I began my world with parrots in 1995, when I adpopted 2 tiny cockatiels into my life. I knew absolutely NOTHING about parrots/birds and here I was with 2 babies that were about 2 weeks old.  The person who gave them to me, gave me a syringe & a bit of hand feeding formula and told me that they only needed to be fed twice a day. "I'm sure glad that I immediately bought a book on raising cockatiels and learned that I needed to feed them every few hours!"

I had never hand fed a bird before, and these two little ones were very lucky that I was a 'fast learner'. I would NEVER recommend that a person of inexperience hand feed baby chicks. As time went on...I became a breeder of cockatiels.  I enlarged my flock to 6 pair of breeders.  I also began breeding love birds.

In 1996, I was introduced to the world of Greys.  We were given a female, Congo African Grey, [named Baby] by an elderly lady, who couldn't keep her any longer. Baby immediately took to my husband!  The parrot I had longed for, wanted nothing to do with me!  Baby is our only Grey that does 'not' speak in 'human'.  She has chose to only 'Bird Talk'. Shortly after I adopted Baby, I was offered a pair of breeding Congo Greys, and thus, began my breeding program. I have added two more pair of Congo's and one pair of Timnehs.  All pairs that were in need of a good 'forever' home.

My breeding program remains small.  Not because I am a 'hobby' breeder, but because I want to be small enough to be able to give all my chicks the 'one on one' rearing that I feel they need. I strongly believe in co-parenting, ie, letting my breeder pairs [and myself] rear their young. I feel that it is very important that chicks have that 'much needed' time with their natural parents, and at the same time they are learning to adapt and love humans. This program works out well, also, if for some reason you can't get home at feeding time, the parents are 'built in' birdie-sitters.