05/31/2023
Life update 2023!
Two years ago our already chaotic life basically got put in a blender when our youngest daughter was born 9 weeks early right as we were packing up to move from Georgia to Washington.
I was already taking a step back to focus on the health issues of one of our other children as well as my own. My extended hospitalization trying not to give birth early, followed by weeks and weeks of NICU time under COVID restrictions majorly complicated the weaning and socializing of our 2021 chicks. The families they went home to are truly amazing people who had patience with us in the storm. A lot of selfless, caring people helped me and my family during what was the hardest thing I have ever gone through, and I wish I had been more able to repay their kindness in the way they deserved.
In the aftermath of that season, as we moved across the country with a 3 year old, 1 year old, and extremely fragile newborn, as well as our zoo, I decided to take a further step away from raising birds to focus healing and nurturing my human kiddos.
My breeding flock mostly went to a few amazing people in Georgia and Alabama, but a few select individuals have been with my mother in the Midwest who has been spoiling them and sweet talking them. In fact, they even had babies for her this year that I am hand raising. It feels great to be working with baby parrots again!
What’s next?
At this moment I have a few babies weaning, and I’ll be sharing pictures of them soon. Next, we are packing up and moving again! This time to the Washington DC area. My breeding flock is moving back in with us, but we will be working with a very limited number of pairs.
Here’s a picture of Audie, for those of you who were around back then been wondering how she is doing! She just celebrated her 2nd birthday, and while she has continued to face a few challenges, she’s a joyful person and an absolute peach.
