I enjoy making exciting foods for my parrots, and as I mentioned before, I have been cultivating my Dad’s allotment. I keep making new discoveries there, and this week the herbs are flourishing. In particular, Dad’s clippings of the bay leaf tree seem to be doing exceedingly well. With the thought in mind of what … Read more
My green-thumbed friend brought me rutabaga from his garden this week. I usually use rutabaga in stews; however, it seemed more of a bbq day. I didn’t want to waste my rutabaga, and I decided I’d let the parrots try it. I wasn’t sure how my parrots would tackle the thing, so I decided I … Read more
As I was sorting out the herb garden, I seem to have an overflowing amount of lemongrass. It’s beautifully fragrant and brings me the sense of joy to have it around me, but I was perplexed with so much of the stuff what I should do with it. I decided I would check to … Read more
Corned beef is an odd food even for humans. A meat that can be packaged in a can already seems suspicious. However, this food can actually be prepared and enjoyed in a variety of ways. Also, with a major food brand for canned beef being “Parrot Brand” canned beef, consumption for parrots seems relatively okay. … Read more
Ahh, summertime. The season of sunshine and picnics. The former being a personal favorite. One of my favorite treats at a backyard barbeque is a fresh kidney bean salad. It’s a favorite summertime snack in Hawaii. At a recent picnic here where this dish was taking center stage, a flock of parrots flew from tree … Read more
I was sitting at the kitchen table the other day having my breakfast when suddenly my cockatiel leapt over and swiped a slice of orange right off my plate. Needless to say, I got it back and only let it have the very small amount it had already eaten. One because I was concerned for … Read more