Avian Empire

23/05/2025

Happy friday everyone! Have any pressing bird health questions for our avian vet? Drop them in the comments, and Sam will answer as many of them as he can today! 🖊🩺🐦

22/05/2025

Heartbreaking Rehome Alert 💛🧡💛
My friend is urgently looking for a new home for her beloved cockatiels, Peanut and Luna, due to a sudden and severe bird allergy diagnosis.

They need a loving, experienced home within Auckland, NZ where they can stay together.

If you or someone you know can help, please send us a message.

Please share – these birds are her world and this decision is devastating.

21/05/2025

🩺🐦 DIY First Aid for Birds – What Every Bird Keeper Should Know
Sometimes a vet isn’t immediately available – that’s why having basic first aid knowledge can make a real difference.

We’ve put together a simple, practical guide to help you create emergency nutrition and hydration support at home using everyday ingredients. These formulas are designed to support unwell, injured, or recovering birds until proper care can be provided.

Whether you keep poultry, pigeons, parrots, or wild birds – this resource is worth bookmarking.
💡 Covers hydration, emergency feeding, protein/fat sources, and more.

📄 Read the full guide here:
👉 https://www.avianempire.co.nz/pages/diy-first-aid-formulas-you-can-make-at-home

🧴 Keep your birds safe. Be prepared. Let us know if you have any questions or need help customising a formula for your flock.

19/05/2025

New bird joining the flock? Check out our New Chicken Checklist!! ✅✅

09/05/2025

🧪 Did You Know You Can Test Your Flock at Home?

Keeping your flock healthy just got easier! You can now order a PCR swab testing kit directly from us and test your birds from the comfort of your own coop.

📦 What’s in the kit?
When you order, you’ll receive:

Sterile swabs
Easy-to-follow instructions
A submission form
Just collect the samples, pop them in the post to the lab, and that’s it — we’ll email your results as soon as they’re ready.

🔍 Why test?
Routine testing helps detect hidden infections before they become a flock-wide problem. Whether you're monitoring for carriers, checking before introducing new birds, or just want peace of mind, PCR testing is a simple but powerful tool to protect your birds' health.

Order your PCR testing kit here
https://www.avianempire.co.nz/collections/lab-tests

02/05/2025

Understanding supportive care basics is vital for any unwell bird. If you haven’t already, familiarise yourself with our guide 🚑

30/04/2025

Wishing a very special happy birthday to someone who has been a foundational inspiration and teacher in the work I now do. Evelyn Macdonald, your selflessness and dedication to bird rehabilitation is truly inspiring. Happy Birthday—you are a true bird saint 💜

15/04/2025

We’re developing a new Just Add Water Bird Bullet Blend — a complete nutrition formula designed for easy assist feeding during supportive care. I’ve got a few extras on hand if anyone’s keen to try it out and give some feedback? 💛

14/04/2025

I’m sure DE sparks a lot of opinions, as it’s definitely one of the more controversial products used in poultry care. What do you all think about it? I’d love to hear your thoughts, but let’s keep the conversation respectful and clean! :)

If you’ve dealt with poultry red mites (Dermanyssus gallinae), you know how persistent and frustrating they can be. These blood-sucking pests hide in the cracks and crevices of coops and feed on birds at night, causing stress, anaemia, reduced egg production, and even death in severe infestations....

10/04/2025

Our vet Sam wrote a beautiful blog post highlighting how chickens are intelligent, empathetic, and socially complex animals. They can recognise individuals, form meaningful relationships, and communicate through a wide range of vocalisations and behaviours. 💛

Have you ever felt judged? Not by a fellow human being, nor by the silent disapproval of a neighbour across the fence, but by a creature draped in feathers… watching you from a perch with what appears to be unmistakable calculation. For many, the chicken is a punchline. “Bird brain” we say, wh...

09/04/2025

New Chicken Checklist!! ✅✅✅