I was having some yogurt with my breakfast the other day, and my cockatiel kept coming over and seemed very intrigued. He clearly wanted to try it, and I was unsure—not least because it was my yogurt! I also wasn’t entirely sure how safe yogurt is for cockatiels, which was of course my main concern. … Read more
Pistachios are one of the most popular nuts in the world, and so it’s not uncommon that we end up buying them in larger quantities than we might realistically want. As parrot owners, when this happens, what do we do? We share them with our parakeets! But it’s always best to ensure they are safe … Read more
I was making some toast for my breakfast the other day, when I decided to pull the toaster out and finally get underneath it to clean out all those pesky crumbs. It’s one of those jobs that no one ever wants to do, but it has to be done. You can’t ignore those crumbs forever. … Read more
I’ve been trying something new on the allotment this year: potatoes. I’m always keen to try growing new vegetables, and potatoes seemed like an obvious one that I’d never done. I gave it a go and it went incredibly well—a little too well, in fact! I had so many that even with the long shelf … Read more
While I was preparing some chicken the other day, my cockatoo came into the kitchen and seemed very interested in what I was doing. Of course, I didn’t let him get near any raw meat, but I had noticed him eat the occasional bug in the past, so it got me thinking. I’d always thought … Read more
There isn’t a lot that cockatiels can’t eat, so the other day when I was chatting with my friend who recently made a dish with cabbage, I was surprised to learn that he had been warned against feeding any to his cockatiel. It seemed like a harmless enough vegetable to me, so I wondered why … Read more