By Beth Garcia of Majestat Aviary · Floral City, Florida
People often ask how we get our babies to their new homes. We wanted to walk you through a shipping evening and the next morning, from packing the boxes to drop-off at Delta Cargo, and show you the special boxes our friend Kim builds for us.
The evening prep
The night before a trip, we get each box ready so the babies can settle in and rest. Every baby has plenty of dry pellets, spray millet, and seed to snack on.
Fresh chop in the morning, for hydration
In the morning, we add a cup of fresh chop so the babies have hydration on the trip. It’s a veggie mix, and you can see the corn in this one.
The nest-style boxes Kim builds
What’s really special is the boxes themselves. Our friend Kim builds these for us. They have solid sides, back and top, and a solid lower front wall that makes a deep, dark bottom, just like a nest box. Above that, a sloped wire-mesh front lets in air, and there’s a wooden perch up near the mesh. Some babies sit up on the perch, and others tuck down into the dark bottom and relax.
“What’s really cool is we have our friend Kim, she builds these for us and see, it makes like a nest effect. And as you can see, he has no worries in the world at all.”
Off to Delta Cargo
In the morning, the boxed babies head to Delta Cargo, where we even got a playful “do the stretch!” from the worker at the counter.
Home the same day, with minimal stress
Our babies arrive at their new homes the same day, calm and settled. The little bit of adjusting they do afterward is the same any bird goes through coming home from a local pet shop: getting used to new sounds, new smells, and a new family. We put this much care into shipping because we want every baby’s trip home to be as gentle as it can be.
If you have questions about how we ship, we’re always happy to talk it through. You can see our current babies on our Nursery page, and you’re welcome to sign up for our blog updates to be the first to hear about new photos, babies, and breeding news.