Hello everybody,
I am still around, still trying to think of a business I can do.
I am trying to find what I am passionate about. I have found out that I have a couple of things that get my blood racing.
- God, ministering or being connected to Him excites me, and makes me want to share. (the thing is I have never had any kind of real training in this other than going to church, taking some outreach classes and bible studies. although if God wants me to do it, He will just be using me as His vessel and I won’t need “formal” training
) - Raising babies, all kinds of babies, mostly baby birds and human babies (but my days for human babies are pretty much over I think).
I have raised 2 baby birds now in my life time ( I know to some that isn’t much, but to me it’s awesome.) and it excites me to no end to watch them grow and finding new ways to teach them things.
The first baby I raised was my umbrella cockatoo(Casper), I put him on “lay-a-way” per say when he was about 1 month old. I would go and visit him once a week while he was growing and I was paying for him.
He was down to 2 hand feedings a day ( I read anything and everything on hand feeding and what to expect with parrots I could find.) and he already knew how to perch on his stand by the time I brought him home.
I was so excited to get him that I built him some stands and toys a month or so before he came home. Then being excited with the way the stands turned out I decided to make a few stands and try selling them to pet stores, of which I only sold 1, but I did sell something. I just didn’t know how to go about marketing them, so I never got any further with them.
These are the stands I made. As you can see Casper took over the one on top and that one became his.
Now that I am raising this new baby macaw I am back to being excited and building new things for this baby. I built him what I call a beginners perch, the perch is only about an 1″ off the ground but if you turn it, it can be about 2″ off the ground, with this stand they can learn how to hold on and balance themselves ( which he is learning very well) He is also learning how to step up on to the stand and back down from it. I also made the toys that are hanging from it.
I have also found a bunch of recipes for birdie bread that I was thinking I might be able to start a birdie bakery for those that just don’t have the time to make special things for their special birds (babies or Adults as well) .
So as you can see I am leaning more toward the Bird things, although God can use me while I am doing the bird thing too.
I was also thinking about asking some companies to let me advertise (or be an affiliate, I think that’s what it’s called) on my blog as well.
Well I just thought I would let you all know where my mind has been going, and what I have been doing.
I would love to hear from you all! Leave me a comment or email me at lindap642@yahoo.com
Oct 18, 2010 @ 12:39:47
How cool! GREAT TOYS! Why don’t you go into the bird toy making business?
We used to do the bird thing too, many years ago. I gave it up when I could no longer take wondering what happened to them when they left my care. People talk a pretty story and tell you what you wanna hear but wondering what it’s like behind closed doors for those babies was more than I could take.
Oct 18, 2010 @ 13:36:15
That was some of my thoughts, the toys, stands and birdie bread. but I want to do it all online if I can figure out how to. I also need to see about a test sight. slowly but surely.
I have never tried to breed birds, I got this baby macaw from one of my moms friends that wasn’t expecting anymore babies. The man was not feeling well and didn’t really want to hand feed so they asked me if I wanted to do it for them, now I am becoming attached to the bird and am going to want to keep it, so I know for a fact I would never be able to be a breeder because of that fact. I won’t ever let anything go.
Oct 20, 2010 @ 10:51:23