and produces new variety.

• In 1 year it reaches to 23,04,000,00

Export

• These new mutated and birds are exported , much more demanded and exported with good profit in international market.profit in international market.

• There are 5 exporters in Karachi they export @ 10 million rupees per month on fancy birds.

• This is the only business in Pakistan that gives more profit with least input.

• 120 million.

Common diseases

• Paramyxovirus• ParaTyphoid• Adeno Virus• Adeno Virus• Canker• Cocci• Worms• Ornithosis• Candida.

PARAMYXOVIRUS

• Symptoms of Paramyxovirus: Loss of weightWatery green slimy droppings.Watery green slimy droppings.Parastop (Belgica-DeWeerd)Twisting of neck and head

PARATHYPHOID (Salmonella)

• Symptoms of Paratyphoid: Loss of condition and weight.Green slimy droppings.Green slimy droppings.Swelling of the leg and wing joints.LimpingInfertile Eggs.Twisted neck (seldom)One eye blindness (seldom)

Adeno Virus

• Symptoms of Adeno-Coli Syndrom: Decreased appetiteClear watery droppings with small fecalClear watery droppings with small fecalmatter in centVomiting

CANKER (Trichomoniasis)

• Symptoms of Canker: Loss of appetiteProblem digestingProblem digesting

COCCI (Coccidiosis)

• Symptoms of Cocci: Loss of weight.Slimy dark green droppingsSlimy dark green droppingsLethargicPoor flyingThirsty

WORMS (Hair, Round & Tape Worms)• Symptoms of Worms

Loss of ConditionLoss of WeightLoss of WeightBad dropping

ORNITHOSIS

• Symptoms of Ornithosis: Lack of conditionNasal secretionsNasal secretionsDecreased desire to flyScratching the head and beakSwollen eye lids & wet eyes.Sneezing, rattling and coughingDiscolored wattlesSlime in the throat

CANDIDA• Symptons of Candida:

No desire to flyPoor performance in the races.Losses in Training and Races

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