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Theme week: Mmmm, peanut butter
My parrots LOVE peanut butter! In this pic I've tricked them into eating veggies they don't love by slicing them and making "peanut butter sandwiches" with veggie "bread." Om nom nom!
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Theme weeks?
Hi parrot people! I've been thinking that it would be fun to have a "theme of the week" where everyone could post photos of their parrots that fit the theme. Would you guys participate?
Let's try it! This week's theme, in honor of Valentine's Day, is "Something Your Parrot Loves." -
Pellet trick
This sounds weird, but it seems to work. Yesterday we went to the SPCA and adopted a budgie (more on that later). The man who helped us was very knowledgeable about birds and I mentioned that I was trying to turn Muffin onto pellets. Our vet recommended Harrison's or Zupreem, so I thought I would try Zupreem first. Muffin wasn't showing any ( Read more... ) -
Budgies and tiels? (x-posted)
Hi group, we were thinking of getting a budgie. I miss their busy little natures and chatter, and we were thinking one would be company for Muffin.At his previous home, he did have a budgie companion for a while, but it might have been a while ago ( Read more... ) -
When to buy organic
In case you're interested, CNN has a nice article listing the "dirty dozen" fruits and vegetables that tend to retain more pesticides due to their skin texture (and therefore you definitely should buy organic if you're going to give them to your beebs), and the "clean fifteen" that don't retain as much pesticide (and therefore you are more likely ( Read more... ) -
Friday Questions
It's rumorofrain who usually does the Friday Five, but I had two questions occur to me recently so I figured I'd post them ( Read more... ) -
Protip for nail clipping aftercare
If you clip your bird's nails earlier in the day, or if the boarder uses a dremel on her nails, and you/they hit the quick and need to use styptic powder or something else to stop the bleeding, don't take your bird in the shower with you an hour or two later. If you do take her in the shower with you, you'll get to test out your response time to a ( Read more... ) -
End of my rope-ish.
Hello, long time no talk! Life has been fun and interesting. My birds are all doing fine. Jackjack my Amazon is stellar. Sadie, my Blue and Gold, after her regular vet visit needs to trim a few grams. Shes still in the 'healthy' weight range, but she likes her nutri berries too much. :p Tiels are forever happy and content. :3 ( Read more... ) -
Harness training
My two caique parrots have been wearing their Aviator harnesses for about three years. They don't love the process of having the harnesses put on them, but they don't actively fight it either. For a while now I've been wanting to change that, to make it a happier experience for them. Lately I actually set about making a training plan and putting it ( Read more... ) -
Friday Five: Fears and Phobias
1. What is your parrot afraid of ( Read more... )
