Birds and Beaks Rescue and Rehab

19/11/2024

Hey guys, guess what? Our local prosecutors office and law enforcement left a macaw and some other live animals in this mess.

They already dropped the ball in 2016.

Now, here we are with hoards of rabbits being taken out, but leaving a macaw with seriously compromised breathing conditions in there.

If that’s not neglect, I’m not sure what is.

That, friends, is not acceptable.

Agree? Let our law enforcement and animal control know what you think:

Contact info to pursue justice for these rabbits:
Battle Creek Police Department Community Outreach Srgt: [email protected]

18/11/2024

You guys are going to lose your actual minds when you see these bird models. 😳 His head’s not done yet. I just started it on the printer, but check this out. I won’t put them up for sale until I can see how the whole thing will print and what it looks like but… This is pretty promising!

18/11/2024

I responded to a gal today who was feeling terrible for birds at a chain pet store.

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I’m sure what I’m about to tell you isn’t what you’re going to want to hear.

When you buy birds from Petsmart, or Pet Supplies Plus, or Petco, or any big chain pet store, really – as much as your heart is leaning into it – it’s not rescue. They’re babies. They’ll find a home.

When you give your money to one of those big chain stores – all you’re doing is funding them to buy more. And more. And more. And more. And more. There are giant bird farms down in Oklahoma, where they are mass producing these birds, and bringing them to the chains, where they then sell them to people who don’t know what they’re doing.

At best, they learn and become one of us - a bird person who does their very best. At worst, they go get another one when this one stops being pliable, because “he needs a friend!” or “they were born to mate. He needs a mate!” and they double the problem, and double down for Pet Store, that people will buy their animals. Then they inadvertently breed. And so on and so forth – and then, they call us to take on the problem they’ve multiplied because they “just don’t have time anymore.”

If you’re giving organizations or stores money to solve a problem they don’t think is a problem – you’re not fixing anything. You’re just a customer.

And they certainly don’t see it as a problem. Which is evidenced by the 20 something green cheeks we have in the rescue right now.

It's probably not a popular opinion, but it’s the truth.

I’ll probably make this a post. Please don’t feel targeted – it’s not you. It’s them. Sometimes, I swear they make them look pathetic just to rub on your heart strings so you’ll go “rescue” that under one year old little conure.

Meanwhile, we have 20+ who are in various stages of training and life cycles here at the rescue, for a fraction of the cost, who are probably more healthy, have already been converted to a good diet, and have already been detoxed off the crap seed that they’ve grown accustomed to at those stores who don’t educate themselves OR their customers, and who don’t take great care of them to get them a good start at life.

Please don’t support it. Because that’s what you’re doing. You’re funding that.

If you are bound and determined not to adopt a bird who is in rescue, then at least go to a family owned bird specialty store like Casa La Parrot, where I know that the birds are cared for with top notch care by people who genuinely care about them.

18/11/2024

What COULD we be prototyping here??

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18/11/2024

There’s another cool post from one of our adoptive families from our Birds And Beaks Nation group that made me smile! What a cool kid Danielle has. And what an experience that boy will grow up with, having the love of a macaw, under the direct supervision and love of an experienced bird keeper who will make sure both have everything they need.

This, my friends, is how you get around the kid rules here at the rescue. You just have to love them and understand them as well as your family does. You come in as a scientist, (and she is) and you learn and grow with the birds, and you have your little budding scientist slide into your birds DMs on the downlow and swipe him from you.

That’s a heist I can get behind.

18/11/2024

Cass watched ET with me this weekend.

18/11/2024

Wildside Rehabilitation and Education Center needs venison!

17/11/2024

LAST CALL $10.00 Turkeys!

Alright! Anyone who previously ordered turkeys should have a shipping tracker. I’ll drop them all off to the post office in the morning!

I wanted to make sure that everybody got them before Thanksgiving. Tonight at midnight turkeys will go up to $15 and as soon as the first load of gingerbread men are finished, I will get them up so you guys can order them!

https://birdsandbeaksdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1801848744

I’m using a review photo of somebody who ordered one that is just adorable!

17/11/2024

Here’s a sneak peak of the next FuxFactory design on the printer from Mr3DBeast! (Who is working on an Etsy page for his designs to be a little more findable!)

The next couple are my favs I think! He just got this one done, and I’m told he is whipping up a Nutcracker for us too!

Plans right now are: turkeys are shipped now, turkeys with snowmen go next, Snowmen ordered should be out this week, the Grumpy Gingerbread Man will begin shipping this week (we can get many more on a plate than the other figures so they’ll be the fastest of all of them to go out) and then I think we will do Elves and Santa after Gingerbread. If Nutcracker is done I’ll get him in with the elves.

16/11/2024

So I guess Brandy (who is a fine girl) likes kettle chips now. She sucked on it and left it soggy in my bed. So that was nice.

