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Space Heaters Info
Originally posted by zandperl at Space Heaters Info
It's that time of year again: time to remind (Northern hemisphere) people of how to heat your house safely with birds in it. Since I keep answering this question in different contexts, here's a page I wrote with lots of info on it, newly updated for Winter 2013-2014.
Winter is coming. -
Prepping branches for birds?
Hi group, I brought home a cherry tree branch and an apple tree branch home from my parents' backyard. Are they safe for parrots? How can I prep them so Muffin can happily gnaw on them? My parents don't use pesticides and none of their neighbours do either. Thanks! -
What to do when your bird bites
I just came across these great Dos and Don'ts for if your bird bites you. Thought I'd share. :) -
Smoke
In case anyone's reading on a Monday night and can get me their thoughts quickly ( Read more... ) -
Hurricane prep?
Anyone on the East Coast US making or made any pet-specific hurricane prep? I live 100 miles inland, so I let my boyfriend convince me not to worry on my own behalf, but I decided to continue worrying on Kappa's behalf - if things did get bad here, I could always stop in to shelters for supplies for myself, but I couldn't bring Kappa ( Read more... ) -
Veggie Mix!
I was just asked about what I give Kappa for a veggie mix, so I thought I would update this old PL post of mine with what I'm now doing and repost it here ( Read more... ) -
Canning veggie mix?
Currently for Kappa's veggie mix I chop all the ingredients, cook half of them, add supplements, freeze it all, and give her the appropriate amount daily. Feeding fresh veggies daily is not an option for me due to things such as my personal schedule and how long veggies can keep before it goes bad. I cook half and leave half uncooked (though all ( Read more... ) -
Corn
Just out of curiosity how do you feel about corn being the first ingredient in all the major pellet brands? -
Kappa update
I'm sad this community hasn't seen much action lately, so here's a post about Kappa ( Read more... ) -
Susan Friedman 1-day seminar in Western MA!
An awesome parrot store near me is bringing Dr. Susan G. Friedman, PhD, for a one-day seminar called Behavior Works: A Course in Applied Behavior Analysis for People and Parrots ( Read more... )