Date of experience: November 01, 2024

Well, what can I say about Lee and...

Well, what can I say about Lee and his feathered friends?
Our daughter is autistic and has been bird obsessed since the age of 4. Fast forward 6 years and we finally caved and agreed she could have a bird. She was very specific about what she wanted, that being a Lineolated Parakeet - specifically a blue one. My knowledge on the subject was minimal, my only experience being that my grandparents had cockatiels and an African Grey while I was growing up. Our daughter however had done her research. So I embarked on locating a breeder, which brought us to Its a birds thing.
Lee was fantastic from the outset, knowledgeable and flexible in us visiting. Completely unphased when told I’d be bringing my daughter who may ignore him. We travelled an hour and a half and while I’m sure he had better things to do, he spent ages letting her pick the blue birdy she wanted, answered all our questions and was just genuinely lovely and patient.
Blueberry was purchased and settled in well. Worried he may need a friend, we then returned a couple of months later and banana the very tame cockatiel joined us. We then got an even bigger cage as our daughter wanted them to have more space and toys. Our daughter absolutely elated with her new found feathered friends, wanted budgies as well. What she actually wanted was a pair of parakeets, a pair of cockatiels and a pair of budgies.
So yet again we went back to Lee who as per the norm, was exceptionally helpful. He sent us a video of all the budgies he had so that our daughter could choose the ones she wanted and he then reserved them. On the day we went to collect them, we left with the two chosen budgies and another cockatiel. Had he of had any parakeets left, we’d have left with one of them too! Alas we will return when he has more of them.

So, why have we returned twice after our first purchase? First and foremost, Lee is a genuinely lovely chap. The cages are clean. The birds all animated and doing their bird thing, as one would expect from healthy happy birds. Lee’s knowledge is vast and comes from a wealth of experience. He was patient and kind in relation to our daughter. He isn’t pushy in the slightest in relation to sales. He keeps in touch and answers any belated questions. All of the 5 birds we have purchased are healthy and thriving. He has a wide variety of birds to choose from.
Prices are very very reasonable.
You can also buy from Lee, everything you need for your new friend, including cages!

So, would I recommend him? Absolutely. People don’t invest the money and effort he quite clearly has, to make a quick sale. He clearly has the welfare of his birds at the heart of what he does. We will be paying him another visit when he has more parakeets. There’s every chance I will purchase a conure for myself at some point, when I can sweet talk my husband!
Go visit him. Go see the birds. Be warned however, you will likely end up with an aviary like we have!
We have a very happy daughter who is as invested in her birds as Lee. She reads to them, plays with them, feeds them and loves to play them music. I’ve no doubt they will keep her happy for many years to come.