She was surrendered to us rather than the expense of euthanasia. She hatched in a home aviary with overcrowding, seed diet, lack of fresh food, improper breeding oversight and care and you get a cute little parakeet with deformities. Her little feet are upside down. We ensured that she would have quality of life with friends (check), flock (check), flight (check), and no pain (check). So she lives in the Parakeet Paradise enclosure with her flock that treats her very well. She will not live as long as the others perhaps but she is living more than most parakeets with no handicaps do. Send her a little something so we can make minor accommodations for her to eat, drink, and perch with friends.
Taco became displaced due to his mom passing away on 2/16/2025. His "sister" came back into town from being overseas to deal with her mother's unexpected passing and really wanted a safe place for Taco to land. We don't have an actual hatch date but since he grew up with sister, he is between 25 …