{"id":54,"date":"2013-05-17T06:50:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T11:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/?p=54"},"modified":"2025-08-19T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T03:54:09","slug":"boarding-procedures-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/boarding-procedures-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Boarding Procedures &#038; Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54\" class=\"elementor elementor-54\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-309e3177 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"309e3177\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2c9dd2\" data-id=\"3d2c9dd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cea21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56cea21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>BIRD IS THE WORD Boarding by appointment only<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Consider the advantages of leaving your bird in the care of our professional staff. Enjoy your time away without worrying that something might happen while you are gone. There are many reasons that it may be necessary for your bird to be removed from your home: Travel &#8211; Home Repair\/Remodel &#8211; Carpet Cleaning &#8211; Fumigation &#8211; Painting. Prior to boarding all birds <b>MUST<\/b> have proof of an avian veterinary workup within the last three years including:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Polyoma<\/li><li>Psittacosis<\/li><li>Beak and Feather testing<\/li><\/ul><p>This is to assure the health of all birds in our facility, including yours.<\/p><p>Bird Is The Word can also test for these diseases prior to boarding at a cost of $100.00 per bird. Testing should be performed at least two weeks prior to boarding.<\/p><p>Please also be aware that no matter how much we try to simulate a home environment, boarding for your bird can be stressful. Any underlying issues such as feather destruction, phobias, anxiety and even older birds can become stressed and these issues can become magnified. In extreme cases, cardiac failure and death can occur, so please discuss this with your veterinarian prior to boarding your bird.<\/p><p>We will refuse to board any bird if it shows obvious signs of illness when he\/she is dropped off.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>THESE SAFETY FEATURES AND PROCEDURES CAN ASSURED PIECE-OF-MIND:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Appropriately sized, steam clean, sanitized cages provided.<\/li><li>Our facilities have fire &amp; burglar alarms.<\/li><li>Birds are under video surveillance.<\/li><li>We inspect all birds daily for any signs of problems.<\/li><li>A diet of seed\/pellets in addition to our gourmet fresh vegetable and fruit mixture will be fed in the morning in addition to an evening treat.<\/li><li>Our boarding room has an air filtration system and full spectrum lighting.<\/li><li>TV and video tapes and\/or radio will be played, for audio and visual stimulation and to simulate a home environment.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>PRICE LIST FOR BOARDING SERVICES:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><strong>Small birds &#8230;&#8230;.$15.00\/day<\/strong><br \/>Finch, Canary, Parakeet, Lovebird, Cockatiel, Parrotlet<br \/>Small Conure: Green Cheek, Ducky, Maroon Bellied<\/li><li><strong>Medium birds 1&#8230;.$20.00\/day<\/strong><br \/>Quaker Parakeet, Moustache Parakeet, Indian Ringneck Parakeet, Rock Pebbler Parakeet, Medium Conures: Sun, Goldencap, Blue Crowned, Nanday, Cherry Head, Mitred, Lory, Caique, Senegal, Red Bellied, Jardine\u2019s, Meyer\u2019s, Brown Head, Pionus<\/li><li><strong>Medium birds 2&#8230;.$25.00\/day<\/strong><br \/>Hahn\u2019s Macaw, Noble Macaw, Severe Macaw, Yellow Collared Macaw, Illiger\u2019s Macaw, Amazons, Small Cockatoo: Goffin\u2019s, Lesser Sulfur Crested, Bare Eyed, Citron Crested, Rose Breasted, Eclectus, Congo African Grey, Timneh African Grey<\/li><li><strong>Large birds &#8230;&#8230;$30.00\/day<\/strong><br \/>Green Winged Macaw, Blue &amp; Gold Macaw, Scarlet Macaw, Military Macaw, Moluccan Cockatoo, Greater Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, Triton Cockatoo, Umbrella Cockatoo<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">*If your bird is not listed above, please ask to speak with Charlene.<\/span><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><b>Download our <a href=\"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BoardingForm_02142025.pdf\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Boarding Form<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><br \/>Please feel free to bring a few of your bird&#8217;s favorite toys. Every bird is required to come in with a toy. If you don&#8217;t have one, you must purchase one. Every bird needs the opportunity to entertain themselves while here with us.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIRD IS THE WORD Boarding by appointment only Consider the advantages of leaving your bird in the care of our professional staff. Enjoy your time away without worrying that something might happen while you are gone. There are many reasons that it may be necessary for your bird to be removed from your home: Travel <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/boarding-procedures-requirements\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2119,"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/2119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/birdistheword.com\/pages\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}