Lots has been going on at Aerie Aviary since our last post.  We decided to enclose our carport and turn it into the new bird room, complete with a 24' long, 10' tall, 5' wide flight to be divided in half between the Australian grass parakeets and the finches.  Until construction on the flight panels is complete, the grass keets and parrotlets are hanging out in their current cages in the new room.  We're very excited to give our birds more room to stretch their wings, and to keep the mess contained to only one room!  We will post pictures as they are available.

In addition, I spent some time this weekend figuring out who is what in terms of color and gender, and who we will keep or sell, for the juveniles in the aviary.  Looks like we're going to hang onto Mondrian and Sprite's lovely red head, white breast, yellow back male and his red head, purple breast, dilute brother, and sell the babies from the second clutch from this pairing, to include 2 more dilutes and another yellow male, as well as what looks to be a black headed, purple breast hen.  We also plan to keep a black head, white breast, blue back male and probably sell his black head, purple breast, blue back brother and green back sister.  We also have several other greens (with a large possibility for split to blue, with yellow tipped beaks and split to white breast on some of them) that will be available, and another red head dilute from a different pairing.  Check the available birds page for detailed listing on the ones who will be available for sale in the coming weeks and months!

All of our birds are out of breeding for the time being, but we plan to set lots of pairs coming up in early August.  Also hoping to have some to bring to the show in Maryland in October!