*Foster&Adoptions*Refuge* *Available to hire for festivals/Community Events/Private functions*
04/07/2025
Many people have asked about visiting our rescue, or holding the birds in our care when we are out and about.
We thought it might be helpful to explain our policy and reasons behind it
Birds are highly susceptible to transmitted illnesses, and because of their delicate systems, when birds become ill it is always an emergency.
When you get into flock settings, one sick bird can cause the whole flock to become ill.
Aside from the obvious cost in vet bills and associated costs, the devastation of losing an entire flock of birds from one mistake is heart breaking.
We have, thankfully, personally never had this happen, but have witnessed other rescues go through this heart break.
So what does this mean?
We have strict bio security which includes strict control of the flow of people coming into our rescue.
Shoe covers for people who we do not see on a regular basis, or for those who may have visited farm areas or places with a high incidence of Avian influenza.
This also means if we do house calls we may wear shoe covers and we change our clothes at our entry when coming home.
We generally ask that donations be dropped off at our door (or you can come visit me at work :) )
When at festivals our birds stay directly in our care, up off the ground and we regulate the amount of people who can handle them. These people must use sanitizer, have not been smoking, wearing perfumes or fine jewelry.
That being said!
This is not fool proof and illnesses can still happen but this gives us good control over their well being and has worked well for us for 20+ years.
We do still do occasionally tours, but these have to be arranged through us, well in advance.
If you've made it this far, Rocco is OK! This photo was taken during one of his rechecks a year ago and his is thriving ^_^
