Exotic Feathers Reviews Summary

Knowledge and Advice Provided by the Shop Owner

Pros:

• "Bill was amazing with the amount of knowledge on the day and the aftercare when I contacted him later about the age of the birds."
• "The man in the shop was very knowledgeable and spoke to us about weaning our baby parrot for over an hour."
• "Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this shop for genuine experienced advice."
• "We visited Exotic Feathers with a shortlist of potential parrots in mind... Bilal is extremely knowledgeable and thorough."
• "The owner let us have a no pressure look around the shop, helped us with great advice on all the birds."
• "The whole experience from entering the shop to purchasing our lovely cockatoo was absolutely outstanding."
• "Bill gave lots of helpful advice. This is a great place to go to get tame birds."
• "He gives you all the information and guidance regarding what cage is suitable for the breed of bird you get... even after you leave he offers his further assistance if required."

Cons:

• "I was very pleased that I got an African grey only to discover that it was severely ill with avian bornavirus also known as PDD."
• "The budgie pictured had to be put to sleep by a vet at a cost of £35 not mentioning the heartbreak."
• "Bought two budgies from this shop ten months ago... developed scaly face five weeks after I bought them."
• "Told us we had a male budgie which turned out to be female... clipped wings not good either."
• "The birds were in apparently good condition but developed scaly face five weeks after I bought them."
• "Warning do not buy birds from this place they are inter bred and extremely poorly with defects."
• "I have a baby Australian budgie that is facing euthanasia due to poor breeding and negligence."
• "I was pleased at first when I got my African Grey only to discover 1 month down the line he had something seriously wrong with him."

Tameness and Condition of the Birds

Pros:

• "Stunning quality bred birds would definitely recommend!"
• "Very happy with my purchase, they are well kept lovely birds who are thriving in their new home."
• "All birds kept in very good conditions. They all looked very happy."
• "It was more than a visit to a pet shop, it was closer to a visit to an animal sanctuary, all the animals were happy and healthy."
• "We bought our Congolese African Grey Parrots from Bilal... 'Sid' is settling in very well with us."
• "Bought two rainbow budgies from Bill, they are hand reared and super friendly. Settling in very well."
• "The shop is clean quiet and calm. The babies are tame and will step up to anyone."
• "Bought a very tame baby budgie on Friday, great store, happy birds."

Cons:

• "Travelled to Bury to meet Bill... the birds are hand reared and nothing is too much trouble."
• "The reality sadly is a room birds cramped into tiny cages, filthy food and water full of poo, baby macaaws so badly cramped they had stumps for tails."
• "AVOID AVOID, we have just taken the lovely gentleman Bill Mohammad to the courts, we bought and African grey in December 2020, only for him to die 6 months later."
• "Warning do not buy birds from this place they are inter bred and extremely poorly with defects."
• "This poor bird can no longer fly stand upright and walks with his head dragging on the floor."
• "One of them has no tail feather and I HOPE that it will grow back and it's not because he is sick."
• "Bought a Green Cheeked Conure and was told they don't talk... He's always injuring himself and breaking tail feathers."
• "Bought two male budgies from this shop... They have had their wings clipped which I didn't like the idea of."