Hi Scott,
I don't understand your point: "After the holidays I plan to get in touch with an agent as we have questions and apparently Antiguan government officials are not allowed (?) to answer them."
Of course the government' civil servants are allowed to answer questions. The only problem is finding one to talk to, and the best way is always in person since you won't get any answers by email, and it's just as difficult to reach people by phone.
As for the birds, that's quite unusual! We've helped people bring dogs or cats, but not birds yet ;-)
We're close to government veterinarians, so I could look into it for you.
Otherwise, I've just started a blog about life in Antigua (3 posts for now but more coming). With the aim of being objective (because there are good things but also disadvantages to setlle in Antigua). Feel free to check it out (I don't know if I am allowed to put the link here, but it's easy enough to find the .com and then the blog with my signature). You can contact me by private message or through our website.
Best regards,
Erika & Jerome
Haven Antigua