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General Shift Duties
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 These
are the general duties that should be completed during each shift.
Weekdays
 Check
in with Shift Manager.
Shift Manager is responsible to see that all special needs birds are attended
to and meds administered immediately following the cage check or at the
prescribed time.
ONLY
the Shift Manager is permitted to feed, handle and care for birds in quarantine
- please see Veterinary Guidelines & Quarantine
Protocols for proper procedures.
All
Volunteers are responsible for informing shift manager of ANY concerns
regarding the birds!
For
your information, check medical board for additions/changes. The Shift Manager will be responsible for handling medications.
All
water and vegetable cups must be removed and washed/disinfected. Keep
an eye out for any stray dishes.
Food
cups need to be washed, disinfected, and replenished. Please follow cage
instructions exactly for proper food, water, and medical care.
Fresh
water and fruits/vegetables or cooked food (rice, beans, pasta, Birdie
Bread, etc.) must be given to all birds. Check the refrigerator for the
weekly menu.
All
cage papers must be changed. Throw away all "shiny" paper.
Clean
perches, cages, play stands with Oxyfresh and disinfect with Avitec. If
very soiled please replace with clean perch. Dispose of all porous wood
perches.
Change
out toys if you have time. Acrylic/plastic can be washed/disinfected,
discard all used wood toys.
Pull
perches/toys/food cups from empty cages in the basement. Clean and disinfect.
Put
away clean items. If something has been left to dry from the previous
shift, please put that away as well. Small food dishes are kept in the
labeled bin in the front room, large food dishes are kept in the labeled
bin in the back room. There are also bins in the front room for toys and
perches.
Try
to clean as many dirty cages as you have time for.
All
areas must be vacuumed (including kitchen and food storage room.)
Hang
fresh plastic in the Lorikeet area if needed.
Refill
food carts and clean up any spilled food.
Spot
clean carpet.
Quarantine
Area - Shift Managers ONLY: remove food and water cups from each cage
separately and wash and disinfect, replenish water and dry food, change
all papers. Seal garbage and remove.
Garbage
must be taken out nightly. Two people should accompany each other for
safety reasons.
Do
a final cage check - make sure all birds have food/water and that cage
doors are latched.
Do
a final visual check - Put any stray dishes, perches, toys, newspaper,
etc. in their proper places.
Inform
the Shift Manager that you're leaving.
Log
hours in the Volunteer Hours Log Book.
Weekends & Holidays
AM
& PM shift duties are combined into one shift.
Do
not feed fresh fruits/veggies or cooked foods. | 
