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Stories, tips and news from our feathered friends.

August 17, 2025

Stu’s Experience with the Heavenly Hammock

Stu is doing so well in her Flyper Heavenly Hammock! She spends a few hours per day in it (supervised of course) and enjoys looking around at everyone. I have found. that using a milk crate to suspend the hammock in is

August 17, 2025

Stu’s Story

Stu’s Story: A Disabled Pigeon’s Journey to Healing In October 2024, a severely disabled pigeon was discovered on a road in Hawaii. The tiny bird was terrified and would panic whenever anyone approached her. Despite most

July 10, 2025

The Hop of Hope: Hana’s Story of Survival and Rescue

Hana’s story starts quite simply in terms of pigeons. Her soul purpose in life was simply to be used for breeding to likely contribute to racing or hunting. She was discovered by a rescue here in Alabama along with her

October 13, 2024

How to Introduce Your Bird to Wearing a Flyper (Bird Diaper) Without Stress or Anxiety

Introducing your bird to a Flyper (Bird Diaper) may take a few days or even weeks. Younger birds tend to adapt to Flyper wearing quicker than older ones. While some birds accept it immediately, others need time and patie

September 30, 2024

Flypers (Bird Diapers) vs. Traditional Bird Clean-Up

Hi there! In this blog, we will discuss the use of Flypers (Bird Diapers) compared to traditional bird clean-up methods. Firstly, it’s important to emphasize that all our Flypers (Bird Diapers) are made to the highest st

September 25, 2024

How Often Should You Change Bird Diapers (Flypers)?

Many people do not realize that the actual Bird Diaper (Flyper) does not always need to be removed and replaced with a clean one each time it’s soiled by the bird. Our bird diapers (Flypers) pair well with women’s panty

September 17, 2024

Are Pet Bird Diapers (Flypers) Safe? – A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction: What is a Flyper (Bird Diaper)? Yes, there is an alternative to keeping your pet bird restricted to their cage while ensuring that your home, furniture, and even your shoulders stay poop-free. The solution

August 15, 2024

Dr Alicia Manolas – Client Testimonial

Whether doing everything from Seizure Alert Medical – BioMonitoring, to PsycoSocial Support work, with PTSD and other mental health patients, these parrots (and occasionally pigeons) need diaper suits that hold up to lon

June 3, 2023

The Feathered Solution: Unveiling the Benefits of Bird Diapers

As bird owners who have and love our feathered companions who bring such joy and beauty into our lives, we strive above all else to give them a comfortable and hygienic environment. Flypers (Bird Diapers) are a revolut

February 29, 2020

SKIEWIE’S FINAL CHAPTER (PART 5)

written by Mommy Marinda WRITTEN BY MOMMY MARINDAI got up one morning and tried to feed Skiewie, but she refused to eat. I did not worry too much as I though it was just her trying to be a big girl and eat by herself.

January 31, 2020

AN ONGOING STORY OF A LITTLE AFRICAN GREY CALLED ‘SKIEWIE’. PART 4

written by Mommy Marinda After we got back from the vet, I was convinced she was going to make it and she would be my ‘hop along baby’. I started doing research on how to set up her cage for her , due to the fact that s

January 27, 2020

The Vikings are coming!

What is the Midgard Expedition? The Midgard Expedition crew lead by Bjorn Heyerdahl, a group of global citizens, are exploring globally models of intelligent sustainable human habitation and applying it to their own live

January 10, 2020

AN ONGOING STORY OF A LITTLE AFRICAN GREY CALLED ‘SKIEWIE’. PART 3

written by Mommy Marinda I got up that morning with the biggest fear in my heart that we would receive the results of a blood test requiring us to put our precious little girl SKIEWIE to sleep!!! I went to work that morn

December 19, 2019

AN ONGOING STORY OF A LITTLE AFRICAN GREY CALLED ‘SKIEWIE’. PART 2

written by Mommy Marinda Jooste Breaking News. SKIEWIE IS A LITTLE GIRL!!! Once home, we decided that SKIEWIE would be a special needs little girl for the rest of her life and that she would need a lot of love and atten

December 15, 2019

AN ONGOING STORY OF A LITTLE AFRICAN GREY CALLED ‘SKIEWIE’

written by Mommy Marinda Jooste It was a quiet Sunday afternoon and my husband and I were at home when I received a message from my friend Ilsa Meyer who runs the bird rescue group called ” Last Waai Papegaai”. She told

December 10, 2019

Flypers make it to Fox News!

I’m proud to announce that our fledgling company in the southern part of Africa has made it to mainstream television in the US! I had just received this message from a friend who lives in Las Vegas. A few pigeons have be

November 18, 2019

Laat Waai Papagaai – Pretoria Bird Show September 2019

Great time had in Pretoria at South Africa’s one and only exotic bird show hosted by Laat Waai Papagaai, highly successful and good fun to say the least!

August 19, 2018

BEAMER THE BIKER PIGEON JOINS THE FAMILY – Part 3

And so our story continues….. but this time without dear Sooty who turned our lives upside down and taught us the blessing of pigeon love!! I really missed having a pigeon around and decided I needed one to”complete ou

August 6, 2018

An Incredible Tale of Friendship Between 2 Budgies and a Visiting Pigeon – Part 2

AN INCREDIBLE TALE OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN 2 BUDGIES AND A VISITING PIGEON – PART 2 And so our story continues….. Sooty kept coming to visit and Bubbles, Billy and he continued their friendship. Their antics kept me amus

July 29, 2018

An Incredible Tale of Friendship Between 2 Budgies and a Visiting Pigeon

(illustration by Paris) by Bev Letard There are so many friends who are asking how I became interested in birds and where my passion first began. Let me start right at the beginning of a story that totally changed my lif

July 21, 2018

GIGIE – STORY OF SWEETNESS AND COURAGE

Gigie, am I a fool without a mind, or have I merely been too blind to realize? Oh Gigie, why you have been growing up before my very eyes. Gigie, you are not at all The funny awkward little girl I knew Oh no, overnight

July 14, 2018

JONAH PIDGE – A TREMENDOUS STORY OF COURAGE

Jonah Pidge was brought to my husband and I late on a Saturday night severely emaciated, crusted with grit and other such city dirt, and so weak that he was laying on his side and couldn’t hold his head up on his own. He

July 6, 2018

AN ADORABLE STORY OF MS PIDGE FROM CHICAGO

Ms Pidge was a feral or wild pigeon who lives in Chicago. This poor baby was hit by a subway train and lost her wing and part of her beak. Fortunately, a kind record shop owner (Pinwheel Records, Chicago, Illinois) right