Domesticated birds have a long history originating from various regions around the world. Quail were first domesticated for their meat and egg production and originate from North America. Ducks were domesticated from mallards for their meat, eggs, and down. Turkeys were first domesticated in Mexico and the southwest United States by indigenous peoples and were later introduced to Europe. Pigeons have been domesticated for over 5000 years for their eggs and as carrier pigeons. Peafowl originate from India and Sri Lanka and are kept for their beauty and eggs. Pheasants originate from China and East Asia but have been introduced worldwide. Waterfowl, geese, and swans are raised for their meat and eggs.

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Origin and domestication of fancy bird and species
of fancy bird
Pet Bird History
PetskeepingisstartinancientGreeksociety.
Quail
Quail isa bird that belongstothe pheasantfamily(eventhoughtheydonotlookalike,quailsand
pheasantsare closelyrelated).Thesebirdsoriginate fromNorthAmerica,buttheycanbe foundin
Europe,Asia,Africa,AustraliaandSouthAmericatoday. There are 32 speciesof quailsthatdifferinsize,
colorand type of habitatwhere theycanbe found.
Quail inhabits woodlands,areascoveredwithbushesandopenspaces.Some speciesof quailsare
huntedasgame birds,or because of theirmeat(thatis highlyprizedinsome countries) andfeathers
(thatis usedfordecoration).
Duck
The word duck comesfromOld English *dūce"diver".The originof duckisEngland
Turkey
A speciesthatisnative onlytothe Americas.Inthe 1500s, Spanishtradersbroughtsome that had been
domesticatedbyindigenousAmericanstoEurope andAsia.The birdreportedlygotitscommonname
because itreachedEuropeantablesthroughshippingroutesthatpassedthroughTurkey.Ona continent
where fine diningstill includedeatingstorks,herons,andbustards,the meaty,succulentturkeywasa
sensation.
pigeon
A commonsightinurban areasaround the world,the pigeonisnotnative toNorthAmerica. Rather,
pigeonswere introducedintoNorthAmericainthe early1600’s. Citybuildingsandwindowledges
mimicthe rocky cliffsoriginallyinhabitedbytheirancientancestorsinEurope.
Falcon
European origin.
Falcons are notcloselyrelatedtoother birdsof prey,and theirnearestrelativesare parrots
Bantam
American Bantam Association lists over 400 varieties of bantam birds. The origin of the word
'bantam' is from the seaport of Bantan, Indonesia. When sailors stopped into the port for fresh
supplies of food and water, they were impressed by the local chickens which were smaller than
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peafowl
The blue peacock(Pavocristatus) originallycomesfromIndia andSri Lanka,formerlyknownasCeylon.It
isthe national birdof India.The peacock'sbodyismostlyblue.
pheasants
Commonpheasants,alsoknownas ring-necked pheasants,are native toChinaandEast Asia,butthey
have beensuccessfullyintroducedin otherpartsof the world,includingNorthAmerica.
Water fowl
The originof waterfowl isEngland
Geese
It isgenerallyacceptedthatgeese,whichare of the Family Anatidaeandthe Genus Anser, were one of
the firstanimalstobe domesticated.Theirdomesticationprobablytookplace inEgyptabout3 000
yearsago, althoughsome researchsuggeststhatitmayhave beenevenearlier.Despitethis,geese have
neverbeenexploitedcommerciallyasmuchas chickensorevenduckshave been.
Swan
The English word 'swan', akin to the German Schwan, Dutch zwaan and Swedish svan, is derived
from Indo-European root *swen (to sound, to sing).[5]
Young swans are known as swanlings or
as cygnets; the latter derives via Old French cigne or cisne (diminutive suffix -et "little") from
the Latin word cygnus, a variant form of cycnus "swan", itself from the Greek κύκνος kýknos, a word
of the same meaning.[6][7][8]
An adult male is a cob, from Middle English cobbe (leader of a group); an
adult female is a pen.[9]
ostrich
Common ostriches formerly occupied Africa north and south of the Sahara, East Africa, Africa
south of the rainforest belt, and much of Asia Minor
Domestication of fancy birds
A domesticated quail
is a domesticformof the quail,a collectivename whichreferstoagroup of several small species
of fowl.Thousandsof yearsof breedinganddomesticationhave guidedthe bird'sevolution.Humans
domesticatedquailforits meatand eggproduction;additionally,quail canbe keptaspets.
