Do you sell or adopt out birds?

We do not adopt out or sell birds. This is largely for the wellbeing of the birds, who have settled and created bonds with other individuals and groups in the aviaries. However, we also have a number of people who surrender birds to us with the knowledge that they will stay here.

How do you stop the birds from breeding?

We do not provide any nest boxes/areas in the aviaries. For birds like finches and canaries, breeding is generally difficult to stop, as they are brilliant at nest-building and hiding in various places. Given our aviaries have foliage to create a natural environment for them, this creates an environment in which nest building is easy for these types of birds.

For parrots - particularly weiros/cockatiels and budgies - the lack of nest boxes decreases egg-laying, aggression, and the general interesting in breeding.

How are you funded?

Little Beaks is primarily self-funded, with additional support from the kindness of the community. Our funding sources include:

• Personal contributions from the founder

• Contributions from supporters

• Merch sales (currently minimal, through Bonfire) and occasional fundraising campaigns

• When families surrender a bird, a contribution is sometimes made, although this is not required.

We do not receive government funding. Every dollar goes directly toward the care, feeding, housing, and medical treatment of the flock - especially those with special needs.

If you’d like to help, you can find out more through our Support Us page.

What do you feed the birds?

Most of the birds have a similar diet: a mixture of sprouted seeds and grains, regular high-quality seed mix, along with herbs and a variety of chopped and whole vegetable pieces. The most common and readily-eaten vegetables are broccoli, silverbeet, spinach, kale, corn on the cob (raw and rinsed), capsicum, chillies, carrot, snow peas.