Grace Notes

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The Outlaws

They are a wild bunch. If you've read the Myrtle the Turtle Stories, the names will be familiar to you.

The Class of 2007

Its always exciting to have new babies. Here's our Fall Line up

The Mamas and the Papas

There are no babies without the Mommies and the Daddies.  Here's a few of them

Speaker Services

Conference Teaching or just as a guest speaker. God has been so good to me, I am always willing to share all that He shares with me. You can read my story about how I came to this life with God

Myrtle The Turtle

Myrtle is just special. You can read about her and her friends, you might even recognize a few of them.

She's even got her own blog!!
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The Babies of 2008

2008 held many changes for us. We were struck by a tornado on February 17, even though the house was damaged all the birds, dogs and cats survived just fine. I started working a regular job, which put us all into a very different schedule.

My African Greys surprised me with a single chick in March of 08. She was so fat when I pulled her I thought her little toes were deformed. They do a terrific job.

She was a loving sweet baby and grew into a beautiful, chattering, talking lady. She is still available for sale, talks up a storm, isn't shy about talking and loves to imitate Coco the Grey. I work at a Retirement Center and I actually take the birds to work. This sweetheart loves to go and spend the day entertaining everyone with her silly antics and her crazy chatter. No one enjoys eating a grape more than she does and she has a great time socializing with every one.

Here she is with her best friend, and brother from an earlier hatch. She is on the right. Both of these birds are talking, well socialized and very friendly and are available for sale. This picture was made in March 2009. He's a September 2007 hatch.

With my work schedule, I knew I could not feed day one babies, so Pebbles and Comet were not given a box but Pebbles was a determined Mama. She dropped two eggs off the perch around the start of September. Determined to raise a chick, Pebbles went to the floor where her box had been left, got in it and laid an egg. I was so disappointed. I work 4 ten hour days with two hours of commuting. I would not be able to pull her chick. I never thought she would sit in the box on the floor but she was diligent. Comet watched over her and fed and cared for her like he always does. On the first Saturday in October, I noticed that Comet had gone through a tremendous amount of water. Its a sure sign of feeding a new baby. Sure enough, there was a bit of yellow fluff in the box. My heart sank. They have never fed a baby successfully. This time they were on their own. I watched and waited holding my breath every day. To my delight, they finally figured the entire process out. They fed and cared for their baby like champions. He was left in the box until he was 21 days old. I entered the aviary to find Pebbles out of the box and I "stole" her baby without any drama or fuss. I just grabbed him and eased back out of their flight. He was a gorgeous fat healthy contented chick.

As with all babies, they grow and change quickly. The pictures above are only a week after being pulled. The pictures below are two weeks after being pulled, which would have the chick at 41 days in the picture on the left and the most recent picture was made in March 2009.

If you're interested in purchasing any of these babies, please click here to request more information. Its always my hope that they go into homes that are committed to living with them long term. The decision to purchase one of these large destructive, loud rascals should never be made lightly. But they do fill your life with joy and laughter!!