Domesticatedquail are commonlykeptinlongwire cagesandare fed game birdfeed.The most
commondomesticatedtype isthe Coturnix quail(alsoknownasthe Japanese quail).Quail live onthe
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produce eggsof highquality.Habitatdestructionanduncontrolledhuntnegativelyaffectnumberof
quailsinthe wild.
Domesticducks
are ducks that are raisedformeat,eggsand down.Many ducksare alsokeptfor show,aspets,or for
theirornamental value.Almostall varietiesof domesticduckapartfrom the Muscovy duck (Cairina
moschata) are descendedfromthe mallard(Anasplatyrhynchos).[1][
turkey
At the time of the Spanishcolonization,there were domesticatedturkeysbothinMexicoamongthe
Aztecs,andin the Ancestral PuebloSocieties(Anasazi) of the southwesternUnitedStates.Evidence
suggeststhatthe turkeysfromthe U.S. southwestwere importedfromMexicoabout300 CE, and
perhapsre-domesticatedinthe southwestabout1100 CE whenturkeyhusbandryintensified.Wild
turkeyswere foundbythe Europeancoloniststhroughoutthe easternwoodlands.Variationsin
colorationwere notedinthe 16th century,andmany turkeyswere broughtbackto Europe fortheir
plumage andmeat.
domesticpigeon
(Columba livia domestica) isa pigeon subspecies thatwasderivedfromthe rockdove (alsocalledthe
rock pigeon).The rockpigeonisthe world'soldest domesticated bird. Mesopotamian cuneiformtablets
mentionthe domesticationof pigeonsmore than5,000 yearsago, as
do Egyptianhieroglyphics.[2]
Researchsuggeststhatdomesticationof pigeonsoccurredasearlyas
10,000 yearsago.[2]
Falcons
are birdsof prey inthe genusFalco,whichincludesabout40 species.Falconsare widelydistributedon
all continentsof the worldexcept Antarctica,thoughcloselyrelatedraptorsdidoccurthere in
the Eocene.[1]
Adultfalconshave thin,taperedwings,whichenable themtoflyathighspeedandchange direction
rapidly.Fledglingfalcons,intheirfirstyearof flying,have longer flightfeathers,whichmake their
configurationmore like thatof ageneral-purpose birdsuchasa broad-wing.Thismakesflyingeasier
while learningthe exceptional skillsrequiredtobe effective huntersasadults.There are manydifferent
typesof falcon.
The falconsare the largestgenusinthe Falconinae subfamilyof Falconidae,whichitself alsoincludes
anothersubfamilycomprising caracarasanda few otherspecies.Allthese birdskill withtheirbeaks,
usinga "tooth"on the side of theirbeaks—unlike the hawks,eagles,andotherbirdsof preyin
the Accipitridae,whichuse theirfeet.
The largestfalconisthe gyrfalconatup to 65 cm inlength.The smallestfalconsare the kestrels,of
whichthe Seychelleskestrel measuresjust25cm. As withhawksandowls,falconsexhibit sexual
dimorphism,withthe femalestypicallylargerthanthe males,thusallowingawiderrange of prey
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Some small falconswithlong,narrowwingsare called"hobbies"[3] andsome whichhoverwhile hunting
are called"kestrels".[3][4]
As isthe case withmanybirdsof prey,falconshave exceptional powersof vision;the visualacuityof one
specieshasbeenmeasuredat2.6 timesthatof a normal human.[5] Peregrinefalcons have been
recordeddivingatspeedsof 200 milesperhour(320 km/h),makingthemthe fastest-movingcreatures
on Earth. The fastestrecordeddive forone is390 km/h.[6]
 Japanese Bantam SebrightBantamSeramaBantamSultanBantam RosecombBantam
Bantam
Bantam chickenscanbe the perfectchoice forsmall scale homesteading,particularlyonsmall lots.The
size of bantamchickensmeansthat theyrequire muchlessspace perbird.The coopcan be smaller
whenyouraise bantamchickens.The impacton yourgrass and any exposedgardensmaybe lesstoo.
Bantam chickenscanbe inthe range of one thirdto one half the size of theirstandardbreedchicken.
