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Cavalier Bird Toys Story

It began with Anna, who became interested in cockatoos in 1988 after falling in love with a Moluccan Cockatoo named ChiChi.

Anna began making Cavalier Playmate parrot toys to help parrots who plucked themselves.  With these toys, the parrots can shred paper instead of feathers.  The toys have been effective in helping pluckers grow their feathers back.

Cavalier Parrot Ranch is a private rescue and does not take donations.  So in order to cover the costs of the rescue, Anna began selling these toys at bird fairs and on eBay. 

Read Anna's Story as published in Active Age Magazine> (PDF document, opens in new window).

The proceeds from the sales of the toys go towards the shelter, veterinary care, and feeding of our rescued parrots.

Cavalier Parrot Ranch

In 1996, Anna’s beloved ChiChi was stolen.  Determined, she tracked down ChiChi shortly after his birdnapping incident.  Anna then opened her arms to any bird that had also been put in a scary situation and established Cavalier Parrot Ranch (CPR), a private rescue. 

We take in birds that have been injured, deformed, and are unloved, and we tend to them all.

All our rescued parrots are free flying in a wonderful 22' x 16' x 8' outdoor aviary.  In the colder seasons, the parrots are kept indoors, since many are plucked and don’t have enough feathers to keep them warm.  Indoors or out, our rescued parrots always have room to fly. 

We currently have several rescued parrots that were either discarded or dropped off.  Some people are so overwhelmed, that even though their bird lives at CPR, the owners still come to visit with fruits and treats.  Some owners just need to have their relationship with their bird rehabilitated.  It is a happy day when bird and owner go home together.

Some of the parrots we rescued have since crossed over the bridge despite our best efforts and medical care.  Most of our rescues had such bad diets prior to coming to CPR that unfortunately there was not much the vet could do.  The cause of death was liver or kidney failures according to the necropsies performed.  

Our rescued parrots include:

·         A Medium Sulfur Crested Cockatoo who was locked in a closet for at least 3 years.  A friend told Anna about this bird and she had this friend talk to the people who owned him.  They wanted $750.00 for him, but she finally got them down to $450.00.  That was around the year 2000.  He is still plucking but he is not screaming anymore.  When Anna found him he was in a small cage with 1 foot of feces in the bottom of the cage infested with maggots, and just seeds thrown in for food, and foul water to drink.  He was the most disturbed for the longest.

·         A Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo that had no toys, no perch to sit on, and no interaction whatsoever.  He used to rock his cage for hours and hours and make a sound like something creaking, like metal on metal.

·         A female Sulfur Crested that had been attacked by a male.  Her beak is slowly getting better. 

·         A Rosebreasted female who had all of her wing feathers cut off to the bone.  She has not grown any feathers since then.  She can not perch since she has no balance and falls of the perch.  She lives on the floor of her open cage.

·         A Rosebreasted male who was the mate to the female above.  He also had his feathers cut off to the bone.  He died a few years ago.

·         A little Conure with no upper beak who had to be hand-fed.  He finally died also. 

·         A Greater Sulfur Crested that has been with Anna the longest.  He was just not wanted anymore and he’s been at Cavalier Parrot Ranch since 1996.

It seems the Sulfur Crested Cockatoos have the hardest time of all the cockatoos.   They are the most intelligent of the ‘toos, I think.

·         A Red Lored Amazon who was not wanted anymore.  Physically fine, but can not be handled.

·         A Mexican Redhead who was unwanted.  Physically fine, but can not be handled.

·         A Blue Crowned Conure who was unwanted.   Physically fine, but can not be handled.

As long as we have the space and the means, we will provide a forever home to abused and unwanted parrots.  

For more information, contact anna@cavalierbirdtoys.com.