BirdsWeHelped

This little parrotlet who we named Bleu is one of the world's smallest parrots. She came to us as an unwanted old breeder, with a cataract in one eye and a leg problem that made it difficult for her to climb. Once she was feeling better on a pelleted diet and in a specially equipped cage, she became quite the little holy terror, trying to attack when we reached into the cage. We decided that she would probably never find a home because of her personality, so she stayed with us until she passed away from kidney failure.

Tillie was diagnosed with diabetes at the same time her owner went into the hospital with respiratory problems. We managed Tillie's diet, started her on oral medication, and kept her happy and feeling good, but her owner died and Tillie became ours. She is shown here eating her favorite breakfast, oatmeal, which helped keep her cholesterol and blood sugar stable.

This little cockatiel was sprayed with something toxic causing horrible wounds on his head, and the owner did not want to pay for treatment. Instead of putting him to sleep, we took him in and managed his wounds and eye problems for months until he completely healed. Then he went to a new home with a new owner who made sure to read up on household hazards so he would stay safe.

Here is the same bird 6 months later, shown with his adoptive brother. He is learning to talk, and other than a few ruffled feathers, he looks just as good as any other cockatiel.

We get a lot of calls from animal control officers and individuals who have found birds outside. While these calls usually involve either injured or orphaned wild birds, or somebody's tame pet, once in a while we get a surprise. This is a Golden Pheasant, native to China, kept as a backyard pet or breeding bird by a few people in the area. This is the third time in 15 years that we have taken in a Golden Pheasant. We do our best to locate the owners, but sometimes end up adopting these found birds out to new homes when the previous owners fail to respond to our ads.

There are hundreds of stories we could tell, but no time to write them all. Your donations help with these birds and many more.