Andthe bestpart aboutchoosingtoraise bantam chickens – theystill laydelicioushomegrownfresh
eggs
Peafowl
•Beautiful
•Good companions
•Lay eggs
•Provide possible profit(If yousell theirfeathersoreggs)
•Provide the abilitytoparticipate inshowsandfairs
•Keepsyouactive
•Makes for a greathobby
•Feathersmake greatcraft projects
•Are funto keepandraise
•Eat pestssuchas mice,frogsand insects
•Grow fast
•Provide entertainment
•Have greatpersonalitiesandare easyto tame when young
•Live up to 20 years(thisalsocouldbe a con)
pheasant
PheasantsstartlayinginMarch/April andlay until the endof summer.Inthe peakof theirseason,they
can reliablylayanegga day.From our tenpheasanthens,we couldcounton9-10 eggs a day inthe
heightof theirlaying.
waterfowl
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Geese
If you intendtoraise geese formeat,you’ll be pleasantlysurprisedthatgoose meattastesmore like
beef thanpoultry. Forsmall-scale homesteaders,goose meatisagreat wayto getsome varietyinto
theirharvestswithoutactuallytakingonthe responsibilityorexpense of raisingacow.
Swans
Swans are trulyelegantbirds....Whenever youwantto raise swan, keepingswansisjusta matterof
simple tasks.They donot require extensiveworkupon raisingthem, however, youmustguard them
againstpredatorslike coyotesandwolvesas swansare verygentle innature
Ostrich
The firstcommercial ostrichfarmwas establishedinSouthAfricainabout1860 solelyforharvestingthe
featherseverysix toeightmonths.Ostrichfarmsbegantospreadgraduallytoothercountries,
particularlyEgypt,Australia,New Zealand,the UnitedStatesandArgentina,until the total numberof
ostrichesraisedcommerciallyreachedover1millionby1913. Withthe First andSecondWorldWars,
however,the ostrichfeathermarketcrashedandthe numberof ostrichfarms droppedsignificantly.The
industry,nonetheless,managedtosurvive onamuch smallerscale inSouthAfrica.Bykeepingostriches
not onlyfortheirfeathersbutalsofortheirmeatand hides,itgrew steadilythereafter.In1986, just
before the economicsanctionswere imposed,SouthAfricaexportedarecordhighof 90 000 ostrich
hidestothe UnitedStatesalone (Vyver,1992).The shortage of ostrichskinsafter1986 causedpricesto
rise.Thismade ostrichfarmingan attractive propositionandanumberof farmswere establishedin
Europe and more inthe UnitedStatesinan attemptto fill partof the ever-increasinginternational
demand.The worldostrichindustryhadfinallybegunandcontinuestogrow steadily.
Ostrich products
Today,ostrichfarms are consideredtobe amongthe mostprofitable agriculturalprojects.Theyare
oftenreferredtoas"the farms of the future"because of the large varietyof possible productsand
hence theirhighprofitpotential.Ostrichesare raisedcommerciallyfortheirmeat,hideandfeathers.
Feathers
Ostrichfeathersare usedforcleaningfine machineryandequipmentaswell asfordecorationsandin
the fashionindustry.The qualityof feathersproducedfromostrichesraisedinEurope andNorth
Americadiffersfromthose producedinAfrica.The bestfeatherscome fromthe more aridregionsof the
world.
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Ostrichesproduce redmeatthat isverysimilar intaste andtexture toveal and beef dependingonthe
age at whichtheyare slaughtered.Itishighinproteinyetlow infat.A recentUnitedStatesDepartment
of Agriculture (USDA) publicationcomparedthe nutritive value of chickenandbeef withthatof ostrich
meat(Table 1).
The study indicatesquiteclearlythatostrichmeatisfarbetterfromthe healthpointof view asit
containsfar lessfat,andparticularlylesscholesterol,thanothertypesof meat.Lately,withgreater
consumerawarenessof the problemsof highcholesterol levelsinthe bloodandthe possibleassociation
withincreasedincidencesof heartattacksand cardiovasculardifficulties,the demandforostrichmeatin
the international marketshasbeengrowing.The lateststatisticsshow thatcurrentostrichmeat
productionisnotenoughto meetthe increasingdemand,whetherinEurope,NorthAmericaorJapan.It
isexpectedthatduringthe nextdecade,ostrichmeatmaygraduallyreplace traditional typesof meat.It
iscurrentlymarketedina varietyof ways,includingcoldcuts,frankfurters,pâté,filletsteaksandsun-
dried(jerkyorbiltong),inadditiontofreshmeat.
