My friends and I were having a discussion about the different temperaments of all our parrots the other day, and comparing how affectionate or standoffish each of them was. It was an interesting point of comparison since many of us had the same species but reported their temperaments were very different. I’ve been thinking about … Read more
I was making a stir fry the other night for the first time in ages. I love Asian food, but I don’t get the chance to cook it enough because my family don’t like it. This night, though, I had the house to myself so I decided I would cook up a storm. The only … Read more
I’ve been growing broccoli in my back garden recently, something I’ve never tried before. I love broccoli, but I’ve always just bought it from the shop—I never thought my fingers were green enough to successfully grow broccoli. But now I stand corrected and in fact have been granted an excess of broccoli by this bountiful … Read more
We’ve been having a go at breeding our cockatiels recently. It’s been uniquely challenging, as I’m sure you’ll know if you’ve ever tried it yourself. I’m sure we will eventually get the hang of it, but it did act as a lesson for my son in one way I wasn’t really anticipating. When I said … Read more
I have had only one cockatiel for a good while, and I’ve always been able to provide all its socialisation myself. I’ve kept him socialized and stimulated, and made sure he was never bored or lonely. But my circumstances have recently changed, and I won’t be able to be with him as much as I … Read more
I’m always looking for new toys for my cockatiel, and the other day my cockatiel jumped onto a ladle hanging from a rack in the kitchen and start swinging back and forth on it. He was chirping and bobbing his head like crazy—clearly, he enjoyed it a lot! It got me thinking, then, that maybe … Read more