We accept and rehome pet, caged and aviary birds. We take older birds and birds not suitable to be rehomed also.
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We grow and sell plants to help fund the care of the birds. We welcome donations of bird seed pots and potting mix.
Beautiful day here today 🥰
Bird Club meeting tonight, then heading up to see our friends Bird Rescue, Rehoming and Adoption, Waikato, NZ Ollie The-Cockatiel Huntington Stables Retreat Accommodation, Cambridge NZ tomorrow. Check out the post I shared further down in the feed if there is anything you would like us to bring back down from their gallery and gift shop
Pretty pink tin for our next market 💖 Waverley Craft and Farmers Market on July 21st
Please contact Bird Rescue, Rehoming and Adoption, Waikato, NZ to apply to adopt these birds ❤️
We source Banksia flowers for our birds especially the lorikeets and cockatiels we like to encourage foraging and natural behaviour as much as possible with our aviary birds
Lorikeets should be fed nectar rich food, fruits, veggies and lorikeet food. They will not survive a healthy life on seed. They love pollen and nectar.
We have some small Banksias growing to sell but also purchased 2 more for our bird friendly garden this week from Big Jims Garden Centre in New Plymouth
We completed our survey today for New Zealand Garden Bird Survey
Here’s some snap shots of where we went, essential supplies and our paperwork
There are a lot of yummy plants in our reserves for the birds to eat 🙂
Last day today to do this New Zealand Garden Bird Survey this is the count so far ❤️
The count so far.... 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨!
Let's work together and do a final push toward our target of 10,000 surveys! Spread the word and let's make our birds count this year 🌟 🌟
Support our friends to extend their aviaries. We are going up to see them this week so could pick up for you and you can collect from us Bird Rescue, Rehoming and Adoption, Waikato, NZ
Thanks Huntington Stables Retreat Accommodation, Cambridge NZ for your generosity ❤️
We are heading over to have a look today. Not showing any birds this time. Anyone else in the region may find it an interesting thing to do this weekend 🥰
Glad I could help in time Jessie Mae
🤞 definitely much happier now. You are a good bird mum and listened to all the advice given.
Our beautiful Nanday Conure we were fortunate enough to get from our sister branch Bird Rescue, Rehoming and Adoption, Waikato, NZ
New 7yr old Lori grooming herself tonight
Oh to be this flexible 😆
She will be up for adoption but I have a few messages previously asking for this type of bird. I will post again if still available 🌈
Please read before getting a bird ❤️
So why do you really want a parrot?
Sometimes you come across a video of a cockatoo dancing or cuddling, sometimes it's a video of an African grey with amazing talking skills, and sometimes it's a macaw with its beautiful colours.....
And then you think..... I want a talking parrot or a cuddly parrot BUT this is a tiny clip of that actual parrot's life. Do you really know what it takes to keep that parrot happy?
Parrots are wild animals and before you consider even welcoming a parrot into your family these are just some points you need to consider...
1. Time, how much time do you have to give a parrot? Some parrots have the intelligence of a child, would you leave a child to its own devices locked in a cage all day?
2. Space, parrots need a lot of space. The bigger the better! The cage needs to be big enough that he/she can stretch their wings out and still have room. Cages are expensive! They need space to fly and climb. Lack of exercise can cause bone growth issues.
3. Exercise and mental stimulation. As already said they need exercise daily but also mental stimulation, foraging, games, toys and time with their humans. If it's not enough, it can lead to behavioural issues, biting, screaming, destruction of your home, feather plucking and even self-mutilation.
4. Diet. You see that parrot food in the pet shop and think gosh that is cheap? That cheap parrot food is full of sunflower seeds - and those peanuts are slowly killing your parrot. Fatty liver disease and, if very unlucky, aspergillosis. Aspergillosis, an infection of a parrot's respiratory air sacs, is very very expensive to treat and often fatal. Have other parrots too? It will spread to them too! A good diet costs money and time to prepare fresh fruit and vegetables but is necessary for your parrot to live a long and healthy life and avoid the vet bills.
5. Not all parrots will like your whole family. They might only bond with one person - that means the rest of the family isn't allowed to feed them, clean them, or go anywhere near them. This is very common in African greys.
6. Parrots are wild animals, they bite! Even the tamest of them can bite. Be prepared to still live with them.
7. Vet care. Parrots need specialised vet care, not your general vet that treats your cat or dog. They need an AVIAN vet. These are limited, make sure you can get your parrot to one when needed, and they are expensive.
8. Noise. Parrots make noise ALL day, noise level depends on species but have you heard the noise of a screaming cockatoo or macaw? Have a look on YouTube - could your neighbours handle the noise too?
9. Mess. Oh boy the mess!!! Parrots chew, shred their cage paper, toys, throw their food all the time and are p**p machines! Can you handle this?
10. Do you love your scented candles? Your lovely smelling cleaning products? Perfumes? Get rid of them, they are toxic to parrots.
11. Parrots are a lifelong commitment they can live 70+ years so they are exactly that!
Do you still want a parrot? Please do your research and not a cute video on YouTube!
Post credit to our friends and fellow parrot welfare warriors at Brainy Birds - Parrot Rescue and Rehabilitation.
http://www.brainybirds.co.za/
Photo credit to Sharee Bullard and Racergirl.
