We need your help!

In recent months we’ve been increasingly inundated with requests to help with birds—all different species (including the bigger beaks) and situations.

As a sanctuary and forever home to the birds we have, it’s inevitable that, at times, we find the sanctuary at capacity. We are also often contacted about species we are unable to take in.

Why are we a forever home? It’s a fair question, and there’s a couple of answers.

Firstly, it’s important to us to provide the stability of the flock environment for the birds in our care. Since many have come from abuse and neglect, and are lacking confidence, the flock also plays an essential part in their recovery.

Secondly, a number of the birds surrendered to us are done so with the understanding that this will be their forever home. Some of these people have been in heartbreaking situations, and providing this assurance has been able to make things a little easier. We will not break that promise.

So, we’re facing a conundrum… we don’t want a lack of space and resources to stop us from being able to help needy birds, and their people.

That’s why we’ve decided to start the Forever Carers project.

Little Beaks’ Forever Carers will be people and families we can arrange to take in birds that we can’t; who we can be confident will provide the care the birds need.

This will initially be Perth and WA-based, building a network of people. We’re still working out some of the finer details, and you’ll probably have questions (feel free to ask).

A number of conditions we are firm on though, include:

• Birds must not be used for breeding

• Families must have access to an avian vet

• In circumstances in which a family may be forced to rehome, they contact Little Beaks first.

If you are interested in applying for this, the application is here.

Important to note: This does not include any birds we currently have; they are part of the Little Beaks flock and will remain here.

There is also no guarantee of when we might be contacted by people looking to rehome birds. Some weeks we get multiple daily; others are quieter. But we want to be ready to help when it’s needed.