Fancy Birds Business & Art

Dr. Syed Saud Arshad

CEO DR Farms & Vet Pets
Services Karachi
saud_arshad@hotmail.com
Vps.ahsanjamil.com

Overview
Introduction
Birds
Farm management
Market
Common diseases

Introduction
Biggest commercial hobby in the world and
business.
Earning money from 80-90% profit then coast of
production.
Breeds in Pakistan
Rare ( imported)
Common

Birds

Budgerigars
Fishers
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)
100 units kept as only special variety of mutated and
expensive birds

Common Breed

Budgerigar
Finch
Dove
Lovebird
Cockatiel
Java

Wild Colour Budgerigar

Mutation Budgerigar (1)

Different colour

Blue
Yellow
White
Fellow
Etc

Pied
Different Colour Pied

Red eye
Spangle

Mutation Budgerigar (2)

Exhibition

Crested
Spangle
Pied
Red eye
Fellow

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

Mutation of Zebra Finch

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

Diamond Dove
Habitat
Central, West
and Northern
Australia

Mutation of Diamond Dove

Silver
White tail
Fawn

Lovebird (roseicollis)
Habitat
South Africa

Mutation of Lovebirds

Pied
Latino
Albino
Peach face
Orange face
White face

Cockatiel
Habitat
Australia

Mutation of Cockatiel

Fawn
Albino
Latino
Pied
Fallow
White face

Java sparrow
Habitat
Indonesia

Mutation of Java sparrow

Silver
Fawn
White

Rare

Macaw
Grey parrot
Ring neck
Rosslea
Rump
Electus
Paradise parrot
Cockatoo

HighFly Pigeons (Tipplers, Aseel)

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

German Beauty Homer

CreamBarred
MaleeBar
Golden
Black
White
Red
Almond
Blue Bar

Bokhara Trumpeter

Golden
Black
Red
White
BallHeaded
Almond

ReverseWing Pouters (Magpies)

Black
Red
Golden
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
Handling
Master cage
Transport

Market

Price (loss and profit)

Local shops
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 Chick
=
sold at
labour+feedin price
g+manageme
nt+medicatio
n

Profit
margin

Pigeon
500070,000

2000 500

500

100035000

50%-80%

Parakeets
700-15000

1000500

100-300

2506000

70-90%

Sparrows
150050o00

1000500

100-200

70025000

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 3060 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.

Import
In the survey report of Karachi about 8 parties
are engaged in importing the valuable birds. 1
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.
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
Canker
Cocci
Worms
Ornithosis
Candida.

PARAMYXOVIRUS
Symptoms of Paramyxovirus:
Loss of weight
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.
Swelling of the leg and wing joints.
Limping
Infertile Eggs.
Twisted neck (seldom)
One eye blindness (seldom)

Adeno Virus
Symptoms of Adeno-Coli Syndrom:
Decreased appetite
Clear watery droppings with small fecal
matter in cent
Vomiting

CANKER (Trichomoniasis)
Symptoms of Canker:
Loss of appetite
Problem digesting

COCCI (Coccidiosis)
Symptoms of Cocci:
Loss of weight.
Slimy dark green droppings
Lethargic
Poor flying
Thirsty

WORMS (Hair, Round & Tape

Worms)
Symptoms of Worms
Loss of Condition
Loss of Weight
Bad dropping

ORNITHOSIS
Symptoms of Ornithosis:
Lack of condition
Nasal secretions
Decreased desire to fly
Scratching the head and beak
Swollen eye lids & wet eyes.
Sneezing, rattling and coughing
Discolored wattles
Slime in the throat

CANDIDA

Symptons of Candida:
No desire to fly
Poor performance in the races.
Losses in Training and Races

Thank you