Boy they grow fast! Baby Greenwing

Over the past 4 weeks I have captured some video of a baby Greenwing we are hand-raising. I brought three short video clips together so that you could see just how fast these birdies grow. I hope you enjoy the video.

I hope to be more faithful to posting once my consulting gig is up end of June - it has been a very hectic 4 months.

Elena
Beaker's Co-flock Leader

Those Crazy Caiques are back!!!!

One of the things we LOVE is the variety of birds we get to hand-raise. If you want a FUN bird that has the personality, the looks, and a busy... busy and zany attitude in a small package - check out the Caique. We just welcomed 3 baby Black-headed Caiques to our nursery the other day. Here is a brief video. This lot is selling for $895 each if you know someone interested in a sweet companion.

From Bird Channel: There are two species that make up the Pionites genus have more energy than probably any other parrot kept as a pet. Caiques are nonstop. They’ll dangle from your fingers as you walk around the house, throw toys from the top of their playgyms and summersault on the bottom of their cages. They’re clownish, acrobatic and a – in a word – handful!

Scientific Name: Pionites melanocephala
Size: Medium, 9 inches
Native Region: South America
Life Expectancy: 30 years
Noise Level: Medium
Talk/Trick Ability: Fair, likes to play, so benefits from trick training and can mimic sounds.

Having fun, as always!


Elena, Beaker Co-flock Leader

We're having a Galah time!

Hi all,
Jeremy and I are having a GREAT time hand-raising our first Rose-breasted (Galah) Cockatoo. For those of you not familiar. Here is a short video clip of baby Galah the day she arrived to our nursery on April 20th. Baby Galah is 7 weeks old - hatched 3/2/2011.

For those of you not familiar, here is a little bit of info about the Galah Cockatoo, aka, Rose-Breasted Cockatoo (Source: About.com)

Origin and Size: Australia; 12-15 inches in length from the beak to the tip of the tail feathers.
Average Lifespan: up to 70 years in captivity.

Temperament: Affectionate and friendly, the Rose-Breasted Cockatoos have a reputation for being loving pets. They are sensitive birds, however, and require quite a bit of attention and interaction from their owners. Those interested in owning a Rose-Breasted Cockatoo should make sure that they have plenty of free time to spend with their new pet.

Rose Breasted Cockatoos as Pets: Their bold colors and friendly personalities have made Rose-Breasted Cockatoos increasingly popular as pets in recent years. While it can be tempting to rush out and buy a Rose-Breasted Cockatoo, potential owners should know that these are sensitive birds and are not right for everybody. If you want to own a Rose-Breasted Cockatoo, the first thing you should do is make sure that you have enough spare time to spend with it. Rose-Breasted Cockatoos are very social, and they require a lot of interaction in order to maintain their emotional health. Birds that are neglected may resort to screaming and destructive behavior, so it's important that Rose-Breasted Cockatoo owners invest as much time as possible into their pets.

It only took Baby Galah a couple of days to adjust to his new surroundings. His mom and dad came to visit (Jessica and Ray). Here are a couple of photos from their first visit.

And babies grow FAST because today baby Galah took his first real flight around the nursery at just shy of 8 weeks of age. Did I say we are HAVING FUN!!!! :-)

Elena
Beaker's co-flock leader

Our first Baby Cinnamon-Blue Green Cheek Conure

Wow... two posts in a row. I will try to make more of a habit of this.

Yesterday Jeremy made two trips to the airport (50 minutes one way). The first trip was to pick up three babies: a Cinnamon-Blue Green Cheek Conure and two Jenday Conures. Then he turned right around after feeding them their first meal and picked me up at SeaTac following my two week trip in Delaware. Boy do I realize how much I miss home once I walk through the front door.... and my bed never great too :-)

This morning I took a short video of baby Green Cheek for his mom Katie who will not be able to come and visit him right way. I thought you would enjoying see this little guy too. Here is the clip, enjoy!

