Long before we started breeding the wonderful birds we have now, we were birdy parents to the most wonderful pets on this planet.
We always tell people that we are breeders now, so that we don't have to describe ourselves as hoarders.
On this page we will feature our beloved pets.
"OUR PETS"
"TROOPER And Kira"
These are our wonderful "Magna Double Yellow Head Amazons".
Trooper and Kira are the life of the party. At only two years old they have a very large vocabulary, and can sing four complete songs.
Trooper will sometimes sing his favorite song "You are my Sunshine" for what seems like hours without stopping. These two are cutchmates from our 3/2009 hatch.
"Lucy and Harry"
Lucy is a rare "Citron Cockatoo", and Harry is her boyfriend,
a "Congo African Grey". These two are best of friends and share a large aviary. Lucy is the friendliest bird in our home, and she was our first large parrot. Harry does not like to be handled, but loves Lucy, and is content to stay in his aviary. Harry has by far, the largest vocabulary of all of our birds and can mimick the voices of everyone in our household, including all of the other birds around him.
"Jade and Olive"
Jade is a 5 year old female "Severe Macaw" that came us from a nice lady that wanted her to have a better home. Jade is a wonderful, talkative macaw, that loves car rides and lots of attention. Olive is the very first "Severe Macaw" hatched at our aviary. This species is quickly becoming one of our favorites, as well as one of the most popular birds that we breed. Olive has been vocal since her hatch date and is already starting to speak at only 10 weeks old.
"Mr Pickles"
Mr Pickles is a male "Solomon Island Eclectus".
Mr Pickles is the unfortunate soul that shares a cage with Trooper. Trooper torments him relentlessly, but they seem to have a love, hate relationship. Mr Pickles has a very large vocabulary for a one year old.
"Peanut"
Peanut is a female "Congo African Grey".
She is the first Congo born at our aviary, and we just couldn't let her go. (This happens a lot) Peanut is about ten months old and is really starting to talk in the last few months. She shares an aviary with "Stewie" the Yellow Nape.
"Bella"
Bella is a five year old female "Blue and Gold Macaw".
Bella believes that she is my spouse, and it is her belief that I should get rid of the other woman that lives here. (Diane)
She is a typical macaw, very loud, and is very loving, but only on HER terms. She does allow Diane to handle her, when she wants to go to the outdoor aviary, and Diane is her only transportation. Hmmmmmm......
"Yogi and Sulley"
Yogi and Sulley are male "Indian Ringneck Parakeets".
These two boys were purchased from a wonderful lady at a bird show. These boys are brothers from the same clutch. They have been a part of our family for almost three years. We originally purchased them as breeders, but as usual, we fell in love them, and kept them as pets. Diane would make a "meow" sound to them when they were babies, and to this day, they greet her when she enters the room with "meow".
Yogi and Sulley have been recently paired with two beautiful females, and we hope to have baby "Indian Ringnecks" next season
"Lalou"
Lalou is Diane's special baby.
My oldest son at one year old would say to Diane "Lalou", which of course means "love you".
Lalou is a three month old "Orange Winged Amazon".
She was the first Orange Winged Amazon born at our aviary. We became interested in breeding this species after researching them on the internet, and finding so many wonderful groups associated with this breed. The lucky people that adopted her siblings are truly blessed. This is without a doubt the sweetest species we have ever had at our aviary. It is a shame that more people don't know about them. We will change that!
"Sponge Bob"
Sponge Bob is a female "Sun Conure " born at our aviary on 12/26/2009. She was born handicapped, with a "splayed" right leg. "Splayed leg" is a condition that sometimes happens when the mother sits too tightly on the baby after it is born, causing the leg to grow out to the side. Diane made a splint for her out of a makeup sponge that allowed her leg to straighten over a period of two months. Her foot still points out to one side, but she doesn't know that it isn't normal. Her name was chosen before we got DNA results back. Whoops!
She is one of the best known, and loved pets here at the aviary.