Hide
Ostrichskin(hide) isconsideredtobe one of the mostluxuriousleathers,andsome evenplace itona
par withcrocodile andsnake skin.Ostrichleatheristhick,durable andextremelysoftandcanbe
manufacturedintoavarietyof products,such as shoes,bags,pursesandjackets.
In additiontotheirmeat,skinandfeathers,ostrichesare beingexploredformedical andmedicinal
purposes.The tendonsof the ostrichlegare usedto replace torntendonsinhumansastheyare long
and strongenoughforthe human leg,andrecentresearchinophthalmologypointstothe possibleuse
of ostricheyesincorneatransplants.Ostrichesare able tosee clearlyforover12 km, andthe corneais
large enoughtobe trimmeddowntofitthe humaneye.Furthermore,the ostrichbrainproducesa
substance thatis beingstudiedforthe treatmentof Alzheimer'sdiseaseandothertypesof dementia.
SpeciesofFancy birds
Definition:
Those are whichare mostlykeptforexhibitionorornamental purposes.
Followingbirdsandtheirspeciesaewgivenare givenbelow .
1. Quails:
Scientificname ( coturnix coturnix)
Species:
 Comonquail
 Northernbobwhite
 Japanese
 Gambel
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 Mountainquail
 Jungle bushquail
 Mountainquail
 Blue quail
2. Turkey
Scientificname:Melagirus
Species:
 Royal palimturkey
 Midgate white turkey
 Barbinrad
 Bronze turkey
3. Ostrich
Scientificname: Struthiocamelus
Species:
There are aalmost5 speciesof ostrich
 Masai ostrich
 ArabianOstrich
 Southernostrich
 Northafrican ostrich
4. Ducks
Scientificname: Anasplatyrhyncos
Species.
About12 differentspeciesof ducksare foundwhichare givenbelow
 Mallardduck
 Domestic
 Canvasback

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 Marbled
 Alabio
 Spottedwhistlingduck
 Black belliedwhistlingduck
 Westindianwhistlingduck
 White facedwhistling
 Plumedwhistling
 Fulvuswhistlingduck
5. Pigeon
Scientificname: Columbialiviadomestica
Species:
About175 speciesspeciesof true pigeonare knowntoexist.
These are followin.
 Rock dove
 Pessengerpegion
 Wood pigeon
 Nicobarpigeon
 Band- tail pigeon
 Tooth billedpigeon
 Victoriacrownpigeon
 Pheasantpigeon
 Crestedpigeon
 Pinkneckedgreenpigeon
 Specklespigeon
 Wonga pigeon
 Somali pigeon
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Scientificname. falco
About37speciesof falconsare known
 Bat falcons
 Laughingfalcons
 Prairie falcons
 Pygmyfalcons
 Cuckoofalcon
 Caracara falcons
 Hobby
 Kestrel falcons
 Merlin
 Peregrine falcons
7. Peacock
Scientificname : pavo cristatus
Species.
There are 3 speciesof peacickare known
 Indiampeafowl
 Greenpeafowl
 Congopeafowl
8. Waterfowl
Scientificname:Anserifomes
Species:
About180 speciesof anserifomesare known
 Hoode marganser
 Herliquinduck
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 Commoneider
 Lesserscaup
 Americanwigeon
 Canvasback
 Redbreastedmerganser
 Wood duck
 Americanblackduck
 Bufflehead
 Gadwall
 Northerenshoveler
9. Swans
Scientificname:Cygnus
Species:
There are at least6 speciesof swansare known
 Whooperswan
 Black neckedswan
 Coscorobaswan
 Tundra swan
 Black swan
 Whooperswan
10. Pheasants
Scientificname: phasianuscolchicus
Species:
About49 speciesof pheasantsare knowntoexistssome of themare givenbelow
 Arguspheasants
 Bar backedpheasants
 Bar tailedpheasants

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 Bloodpheasants
 Blue earedpheasants
 Borneanfireback
 Cheerpheasants
 Commonpheasants
 Crestedfireback
 Edward
 Elliotspheasants
11. Geese
Scientificname:Anserini
Species:
There are at least9 speciesof geese are known
 Canada goose
 Hawaiingoose
 Barnacle goose
 Redbreasted
 Bae headed
 Brentgoose
 Cackling
 Empror gose