In this case, that saying could not be truer. Cody a sweet, happy and totally adorable Blue Crown Conure needed a major change in his dietary habits.
Cody was recently diagnosed by our vet as morbidly obese. When you are told as an owner that your bird has boobs, you better immediately step up to the plate or scale in this case. There is no doubt at all that a life or death situation is facing this awesome little bird named Cody.
We are looking forward to learning how this all began with Cody and going on this weight loss journey with him
Bird Care
New arrival to M.A.R.S., and he is grand.
  Our newest arrival, Winston, a Grand Eclectus, was relinquished to Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary on Saturday.
  Winston was immediately given a beak trim, as the length was about to the bottom of where his head feathers are. A bath soon followed to access the feather issues.
  Turns out he enjoyed the entire process, and immediately went to everyone as if to say thank-you.
 Winston will be available for adoption here at M.A.R.S. as soon as he completes his rehabilitation period. Stay tuned for updates.
   M.A.R.S. relies on your donations to continue the work we do here. Please consider a donation to our cause.
Mirror mirror on the wall……….
Bitsy a Ducorps Cockatoo really got an eye full of herself in the mirror. She stared and stared and made those funny little sounds that only a Ducorps seems to make, as if asking, “Is that what I really look like?”
Well, Miss Bitsy, we here at M.A.R.S., our Florida parrot rescue, are about to try some brand new  Harrisons Heal products to see if we can help improve your image. Â
We will be using two products, Soother a topical spray, along with Bird Builder a dietary supplement.
 With the use of these products along with fresh air and sunshine, and some other additions to Bitsys’ daily routine we will hope to see marked improvement in what would other wise seem a lost cause.Â
Follow Bitsys’ progress with us, sign up for our feed on marsparrots.org , and follow us on Facebook, Florida Parrot Rescue M.A.R.S..
Please if you can consider a donation to our cause to help purchase the products needed to continue the rehabilitation process of birds like our Bitsy.
It’s that time again, food, food, food
Feed store run next Friday the 14th. All the goodies necessary to keep the M.A.R.S. avian members healthy and happy. The amount needed $676.40. Please consider a donation to help cover the cost of our feed. We are extremely grateful to all those who can contribute.
 
Please remember this amount is needed every six weeks. When the colder weather is upon us we even go through it faster. If additional funds are raised they will get lots of warm treats as well.
Please when donating, let us know if you saw this post on Facebook or on our official M.A.R.S. web site marsparrots.org . Thank-you
Cages, we will pick-up and give a tax deductible receipt.
As any rescue continues to grow at the rate M.A.R.S., a Florida based exotic bird sanctuary is, we are constantly in need of more food and cages. Please if you have a cage in decent shape contact us. If not consider a donation to help fund a  food run or purchase cages.  All here at Melbourne Avian Rescue Sanctuary will be forever grateful.Â
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To all who support M.A.R.S., thank-you.