16/11/2024

What I’m doing with my bonus few hours:

going back to bed with Bruiser and his little sore little sack.

He sure does have a whole bunch of energy for somebody who just had his nuts removed. I left his trazodone in the forerunner that my husband drove to work this morning, so I’m gonna have to deal with him being a big piece of popcorn in my bed lol.

16/11/2024

I hope each of you have a best friend as dedicated to cheering you up as my big blue turd is for me. Here’s to a better Saturday for all.

16/11/2024

So unfortunately, I have to cancel going to Gull Lake Distilling Company’s craft show today. My truck is, of course, not with me because it’s still being worked done after the accident and the hitch pin is gone for the hitch that goes on my husband‘s truck and even if I had it, he went to work today with the keys to the truck and so I am stranded.

I wasn’t very prepared for any of it and it is what it is.

Dogwood Stained Glass and MandiMoe Creates will be there though and you should for sure go check them out!

I’m so sorry to let you guys down, it’s a hard case of Murphy’s Law this morning.

I think me and Michelle will try to go visit it to at least support it with our dollars after Jason gets home from work. I don’t know if you guys know it or not but Michelle got an accident with her car about five days before mine. A deer crashed into the driver side of her car and actually came through the windows on her explorer.

So we’re just a pair over here with no vehicles between us.

16/11/2024

15/11/2024

Rescue Culture Check!

So, I have a complaint.

And I’m not really mad about it, but I do have a complaint.

And I’m guessing that a bunch of other rescues can relate for all species. For everything from rodents to dogs and cats.

I always hear “I’m so sad to see them all here!”

“Awe! Look how full the rescue is! I’m so sad for them!”

And I’m sure that there’s value in that I guess in tugging on people’s heartstrings and making them feel a certain sort of way like they have to help because of the sadness.

But what if…

We changed the culture?

For the most part, these birds are not sad.

Do we see hoarding cases and terrible cases? Sure. But that is not th majority.

Most of the time, these birds have lived incredible lives with humans who loved them for as long as they were able.

For most of these birds that have come into this rescue, their humans are gone, or are terminally ill, or something terrible has happened that has made it so that they can no longer care for the animal and that for sure is sad. That is sad because the animal lost the home And that the human is going through something so traumatic that it causes them to have to uproot for whatever reason.

But these birds… They’re the lucky ones.

They’re not being put on craigslist or marketplace to be flipped and sold over and over. They’re not being sold into breeding programs where they’re going to be stuck as work machines pumping out birds for the rest of their unenriched life.

We’re not going to euthanize them.

They get put on a diet that has been carefully crafted over a team of brilliant doctors and myself to give them the very best diet probably of any bird rescue in the United States. It’s designed to address fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis to try to slow down the symptoms of both while providing tree nuts, fruits, veggies and whole grains in a way most birds accept quickly.

We’re constantly adding new toys and enrichment for them. When it’s just Michelle and I here working on orders, we are letting the Birds come out and hang out with us and cycling through out time for everyone.

Their cages are cleaned every day or every other day.

 And then we’re putting qualified human beings in front of them for them to choose from to adopt.

Instead of being sad, be excited. Tell the world.

“Theres this rescue in Battle Creek, Michigan that has reasonable adoption criteria, teaches whatever you don’t already know that wants to help you be successful with a bird. If you like birds, you should apply!”

Or…

“There’s a rescue that is doing it all right and man they have some incredible birds right now. If you’ve ever thought about getting a bird, you should check them out!”

Or…

“There’s this cool rescue that does everything the can to support their own rescue efforts. They aren’t funded by the government, but instead of giving your support to the same old charities you can’t see where your money goes, you should check these guys out and what they very “in your face” do for the animals. “

Don’t be sad for these birds.

We put our hearts and souls into what we do here.

Instead of being sad, be excited!

Tell the world.

15/11/2024

Need to express your holiday cheer? Say it with Salty Snowman!

https://birdsandbeaksdesigns.etsy.com/listing/1822809167

14/11/2024

I just wanted to say outloud to you what a great veterinarian Dr. McNally is at Jolly Road Veterinary Hospital.

Usually, I get to see her in action with the birds. Today, when I went to go pick up my K9 Delinquent after his cajones extractus procedure, I peeked in to say hi, and I got to see her working on a rather major surgery.

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a Dr. McNally. I dreamed of doing what she does.

It's a very cool thing to get to watch someone do what they were designed to do. To do what they were literally created for. Such is the case with Dr. McNally.

I won't go into any details about todays case, as that's not my place to do - but it was fascinating watching her work. She's always very patient with all my weird science questions.

She's an actual Baddie. I'm just saying.

I appreciate all she does for our rescue so very much, but it's really interesting seeing her in her element with animals I don't get to see her work on regularly.

We're really lucky to have her.

And I just wanted to say that out loud to you all. I hope all of you have a Dr. McNally in your life. I'm super grateful for mine.

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