Once a week each aviary gets a piece of Vogel’s toast as a treat here are some shots from this morning
Currently no birds for adoption but 2 arriving over the weekend. Everyone here either needs a bit more time or is on some type of medication. Also some birds are our breeding stock 🥰
A few shots of some our birds ❤️
Some of the birds on our page are our breeding birds. Currently we have no birds ready for adoption all the ones we had are spoken for or not available yet 🙂
Thanks so much to our bird friends and families
One of the reasons we have an adoption fee is because of the cost of caring for the birds while they are here. This includes worming and today everyone got wormed.
To do this we use Aviverm worm Remedy
We clean all the water bowls with hot water like we do every day, work out the ratio of wormer to water and approximate weight of our birds. Then the water gets put in the cages with the wormer first thing in the morning. It is the only water they have available on that day.
We do this every 6 months as a precaution and each new bird coming in gets wormed also.
I got a few more wheat bags made today, check out the cute bird house one ❤️ also a couple of new toys for the birds to destroy again 😝
Wheat bags - courier NZ wide
All wheat is sifted before I make the wheat bags. They are all lined with cotton.
Triple Panel $25 - approximately 43cm x 12cm
Double panel $16
Single $8
Please pm me to buy 🙂
A few of you will remember me asking for tins a few weeks ago on some community pages. Here is the result of one of those recycled tins. Rainy day here today so I am inside creating them to sell at our markets ❤️
Follow this little guy on his epic fundraising journey Ollie The-Cockatiel
Thanks Waverley Craft and Farmers Market here are some of the birds having some of their salad today ❤️
- none of these birds are for adoption but we do have some canaries available -
We can make these cage stand to order for the top of your cages you just need to PM us the size and height you would like
Sun conure colour a year ago and now 🧡 ❤️ 💛
A couple of our male cockatiels enjoying the sun. Boo is 19yrs old Honey is 17yrs old.
Rainbow lorikeets pair 🌈 just hanging out in the lounge
One of the rainbow lorikeets enjoying some broccoli this morning
White face male cockatiel in one of the outside aviaries
Sunny and Sola - Our pair of Sun Conures these guys are the biggest clowns of all our birds. Handraised they live inside in a large cage with plenty of toys and our perches we make from tea tree so they can chew them. They destroy things pretty quickly and we change their cage around often. They sleep together in a cuddle hut that we put in at night. Sunny calls Sola to bed every night at 8pm. They eat soak and sprout, seed, fresh fruit and veges.
Sunny and Sola - Our pair of Sun Conures these guys are the biggest clowns of all our birds. Handraised they live inside in a large cage with plenty of toys and our perches we make from tea tree so they can chew them. They destroy things pretty quickly and we change their cage around often. They sleep together in a cuddle hut that we put in at night. Sunny calls Sola to bed every night at 8pm. They eat soak and sprout, seed, fresh fruit and veges.
A new bag of walnuts to help keep the cockatiels and other parrots happy. For the cockatiels I shell them and use them for treats but for the Quakers and Ringnecks we only crack the nut so they have to open it themselves
Check out the cute ♥️ inside the walnut, nature is amazing.
These are locally grown and spray free of course
Thank you 🙏
Te Aroha
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A few of you will remember me asking for tins a few weeks ago on some community pages. Here is the result of one of those recycled tins. Rainy day here today so I am inside creating them to sell at our markets ❤️
Rainbow Lorikeet pair hanging out exploiting the house tonight. We only let birds of the same breed out together 🌈
A quick clip this morning showing the pretty songs before we feed them and put them back out on the patio. We took them inside last night as it was raining and we don’t want anyone to get sick or cold. We do have a couple of male canary ready for adoption please read the post and PM us. They are not free.
Obviously my zip needs inspecting - we will have a DNA male Quaker for adoption soon please apply by pm This won’t be first in first serve. Please read adoption process pinned at top of page. Bird is not free.
#birds #birdfood #ringneck #chilli #saladlovers
All set up at the Hawera market come say hi 👋
We often get asked what we feed and some people seem a bit confused about soak and sprout. Here is how we do it. You can store it in your fridge for a few days just rinse it when you take it out to use. It will start to sprout and that’s ok. All our birds love it and end up in the sieve when I go to their cages before it even gets to the feed container’s.
All set up at Waverley Craft and Farmers Market with George (who tipped his water out so it is getting refilled already 😝)
Thanks so much for the guavas Gabrielle Belz they love them ❤️ #ringneck #parrots #rescue #guava
Frankie getting the first choice of seed this morning 💛 They get a mix of fruit, veggies, dandelions, soak and sprout and seed ❤️
Captian is always interested when new birds arrive. 2 Quaker boys 💚 💚
We cut everyones split rings off today as they are not safe in the aviaries with the wire we would hate to lose a leg. Thanks Debbie Davies for the lend of the pliers ❤️ Billy here was happy to have his ring off
Sharing their bath…. In a small container… they have a bird bath 😆 Billy and Wilma our Maroon Belly Conure pair - not for Adoption
The new year will see some pretty big changes so stay tuned…. But for now Merry Christmas, thanks for all your support this year. Be safe out there on the roads and take photos as you will never get this exact time again. Thinking especially of those for whom Christmas is without a loved one and anyone spending Christmas alone.
I usually leave my Kawakawa soap as natural as possible but I thought I would try something a bit different ✨
