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WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, UK
➡Parrot & Reptile Specialists 🦜🦎
➡Rescue & Rehoming 🦜🦎
➡Holiday Boarding🦜🦎 (PBFD & APV tested🦜)
➡Promoting Animal Welfare & Diet ➡Educational Centre
➡Pet Shop

www.feathersandtailsshop.co.uk
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We are open 11am - 2pm today 🦜🦎🐢🐕🐈
31/08/2026

We are open 11am - 2pm today 🦜🦎🐢🐕🐈

WE GOT BABY SKUNK CUDDLES 💚 And she smells just like a puppy 😂🥹What a lovely surprise from Loulabelle’s Jungle!  Amaryll...
28/08/2026

WE GOT BABY SKUNK CUDDLES 💚 And she smells just like a puppy 😂🥹

What a lovely surprise from Loulabelle’s Jungle! Amaryllis is beautiful 🥰

23/08/2026

❗️ WE ARE CLOSED TOMORROW ❗️

Holiday boarding arrivals and collections are as pre arranged.

Back open Tuesday as normal 🦜🦎

🦜🦜🦜 Katniss 🦜🦜🦜 *RESERVED*Meet Katniss, one of our tame Japanese Crested Hagoromo Budgies! A rare thing for us to advert...
22/08/2026

🦜🦜🦜 Katniss 🦜🦜🦜 *RESERVED*

Meet Katniss, one of our tame Japanese Crested Hagoromo Budgies!

A rare thing for us to advertise one of our budgies on here as they get reserved so young! All her sibilings are reserved but she is still looking for her perfect home! She has just weaned so not ready to leave us just yet but can be reserved to secure that perfect home.

She can be quite loyal to her person but has some sass on her side 😄 a true female budgie! Although she does enjoy human company, ideally she needs a home with another budgie.

Do get intouch if you would like to enquire about Katniss!

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⭐️ ALL our birds are Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease and Avian Polyomavirus tested NEGATIVE! ⭐️

➡️ We only hand feed our budgies once they are fully feathered and close to weaning. We still allow them the vital time with their parents. We finish off the weaning process in our home, build trust and acclimatise them to home living

Our Budgies are:
✅️ Bred by us
✅️ Raised on a healthy diet: fresh CHOP (veg/greens,fruits) sprouted seeds/soaked seeds, microgreens, died flower/herb mixes and high quality dry seeds
✅️ Know how to "step up"
✅️ Socialised around different people
✅️ Used to travelling in a car
✅️ Used to household noises & kisses 💋
✅️ Fully flighted (it's sad that we even have to mention it)
✅️ Confident and good flyers

When buying a bird from us you get:
🦜30 day FREE insurance
🦜Hatch certificate
🦜FREE first nail clip
🦜Discount Voucher for our Parrot Hotel
🦜Comprehensive care pack full of lots of information on care, diet, behaviour, etc.
🦜Ongoing expert advice & continued support

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Kind notice:
Please do not come to us expecting a cheap bird and fast sale 🤦🏼‍♀️ as we are not that shop!
We can absolutely educate and advise you if you are open to learning.

Our birds are very reasonably priced. Supporting us means you are getting quality, good genetics and a healthy happy bird that is raised respectfully in a safe environment.

⭐️ We have a minimum cage size and sales policy to adhere to- please see our website for more details ⭐️

21/08/2026

That swag walk 🤣🤣🤣🦜

❗️ CLOSING AT 4PM TODAY ❗️Cute photo of our lovebirds we are currently hand rearing ❤️
21/08/2026

❗️ CLOSING AT 4PM TODAY ❗️

Cute photo of our lovebirds we are currently hand rearing ❤️

We have a 500g bag of Mealworms available this weekend as a last minute order change!! First come first served!
21/08/2026

We have a 500g bag of Mealworms available this weekend as a last minute order change!! First come first served!

Important to read! A healthy diet change won't happen overnight but it's worth it!
21/08/2026

Important to read! A healthy diet change won't happen overnight but it's worth it!

🌿🦜 IT’S FORAGING FRIDAY! AND HERE IS SOME HARD TRUTHS ABOUT BIRD NUTRITION:

🥕 There are no shortcuts to feeding fresh, whole foods. THERE IS NO PELLET, SUPPLEMENT, GEL, OR ANY OTHER CONCOCTION THAT CAN REPLACE REAL FOOD.

We’re always looking for ways to make life easier—and that’s understandable. But when it comes to feeding our birds, there simply isn’t a powder, pellet, supplement, or processed product that can fully replace the complexity of fresh, whole foods.

🥦 A piece of broccoli is more than its vitamins.
🫐 A blueberry is more than its antioxidants.
🌱 A sprout is more than its protein.
🌶️ A pepper is more than its carotenoids.

Whole foods provide a complex food matrix of nutrients, fiber, water, phytochemicals, and countless other compounds packaged together by the plant itself.

And fresh foods offer something else that a uniform processed diet simply can’t replicate: FORAGING OPPORTUNITIES.

🍃 Tearing leafy greens
🌱 Picking through sprouts
🥕 Shredding vegetables
🫛 Opening pods
🌽 Removing kernels
🫐 Crushing berries
🌺 Exploring edible flowers

Eating is supposed to be an activity, not just nutrient delivery.

“But my bird won’t eat fresh foods.”
I hear this ALL the time.

Here’s the important part:
🦜 ANY BIRD can learn to eat fresh, whole foods.
It may not happen tomorrow.

It may not happen next week. And some birds may take months of consistent exposure. That’s okay.

Don’t offer broccoli twice and decide your bird “doesn’t like broccoli.” Birds learn what food is through repeated exposure, exploration, social learning, and experience.

Change how you offer it.
🥕 Chop it.
🌿 Hang it.
🫐 Skewer it.
🥬 Weave it through cage bars.
🌱 Sprout it.
🌺 Mix colors, textures, shapes, and sizes.
🦜 Eat healthy foods in front of them.
And then keep offering them.

Persistence matters.
We spend enormous amounts of time finding the right cage, toys, perches, supplements, and enrichment for our birds. Their food deserves that same commitment.

🌿 Fresh, diverse, whole foods aren’t the shortcut. They’re the work—and our birds are worth the effort.

Feed variety.
Encourage exploration.
Create opportunities to forage.
And never give up because your bird said “no” the first 20 times.

Sometimes “I don’t eat that” simply means “I haven’t learned to eat that yet.”

🌿🦜 Happy Foraging Friday from Biodiversity Bird Blends!

Plenty of Easichick in store!! An amazing substrate for your parrot! 🦜
21/08/2026

Plenty of Easichick in store!! An amazing substrate for your parrot! 🦜

FRESH MICROGREENS HAVE ARRIVED 🎉
20/08/2026

FRESH MICROGREENS HAVE ARRIVED 🎉

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38, Westgate
Wakefield
WF11JY

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 3pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 3pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
Friday 10:30am - 5pm
Saturday 10:30am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 2pm

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