Parrot boarding in Pickering
Parrot-focused boarding tucked into Pickering's lakeside neighbourhoods, looked after by people who actually live with birds. When the 401 takes you out of town, your flock settles in with ours.
Bird Boarding & Premium Parrot Care
Plenty of Pickering households juggle a demanding GO Transit commute, weekends at the cottage, and a parrot who notices the second a suitcase comes out of the closet. We started this retreat for exactly those families: a calm, home-based place where your bird is greeted by name, given its own daily play schedule, and watched over by people who have shared their living room with parrots for years.
From budgies and cockatiels through to African Greys and Goffins cockatoos, every companion species is welcome here. Rates are set by bird size so you pay only for the care your bird needs, our health policies keep the whole flock safe, and we answer questions the same way we'd want answered about our own birds — directly and without the runaround.
Our Story
Why Pickering families trust us
What's Included Every Day
Clean Environment
Liners swapped and grills scrubbed every morning, with each cage fully disinfected before the next guest arrives. A tidy, low-dust bird room keeps sensitive respiratory systems happy.
Fresh Food & Water
Fresh water at least twice a day, daily food refills, and seasonal produce — we lean on what's good at the Pickering markets when we can. A few treats are part of the deal; spoiling them is half the fun.
Individual Play Time
Out-of-cage stretching and enrichment, one bird at a time. We never mix households during play — keeping flocks separate is simply the safest way to protect every guest.
Pricing by Bird Size
Day rates step up by species size, so a budgie family isn't subsidizing the African Grey down the street — you pay for the care your own bird needs. 13% HST applies, and we ask for a vet health exam from the past 12 months before any stay.
| Size | Species | Day Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Extra Small | Budgies, Canaries, Lovebirds | $18 / day* |
| Small | Green cheek conures, Cockatiels & similar | $24 / day |
| Medium | Senegals, Quakers, Indian Ringnecks, Sun conures, Pionus, Jendays | $26 / day |
| Large | African Greys, Goffins cockatoos & similar | $30 / day |
*XS rate is $18/cage, maximum 2 birds per cage.
Birds We Board
A few species come through our doors more than any other, and each has its own temperament, diet, and stress triggers away from home. We've written a dedicated guide to how we look after the most popular ones.
Budgie Boarding
Flock-aware care for budgerigars and parakeets — bonded pairs board together, with forage toys and calm, dark nights.
Cockatiel Boarding
Gentle, crest-reading care for cockatiels, with a night-fright-aware setup and head scratches for the tiels that want them.
African Grey Boarding
Patient, enrichment-rich boarding for a brilliant, sensitive bird — steady routine and a calcium-conscious diet.
Serving Every Corner of Pickering
From the Frenchman's Bay waterfront to the wooded streets of Highbush, we board birds for families right across the city. Find your neighbourhood for local drop-off details.
Bay Ridges
Lakeside community around Frenchman's Bay, minutes from Pickering GO and the Nautical Village.
Liverpool
Central Pickering around the Town Centre, City Hall, and Esplanade Park.
Highbush
Leafy executive homes in the northwest beside Altona Forest and the Twyn Rivers valley.
Bird Care Tips
Practical, no-nonsense advice from people who live with parrots — the same things we keep in mind for every guest in our care.
A Complete Guide to Bird Nutrition
Pellets, fresh foods, seeds as treats, and the common dietary mistakes worth avoiding for a long-lived bird.
Health Warning Signs to Know
Birds hide illness instinctively. Learn the subtle early signs and when it's time to call an avian vet.
Keeping Birds Happy While You Travel
How to prepare your companion for a calm, comfortable stay while you're away from home.
What We Commit To
A Current Vet Exam Is Required
Every boarding bird needs an avian-vet health exam from the past 12 months and must be deemed healthy, with a copy brought at drop-off. It is the one thing we cannot improvise around, and it protects every bird here.
We Turn Away What We Cannot Do Properly
We are not accepting large macaws, large cockatoos such as umbrellas and moluccans, or large amazons at this time, and we do not take hand-feeding babies at all. African Greys, Goffins cockatoos and similar-sized parrots are welcome. We would rather point you to a specialist than take a bird we cannot do right by.
Individual Play Only — Never Shared Flock Time
Every bird gets its own out-of-cage play time. We do not run shared flock play, because it simply is not biosafe across different households, however social it would look in a photo.
Ready to Book a Stay?
Send us your travel dates and a little about your bird through the booking form, and a real person here in Pickering will get back to you within one business day.
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