Large Parrot & Macaw Boarding in Richmond Hill
Macaws, cockatoos, African greys, Amazons — the tall, clever, big-beaked companions that most sitters politely decline. Here in Richmond Hill, they are exactly the birds we are built to welcome.
Macaws, cockatoos, African greys, Amazons — the tall, clever, big-beaked companions that most sitters politely decline. Here in Richmond Hill, they are exactly the birds we are built to welcome.
If your household revolves around a blue-and-gold macaw or an umbrella cockatoo, you have probably learned how short the list of boarding options really gets. Across Richmond Hill, most pet care comes in the form of in-home drop-in visits — a sitter who stops by your house once or twice a day. That model works for a goldfish or a cat, but it leaves a large, social parrot alone for hours, and almost none of these services keep a dedicated space set up to actually board a bird overnight.
Owners who keep searching usually hit a second wall: the handful of avian specialists within reach tend to draw the line well below macaw size, comfortable with cockatiels and conures but turning away the truly big parrots. The result is a genuine gap. Confident, full-time boarding for macaws, cockatoos, African greys, and Amazons is hard to find in this part of York Region — and closing that gap is the entire reason this service exists.
Avian Haven Richmond Hill was set up with the large parrots in mind from day one. When your trip is booked, your big bird settles into a calm, bird-only space staffed by people who are comfortable around a strong beak and a bigger personality, and who keep its routine intact while you are away.
Big parrots are our specialty, not a reluctant exception. Each stay is planned around the size, strength, and temperament of the species in front of us.
We regularly host macaws, cockatoos, African greys, Amazon parrots, and eclectus parrots, along with the larger conures and other powerful, strong-beaked companions that sit in the same weight class. These birds arrive with vivid personalities and very real requirements, and we plan each stay around both. If you keep a species you do not see named here, reach out — the list is a starting point rather than a hard limit, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right home for your bird while you travel.
There is a reason general services step back from the big parrots. The care they need cannot be picked up on the fly.
A full-grown macaw can splinter a perch and work a flimsy latch open in minutes. Boarding one safely means caging that is sized and reinforced for big wingspans and powerful beaks — never a one-size cage borrowed from a smaller bird.
Large parrots are problem-solvers wired to stay busy all day. Left understimulated, a clever bird grows loud, frustrated, and prone to feather-damaging habits within days. Keeping that mind occupied is daily work, not an afterthought.
These birds bond deeply and read a room. A confident, calm handler who notices the early signs of stress — before frustration tips into a scream or a bite — makes the difference between a settled stay and a difficult one.
Reading subtle body language, understanding flock behaviour, and handling a bird that outweighs its attitude only comes from spending your days around parrots. Birds are all we do, so a big macaw is a familiar guest, not a nervous first.
Every large-parrot stay opens with a careful intake. We learn your bird's diet, vocabulary, favourite people, triggers, and any medication or health history before the stay begins, so nothing is left to guesswork on arrival.
From there, the care is shaped to the bird in front of us. Housing is matched to its size and strength rather than forced into a generic cage. Diet stays exactly as you provide it, because a sudden food change is one of the quickest ways to unsettle a big parrot. And the day is full: real out-of-cage time, foraging and puzzle enrichment, and one-on-one attention keep your bird mentally engaged rather than simply contained.
Big birds need space and focused attention, so the few large-parrot spots we hold fill first. A little planning protects your dates.
Because we deliberately keep only a small number of large parrots at a time, peak weeks around holidays and summer go quickly across Richmond Hill. The moment a trip lands on your calendar is the moment to enquire.
Share the species, temperament, diet, and any medical needs. The more we know up front about your macaw, cockatoo, or grey, the more precisely we can prepare its space before drop-off day.
Drop-off goes smoothly when your bird arrives with its own cage or familiar perches, its usual food, and notes on routine and medication. Familiar items help a large parrot settle into a new room faster.
Once your bird is settled, photos and short updates keep you posted from wherever you are. You collect a calm, well-cared-for parrot and a clear log of how the stay went on pickup day.
Whether you are in the heart of Richmond Hill or anywhere across the neighbourhoods we serve, your large parrot is welcome here. Get in touch to check availability, and see what shapes the cost of a boarding stay in Richmond Hill.
A few guides to help you plan a smooth stay for a large, intelligent parrot.