I came back from the allotment the other day laden down with a great harvest. It’s carrot season where I live, so I’ve pulled up some absolute beauties for the kitchen. I have all sorts of plans about where I’m going to use them all, so not one of them will go to waste. As … Read more
I was out at the pet store the other day picking up a new bag of food for my lovebirds. Before I’d gone out, I’d decided I was going to try and get a new kind of snack for them—they seemed less interested in the treats I’ve been getting recently, so I thought it was … Read more
I was having a salad for lunch the other day, and I left a single leaf of spinach at the bottom of the bowl when I was done. Soon, my cockatiel had come over and swiped the leaf from the bowl and seemed to love it. I had never given him spinach before, but he … Read more
It was movie night at our house the other night, and as always, I went massively overboard on the popcorn. I always do—I can’t get enough of it! I love popcorn, and I think whoever invented it is a genius. However, as usual, my cockatiels joined us for movie night, but I forgot to get … Read more
I was chatting with some friends the other day and we were comparing notes on our cockatiel’s diets. I said I only ever fed them an exclusive diet of fruit, veg and their regular seeds and pellets. One of my friends suggested that they wouldn’t be getting enough protein in their diet—though I thought they … Read more
I was making a fish dinner the other night, and what would a fish dinner be without asparagus? I love asparagus, and I take any chance I can to eat it. One thing ive never done, though, is share it with my cockatiel. She’s never seemed interested—until now. She kept flying over and being very … Read more