Hey flock - I am WAY overdue for a proper update so thank you all for bearing with me.

The project hit an unexpected snag when my business bank failed to release the full funds due to detecting it as potential fraud. After trying every route to get it sorted while riddle with sickness, and also dealing with a house move and university assignments, I have decided to switch banks. It has been frustrating but it is the right move to keep things moving.

Because of that delay, surveys haven't gone out yet and manufacturing has been incredibly delayed. I am currently working on them and aiming to have them in inboxes before the end of May. Once surveys are out, I will be working on the preorder shop so that anyone who missed out on Pintopia can get a chance to order them. Please be aware though that pre-order prices will be higher than the Pintopia prices.

Even with the funding hiccup (and sickness, and moving, and assignments), I am not going to let production stall much further. I will be starting pin manufacturing with the portion of funds that did come through, and I will be personally covering the remaining production costs through my job income as well as any preorder sales and survey add-ons. It's not the smooth production I had planned, but the project is still very much alive and progressing.

Thank you all so much for your patience, kindness, and excitement. You're helping to bring these little dinosaurs - er - birds to life.

- Red

P.S. Because it's taken so long, I'm going to throw in the below doodle as a sticker for free to all Pintopia orders.