We enjoy writing these kind of posts - and get great satisfaction and joy when we can make an amazing 'forever' match between human and parrot. In this post we are thrilled to acknowledge HELO!!!
Customers, Reece and Margorie came to Beaker's looking for a macaw. During our initial visit they got the chance to meet Beaker, our male Solomon Island Eclectus. Anyone who wants to, gets to hold Beaker when they come to the house. (As part of our process, we talk about personality and lifestyle to help the customer select the best parrot species for them - then we find a sweet baby and bring it in to our nursery for hand-raising and loving ). Well, at the close of our appointment, the Reece gave us a deposit for a baby macaw, a severe macaw, I believe.
To make a long story shorter, Reece called us the next day and asked to change his request from the macaw to a 'baby Beaker.' And the rest is history.... (For those who don't know Eclectus are known as the hypo allergenic bird because they don't have dust gland like most other birds. And this was one of the draws for Reece and Margorie).
On Sunday September 27th, we sent Helo off to his 'forever' home with Reece and Margorie. Helo will always have a special place in our heart, He is a sweet, gentle and confident bird - not to mention just down right gorgeous bird - just wait until is beak turn candycorn yellow and orange - now that's amazing!
Here are a few pictures of Helo's time with us and his new family. Enjoy.
Back in August, a prospective customer, Amber, came to see one of our Timneh African Greys. ...Well, it was love at first sight.
Then, over the time the Amber came to visit 'Tango' (great name for such a special bird), her partner, Rich, would come along and while he was here he spent time visiting with another baby we were hand-raising (a male Solomon Island Eclectus). To make a long story shorter, Rich fell in love with this baby Eclectus and decided to buy him... so, in this household, it's double the pleasure and double the fun!
Here are a few snapshots of Amber and 'Tango' and Rich and 'PeeWee' for your viewing pleasure.
Tango the day he arrived in the Beaker's Nursery
Amber and Tango on 'forever' go home day
The day PeeWee arrived in Beaker's Nursery
Rich and PeeWee on 'forever' go home day
We have been penned match-makers, and in this case, the rumor is true!
They came together and the almost left together...well, not exactly but they left Beaker's soon after they got here to move on to their 'forever' homes. While here they blessed our nursery with their cute coos, and playful antics.
I want to acknowledge the breeder for the excellent job he did in giving these two baby Timneh African Greys (TAG) such a GREAT early start. Thanks!!!! This breeder is one of the fine breeders we work with through our Nationwide Parrot Place organization. Our breeders produce such wonderful healthy babies and then we have the pleasure and the fun of hand-raising, nurturing and socializing them through the fledging and weaning process until ready for their 'forever' homes.
Here are two snapshots of the Timnehs the day they arrived - at the time the TAGs were 4 to 4 1/2 months old. These are the oldest babies we have welcomed into our nursery. Most of the time our babies comes to us at 6 - 8 weeks of age but Timnehs have a specific breeding season (from Jan through June) so we were fortunate to find these two cuties for Claudia and the Newcomb family!
Timothy on the left and Mojo on the right
Mojo on the right and Timothy on the left
As I mentioned, Mojo and Timothy were not with us long, but long enough to steal our hearts. Here are four snapshots of go-home day. Yours truly (Elena) was behind the camera.
Sept. 26, 2009 Claudia Stewart and Timothy
Sept. 26, 2009 Timothy going into the carrier
Oct. 2, 2009 The Newcomb's - Dakota, Cierra, Lilly (with Mojo) and Zander Daddy, Chris is in the US Army serving in Afghanistan
