Welcome Opie!!!

After deciding that a Pacific Parrotlet was the perfect Bitty Birdie for me, the search was on! I am VERY lucky to have a few really awesome breeders in my area! The first breeder that I contacted did not have any babies available, but her friend had EXACTLY what I was hoping for, a little blue male! He was only just about to be six weeks old, so I would have to wait 2-3 weeks for him to finnish his hand-feeding which was just perfect since this would allow me to get everything ready for him!

I already had an old bird cage that would be a good weaning cage for him. It was just a plain old "parakeet" cage, but it had the proper bar spacing (0.5" on center), and was in great shape, despite being stored for years. So out of storage it came and I have it a thorough scrubbing with a solution of 50% hot water and 50% white vinegar. Then lots of rinsing, and a good drying in the sun finished up the process. I decided to toss the wooden dowel perches that came with it, and ran the food/water cups through the dish washer.

So now the wait begins! To bode the time, I will be getting together lots of birdy recipes, shopping like mad, and impatiently waiting for him to get here! OH and I almost forgot!! His name will be Opie! Here is my future Bitty Birdie (with his green brother)!!!! <3