My First Bird

08/30/2026

We will be closed today, but we will resume normal hours on Tuesday. Thank you all for understanding!

08/29/2026

What’s cuter than a lineup of lovebirds?🥹

the babies got to explore the aviary for the first time today and they’re loving it! The two black masked lovebirds on the left are still available for deposits, as well as the female peach face on the right. Come on in to meet these sweet babies in person, and fill out an application for one!

08/27/2026

Female peach faced lovebirds tend to get a bad wrap… let’s talk about it!

Female peach faces are very prone to hormonal issues which can then lead into behavioral problems such as aggression and egg laying. However, if you make sure your husbandry is top tier, these issues are drastically minimized.

Once your female peach face reaches maturity, you want to make sure you’re selecting toys that are less likely to cause any nesting behaviors, we generally recommend staying away from any super shreddable toys and sticking to wooden or indestructible toys instead. If the girlie can get her claws on some shredded paper or cardboard, she’s going to start trying to make a nest anywhere possible! For some lovebirds, it may just flare up in the spring, but others will try to nest no matter the time of year.

Diet is also an extremely important part of keeping hormones in check. Best diet for a female peachie is low sugar, low soy and low fat, generally Harrison’s or Tops is what we would recommend. Offer plenty of veggies and only give fruit as a very occasional treat. Our frozen chop that we sell in store is a wonderful option. You also want to keep seeds to a minimum, especially when hormone levels are higher in general.

There has been some debate on the effectiveness of covering your bird at night, but it’s something both Shawna and I do with our birds at home and still recommend. You want to make sure the birds day/night cycle is managed, longer days generally means it’s time for nesting out in the wild, so we recommend covering your bird for 10-12 hours each night.

One of the most important things to prevent hormones is how you pet and interact with your bird. You only want to pet them on their head and neck, stroking or petting them anywhere else can really send the wrong signals to your feathered friend and send her into a nesting frenzy. It’s important to not create a pair bond with your bird, you want to be their friend, not their mate!

Lastly, you want to make sure that there is nothing in your cage that resembles a nest or is dark and cozy. No huts, tents, boxes or any other similar types of hidey holes. If you notice there’s something she’s crawling under repeatedly, move it or remove it entirely. Even without a nest, if she’s able to get ahold of something shreddable, she will try to make a nest on the bottom of the cage or in a food bowl, which is why we really recommend staying away from those types of toys if she’s showing signs of hormones rising.

This is a very brief overview regarding female peach faces, and if you have any questions please feel free to message us or come on in to talk to us in person! These girls can be a bit harder to manage hormones than the average bird, but if you make sure your husbandry is perfect from the get go, you have a much higher chance of a well rounded adult peach face! They can be just as sweet and friendly as their male counterparts if these steps are taken to help set them up for success.

Pictured is our most recent turquoise pied female baby and Tula, an Australian yellow pallid opaline from our last clutch who’s still looking for their forever home. We know these girls can be tough at times, but we’re here to help you along the way! Feel free to come on in and meet these sweet girls in person, they need their forever homes too!

08/25/2026

We want to apologize for our shelves being emptier than normal and ask that you please bare with us. We’re currently in the process of changing owners so the orders have gotten a bit wonky. Thankfully the end is near and we will have a nice large order placed in no time! Larger orders usually take longer to get here, so we’ve been making our own toys and soon our own perches so our shelves aren’t completely empty. We do have our food ingredients already shipped and on the way to us, so we will have more of our store mixes very soon, but will be low on individual brands.

Again, thank you all so much for being patient with us during this change! The name and logo will also be changed here shortly. Stick with us and it’ll be worth it in the end! We love and appreciate the community we’ve built so much!

08/22/2026

The three younger parakeets will be available for deposits on Tuesday 8/25! This batch is two girls and a boy. They’re also eating pellets better than their older siblings, so I expect them to be ready to go home in about 4 weeks or so. I’ll include band number, DNA and mutation under each picture!

We require applications for all of our birds, we will not accept a deposit on a bird without an application first. We like to see you 2-3 times in person before we seriously consider an application as well. We want to make sure that we pair each family with the best possible bird!

08/20/2026

Found parakeet, do you know who they belong to? Found by White Pines Park in Post Falls. Please message us if you know who might be missing their baby. This bird is not at the store but with a friend of ours.

08/20/2026

More crimson bellied conures are coming soon! These kiddos are such intelligent goofballs, they’ll definitely keep you on your toes!

I’ve pulled two of the four crimson bellied conure babies for hand feeding!

I’m not sure what happened this time around, but the parents weren’t doing as good of a job as they did last time. They’re in a new room and new cage, so they could play a part in it. Unfortunately, breeding birds isn’t all rainbows and sunshine, but I’m glad we have these four babies at the very least. I’ll try things a bit differently next time around to see if they’re more successful!

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to be on my waitlist for one of these babies. Each baby will be sent home with both parents disease tests and the oldest baby of the clutch’s disease tests, and all babies go with their own DNA results.

08/20/2026

Are you in need of bird trimming? We can help! We’re mobile and come to you to reduce stress on you and your flock. Message us anytime!

We will be in the Sandpoint ID area next Wednesday and have some openings! Feel free to reach out and get booked or let us know if you have any questions.

Picture of our spoiled boy Crush for tax!

08/15/2026

The three peach faced lovebirds are turning out to be so beautiful and so sweet! We have two boys and a girl. I’ll include their band, DNA and mutation under each picture. Mutations aren’t set in stone, it’s hard to be sure before they’re fully feathered!

These babies will be available for deposits on Tuesday 8/18. We require applications for all of our birds, you can get the application in store or message us directly for the link, we prefer being able to meet people and talk in person before applications are filled out, but it’s not a requirement. All babies are sent home with their DNA results, both parents disease testing results and the oldest sibling of the clutch’s disease results.

08/14/2026

The baby parakeets are growing like weeds! The three older babies will be available for deposits next Tuesday 8/18, the three younger babies will be available once their DNA results come back. I’ll include band numbers, mutation and DNA if known under each picture.

Reminder that we require applications for all of our birds before any deposits can be made.