Elena
Beaker's Co-flock leader

New YouTube video about Beakers Parrot Place

Hi all,
It's been a crazy month (last 30 days) - your bloggest (me) as been out of town more than in town and it's been hard to keep up on all the stuff I love.... parrot stuff, of course. Thank God for my life's love and partner in crime, Jeremy. He leads the "parrot experience" at Beaker's and I manager the "customer experience".... and could do a better job I guess by blogging more often... hah!

To help get the word out about Beaker's Parrot Place and the unique buying experience we offer local Washington area customer's, I just created an "About Beaker's Parrot Place" video and published it to YouTube. I would appreciate you spreading the word about us to other bird lovers, such as yourself.... Thanks and have a great day.Elena

We hope you like our promo piece!

Elena, Beaker's Co-flock Leader

It's been a LONG and winding road by Moe and Zeus

This post is compliments of Moe, Congo African Grey...

Hi, this is Moe... It all began back in May 2010 - Zeus and 1 were hatched. We are Californians by birth. When we were VERY young we went to live with Elena and Jeremy. There were 3 of us - me, Zeus, and another cousin they called Silverback who was the youngest.


Silverback was the first to be adopted by very nice lady; her name is Denise. The second one of us to be adopted was Zeus - he went to a nice home too but things didn't turn out so good for Zeus. Due to unforeseen circumstances Zeus returned to Beaker's and rejoined the flock. On the day we were reunited and Zeus and I saw each other again after a couple of months - we actually did a happy dance with beaking and bobbing and all that. We knew then and there that we should be buddies for life.... little did we know then we would be buddies for life.

Jeremy put us together in a large 40" x 30" dome top cage and we were happy as can be (take a look at the picture). It was then that Jeremy decided that IF the right family came along, who wanted to love us and adopt us as part of their family, he would be willing to sing the "Happy Trails" song to us.

Above (Zeus and me in our new cage)

Above (Zeus hanging around)

Above (Me having a snack)

Well guess what??? That day came and we met Wayne, Audrey and the kids.... WOW!!!! it was great, and they thought so too because we are now part of their family. Take a look at the cool pictures Elena took last Saturday when the family came to take us home. Zeus and I now have 3 new brothers (not shown in the pictures - Eduardo (the oldest - like me), Matthew and Elijah. With so many guys in the family now we hope that Audrey can handle all that testosterone!

WE ARE SO HAPPY!!!!! We know that Jeremy was a little sad when we left but we promise to have Wayne and Audrey bring us back for visits - we need to get our nails and wings trimmed in occasion. Thanks for giving us such a great start Jeremy (and Elena) we'll be in touch.

2 lucky guys!,

Moe (and Zeus)

Singing HAPPY TRAILS again to 2 ekkies!!!!

It's hard to say, if we are being honest, which species of parrots are our favorite to hand-raise. We specialize in the hand-raising process, so we can put any baby bird through our process and produce a sweet loving companion ready for a wonderful life with their adoptive parents - you name it - African Greys, Amazon, Conure, Cockatoo, Eclectus, Macaws and the list goes on and on. We recently sang happy trails to one of our most favorite species - ekkies.

This post is dedicated to Sinatra and Beckett, two male Solomon Island Eclectus who stole our hearts.... I wonder how many times I can say that Here are a few pictures of Sinatra and Beckett and their new family.

Beckett

Beckett as a baby

Beckett's first perch

Proud Parents - Rick, Bonnie and Beckett Scribe

Sinatra

Sinatra as a baby

Sinatra visiting Dylan and London (new family - siblings)

Sinatra on go-home day with his new mom, Sarah!

I must confess, I shed a tear or two (as I often do) when our babies 'fly from the nest - so to speak.' Our joy is knowing that our babies are moving on to a great life with folks who will love them through the highs and the lows (oh yes, there will be the lows) |

Wiping my tears,

Elena
Beaker's Co-flock Leader
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