The Aviary Owner’s Guide: Toenails and Beaks
As with all animals in human care, it is important to ensure that the feathered friends of the Bevy of Birdhomes aviaries receive the proper maintenance and a clean environment. A large part of bird-care is making sure that their nails and beaks stay short and straight. This simply requires a regularly scheduled visit from […]
Technician Tales: In Memory of Wendall
Working as an aviary technician at Bevy of Birdhomes, you might think that I would only really come across birds and people at my job. Well, experience has shown me that that isn’t the case at all! For instance, one of the facilities that I would routinely clean had a wily black-and-white kitty named Wendall […]
The Comfort of Birds
There is not a lot that can be done to combat the loneliness and heaviness that Covid-19 has cast across the world. This is especially true in assisted living and memory care facilities where the residents are unable to visit with their family members in person. More often than not, such visits are the brightest […]
Not Just a Mani., Pedi.!
If you have ever watched one of our technicians clean your aviary, you may have wondered what they were doing to each bird. At a cursory glance, you may have noticed the tech’s trimming the bird’s nails, or even their beak, but if you watched closely you would have witnessed a few more things. In […]
Don’t Take the Babies: Why this is Essential for the Birds.
Sadly, popular media often uses large gathering of birds to convey fear in humans. Maybe Alfred Hitchcock, think—The Birds—is partly to blame for this message, but the theme seems to have stuck throughout the years! Although large gatherings of birds in the wild does not mean any person is in eminent danger of having their […]
15 Reasons to Choose Our Aviaries!
What makes our aviaries stand out amongst the rest? Check out the items included and you will see why you can’t go wrong with one of these beauties! Sculptured crown molding and base trim Moisture-resistant melamine thermo-fused flooring Unobstructed large viewing area Solid base construction on heavy-duty casters for easy movement Feeders, watering system and […]
The Day My Sister Met a Crow!
I was the original aviary technician for Bevy of Birdhomes; although back then I did not have such an elite sounding title—I was just the girl who cleaned up bird poop! As I got to know different people who were either bored, fascinated, or just trying to avoid their own work while watching me maneuver […]
The Rat and The Mites
Our family has always owned a variety of pets, and not always the typical kind. I remember my excitement the day Pierre entered our home. Pierre was a large, black and white rat with a long tail, and uncontrollable bladder; hence the name. Ironically, I was not scared of this large rat, although I have […]