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Bird owners flock to boarding service in Langford

Island company opens new boarding branch in Langford
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Megan Lewis of ’Too Crazy Birdy Hotel shows off some of the accommodations to welcomed guests at her Langford home.

Megan Lewis cares for a small flock of birds out of her Langford home.

She was expecting more to move in over the holiday season, having officially opened Dec. 15 as the latest branch of the ’Too Crazy Birdy Hotel. It’s designed to give bird owners a place to leave their feathered friends while they go on holiday or tend to other matters.

Lewis’ fledging operation is ’Too Crazy’s fourth location on the Island and has bird lovers enthused.

Willow Anderson of Victoria shares her home with Congo African grey parrots Murphy, Gaby and Joey. The birds have a variety of disabilities that require special attention and care. Before Lewis opened up shop, Anderson would to drive to Nanaimo to board her parrots, which was a major deterrent.

“I had foregone weekend trips altogether,” she said. “But now I can get away for a weekend knowing my birds are in good hands.”

Lewis moved into her home at the beginning of the month, and since opening her doors to bird owners, she’s had numerous inquiries. She said people don’t always realize how much of an undertaking owning a bird can be, especially larger ones like parrots and cockatoos.

“Literally, you can think about them as a small child,” she said. “You can’t leave a two or three year old alone all day, and it’s the same for birds.”

When Lewis moved to the Island, she was looking for a vet to treat her cockatoo and was quickly connected with an organization called F.E.A.T.H.E.R.S. The society helps birds and bird owners across Vancouver Island, a community connection she said is vital.

“Parrot people need other parrot people and that’s not the same with other pets,” she said. “You really belong to a community and it’s more significant than people might think.”

Anderson, who recently joined F.E.A.T.H.E.R.S., said the birds also rely on the community since a flock is their safety net and they will go through significant emotional damage if things are always changing.

Lewis hopes fewer birds will be displaced now that her “birdie-boarding” service is up and running.

“It’s really easy to feel guilty, and hard to take a vacation, so people would just put their birds up for adoption,” she said. “We want to make sure birds stay in their homes and that’s one of the major reasons the hotel was made.”

For more information, visit toocrazybirdyhotel.com or call toll free 1-844-219-0731.

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