About Precious and Layla
It was one of the coldest winters in memory when Precious hatched on Feb. 21, 1996. We employed extra-ordinary effort to maintain nest-box warmth, thereby allowing him to remain with his parents, BE Founder Pair #1 (Ira and Eureka). He remained
with them until late fall of that year.
Layla hatched on July 9, 2001 and was raised until the summer of 2002 by her wild-caught parents Prophecy and Fantasy at The Blues Conservatory. Layla spent several years in the Flock environment.
Precious and former mate Virginia did not seem happy together anymore. Virginia moved into the Flock and Layla moved in with Precious.
The switch was made in March 2005, and Precious and Layla have been a happy and affectionate pair since.
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with an In Memoriam
Ann Castro, Hattersheim, Germany
Andrea Fahy, North Carolina
Greg and Patty Muzic, Ohio
Jim and Ginger Payant, Utah
Mary Jane Henson, Texas
Meredith Mengel, Virginia
Carol Milton, California
Colette L. Outhier, California
Colleen Gunderman, Wyoming
Deborah Dix, Virginia
Kristine Porter, Alaska
House Call Inspection Service, Tennessee
Janet Howell, Florida
Joseph Acosta, Texas
Margo Rose, California
Martha Balph, Utah, in Memory of Fantasy and Prophecy

Jim Payant of Utah -- co-founder of the Blue-throated macaw list on Yahoo groups -- jetted in to Houston to help out in Bird Endowment's booth at the Parrot Festival in 2005.